Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ
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Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ was an early Islamic theologian regarded as the founder of the Muʿtazilite school, known for its emphasis on divine justice, human free will, and rational inquiry in matters of faith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10204768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ Context triple: [Muʿtazilite theology, historicalFigureAssociated, Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ]
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Hisham ibn Urwah
Hisham ibn Urwah was an early Islamic scholar and hadith transmitter from Medina, known for narrating traditions from his father Urwah ibn al-Zubayr and other prominent Companions.
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Umar al-Muhayshi
Umar al-Muhayshi was a Libyan military officer and early associate of Muammar Gaddafi who later became a prominent dissident involved in plots against Gaddafi’s regime.
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Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Abu Bakr al-Shibli
Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ Target entity description: Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ was an early Islamic theologian regarded as the founder of the Muʿtazilite school, known for its emphasis on divine justice, human free will, and rational inquiry in matters of faith.
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A.
Hisham ibn Urwah
Hisham ibn Urwah was an early Islamic scholar and hadith transmitter from Medina, known for narrating traditions from his father Urwah ibn al-Zubayr and other prominent Companions.
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B.
Umar al-Muhayshi
Umar al-Muhayshi was a Libyan military officer and early associate of Muammar Gaddafi who later became a prominent dissident involved in plots against Gaddafi’s regime.
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C.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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D.
Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Abu Bakr al-Shibli
Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic theologian
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Muslim scholar ⓘ Muʿtazilite theologian ⓘ founder of a religious school ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine justice (ʿadl)
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free will versus predestination debate ⓘ human responsibility for actions ⓘ rational theology (kalām) ⓘ |
| doctrine |
God must act justly and cannot commit injustice
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humans create their own acts through free choice ⓘ reason can know good and evil independently of revelation ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic doctrinal debates
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Islamic theology (ʿilm al-kalām) ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Muʿtazilite theologians
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rationalist trends in Islamic theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on divine justice
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emphasis on human free will ⓘ founding the Muʿtazilite school of theology ⓘ use of rational inquiry in theology ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a key figure in the development of Islamic kalām
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regarded as the originator of the Muʿtazilite theological system ⓘ |
| movement | Muʿtazila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | classification of grave sinners as occupying an intermediate position between belief and unbelief ⓘ |
| region | early Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Muʿtazilism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
affirmation of human free will
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emphasis on God’s justice (ʿadl) ⓘ insistence that reason can discern moral values ⓘ rejection of crude anthropomorphism about God ⓘ |
| tradition | Islamic rationalist theology ⓘ |
| viewOnFaith | faith is not merely verbal profession but includes deeds ⓘ |
| viewOnGraveSinner | grave sinner is neither full believer nor outright unbeliever ⓘ |
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Subject: Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ Description of subject: Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ was an early Islamic theologian regarded as the founder of the Muʿtazilite school, known for its emphasis on divine justice, human free will, and rational inquiry in matters of faith.
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