Concept
Mu'tazilism (Islamic Rationalist Theology)
A rationalist theological school emphasizing divine justice and human reason, shaping Islamic intellectual debates and cross-civilizational transmissions.
IslamicDetails
- Doctrines on free will, justice, and createdness of the Qur'an.
- Engagements with Greek philosophy framed methods and controversies.
Background
The Mu'tazila were a rationalist theological school of the eighth to tenth centuries, stressing divine justice and the createdness of the Qur'an. Under the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun they were backed by the state in the Mihna (833–848), which later undermined their standing.
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Notes
- Use to nuance Islamic intellectual diversity within transmission narratives.