Ash'ari
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Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ash'ari canonical | 8 |
| Ash'ari theology | 6 |
| Ashʿarism | 4 |
| Ash‘ari theology | 3 |
| Ashʿari | 2 |
| Ashʿarite theology | 2 |
| Al-Ash'ari | 1 |
| Al-Ash‘ari | 1 |
| Ash'ari Sunni | 1 |
| Ash'ari school of theology | 1 |
| Ash'arism | 1 |
| Ashari theology | 1 |
| Asharite theology | 1 |
| Ashʿari creed | 1 |
| Ashʿari school | 1 |
| Ashʿari theology | 1 |
| Ash‘ari | 1 |
| Ash‘ari school | 1 |
| Ash‘arism | 1 |
| Sunni Ashari | 1 |
| Sunni Ashʿari kalam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T654643 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ash'ari Context triple: [Sunni Islam, majorTheologicalSchool, Ash'ari]
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A.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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B.
Zaydi Shia
Zaydi Shia is a branch of Shia Islam centered historically in Yemen, distinguished by its recognition of Zayd ibn Ali as the rightful imam and by legal and theological views that are relatively close to Sunni jurisprudence.
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C.
Zahiri school of law
The Zahiri school of law is a classical Islamic legal school known for its strict literalism, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and relying solely on the Qur’an, authentic hadith, and explicit consensus.
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D.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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E.
Twelver Shia
Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ash'ari Target entity description: Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.
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A.
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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B.
Zaydi Shia
Zaydi Shia is a branch of Shia Islam centered historically in Yemen, distinguished by its recognition of Zayd ibn Ali as the rightful imam and by legal and theological views that are relatively close to Sunni jurisprudence.
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C.
Zahiri school of law
The Zahiri school of law is a classical Islamic legal school known for its strict literalism, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and relying solely on the Qur’an, authentic hadith, and explicit consensus.
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D.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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E.
Twelver Shia
Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunni Islamic theological school
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kalam school ⓘ |
| aimsTo | defend Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| geographicalSpread |
historically strong in North Africa
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historically strong in parts of the Levant ⓘ historically strong in parts of the Muslim world influenced by Shafi'i and Maliki fiqh ⓘ historically strong in the central Islamic lands ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sunni legal schools such as Maliki
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Sunni legal schools such as Shafi'i ⓘ Sunni legal schools such as some Hanbalis ⓘ |
| opposes |
Mu'tazilite theology
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extreme rationalism in theology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
emphasis on divine omnipotence
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emphasis on divine revelation ⓘ moderate use of rational methods ⓘ |
| usesMethod | kalam (Islamic dialectical theology) ⓘ |
| viewOnAttributesOfGod |
affirms divine attributes without asking how (bila kayf)
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rejects anthropomorphism ⓘ |
| viewOnBeatificVision | affirms vision of God in the hereafter without modality ⓘ |
| viewOnCausality |
God directly creates all events
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denies necessary natural causation ⓘ occasionalism ⓘ |
| viewOnCompanions | respects all Companions of the Prophet ⓘ |
| viewOnConsensus | affirms authority of scholarly consensus (ijma') ⓘ |
| viewOnDivinePower | God is omnipotent ⓘ |
| viewOnDivineSpeech | God's speech is an eternal attribute ⓘ |
| viewOnDivineWill | God's will is absolute ⓘ |
| viewOnEthics |
denies independent rational obligation on God
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good and evil are known primarily through revelation ⓘ |
| viewOnFaith |
faith (iman) consists of belief in the heart and affirmation by the tongue
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faith can increase and decrease ⓘ |
| viewOnFreeWill |
God creates human acts
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doctrine of acquisition (kasb) ⓘ humans acquire responsibility for their acts ⓘ |
| viewOnGraveSinner | grave sinner remains a Muslim unless they commit disbelief ⓘ |
| viewOnHereafter |
affirms bodily resurrection
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affirms existence of Paradise and Hell ⓘ affirms intercession (shafa'ah) by the Prophet ⓘ |
| viewOnImanAndIslam | distinguishes between faith and outward Islam but links them closely ⓘ |
| viewOnInnovation | condemns blameworthy religious innovation (bid'ah) ⓘ |
| viewOnInterpretation |
allows figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of ambiguous texts
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prefers consigning detailed meaning to God (tafwid) for some attributes ⓘ |
| viewOnMiracles | miracles are signs of prophethood ⓘ |
| viewOnPredestination | strong affirmation of divine predestination (qadar) ⓘ |
| viewOnProphethood | prophethood is necessary for guidance ⓘ |
| viewOnQuran |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an is eternal with God
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an is uncreated in its meaning
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| viewOnReason | reason is subordinate to revelation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ash'ari Description of subject: Ash'ari is a prominent Sunni Islamic theological school that emphasizes divine omnipotence and revelation over pure rationalism while still employing rational methods to defend orthodox beliefs.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali
subject surface form:
Al-Ghazali
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Al-Ash'ari
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Asharite theology
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarism
this entity surface form:
Ashʿari creed
this entity surface form:
Ash‘ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash‘ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ashʿari school
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash‘ari
this entity surface form:
Al-Ash‘ari
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ashari theology
this entity surface form:
Sunni Ashari
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari school of theology
this entity surface form:
Ashʿari
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarism
this entity surface form:
Ash‘ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash‘arism
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarite theology
this entity surface form:
Ashʿari
this entity surface form:
Ashʿari theology
this entity surface form:
Ash'arism
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari Sunni
this entity surface form:
Ash'ari theology
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarite theology
this entity surface form:
Ash‘ari school
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarism
this entity surface form:
Sunni Ashʿari kalam
this entity surface form:
Ashʿarism