Islamic inquisition
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The Islamic inquisition, or Mihna, was an early 9th-century religious and political persecution in the Abbasid Caliphate during which scholars were forced to conform to the caliphs’ theological views, particularly on the createdness of the Qur’an.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Islamic history
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political persecution ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ theological inquisition ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Caliph al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
hadith scholarship
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judiciary (qadis) ⓘ theological discourse (kalam) ⓘ |
| associatedTheologicalSchool | Mu'tazilism GENERATED ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
religious persecution in the Middle Ages
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state-enforced religious doctrine ⓘ |
| continuedBy |
Caliph al-Mu'tasim
NERFINISHED
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Caliph al-Wathiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedByPolicyChange | reversal of support for Mu'tazilism ⓘ |
| endTime | 848 ⓘ |
| enforcedDoctrine | the Qur'an is created NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Abbasid inquisition
NERFINISHED
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Mihna NERFINISHED ⓘ Miḥna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early conflict over religious authority in Islam
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precedent for relations between ulama and caliphs ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Caliph al-Ma'mun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | caliphal decree ⓘ |
| location |
Abbasid territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDoctrinalIssue | createdness of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| method |
dismissal from office
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flogging ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ interrogation of scholars ⓘ |
| notableOpponent | Ahmad ibn Hanbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | the Qur'an is uncreated ⓘ |
| politicalPurpose |
assertion of caliphal authority over religious scholars
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centralization of religious doctrine ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Syria
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPurpose | imposition of Mu'tazilite theology ⓘ |
| result |
decline of official Mu'tazilism
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increased prestige of Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ strengthening of traditionalist Sunni theology ⓘ |
| startTime | 833 ⓘ |
| stateContext | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
religious scholars
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traditionalist theologians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 9th century ⓘ |
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