Abū al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf

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Abū al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf was an early 9th-century Muslim theologian and logician regarded as one of the founding systematizers of Muʿtazilite rationalist theology.

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instanceOf Islamic scholar
Muslim theologian
Muʿtazilite theologian
logician
person
activeInCentury 3rd century AH
9th century
associatedWithConcept atomism in kalām
systematic classification of theological questions
use of dialectical reasoning in theology
belongsToSchool Basran Muʿtazilite school NERFINISHED
era Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Islamic theology
kalām
logic
philosophy of religion
influenced Islamic kalām tradition
later Muʿtazilite theologians
influencedBy early Muʿtazilite thinkers
knownFor arguments about divine attributes
arguments about human free will and responsibility
rationalist approach to Islamic theology
systematic formulation of Muʿtazilite doctrines
use of atomistic concepts in theology
language Arabic
movement Muʿtazila NERFINISHED
notableFor early use of rational argumentation in kalām
systematization of Muʿtazilite rationalist theology
occupation religious scholar
teacher
theologian
region Basra NERFINISHED
religion Islam
roleInMovement founding systematizer of Muʿtazilite theology
theologicalPosition Qurʾān as created speech of God
affirmation of human free will
denial of eternal, distinct divine attributes
emphasis on divine justice
emphasis on divine unity (tawḥīd)
timePeriod early Abbasid period
tradition rationalist Islamic theology
viewOnEschatology affirmation of reward and punishment based on justice
viewOnEthics moral values knowable by reason
viewOnGod God obligated by His justice to do what is best for creatures
viewOnHumanActs humans create their own acts
viewOnReason reason as essential tool for understanding revelation

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Muʿtazilite theology historicalFigureAssociated Abū al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf