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| | Hawza Illmiyya of London |
 | | It is from the Buwayhid empire that ruled between 945-1055 AD (Martin, et al, 1997, p.30) that we see the rise of the great Asharite theologians al-Baqillani (d.1013) and al-Baghdadi (d.1037). |
 | | This is supported by Stewart (1998, p.249-250) in which he states that towards the end of the Buwayhid period, the activities of the Hanbalis and their support of the Caliph al-Qadir, the Shi'ah and Mutazilites were considered heretics and as a result no other scholars would debate or exchange ideas with them. |
 | | As a result any persecutions instigated by the Buwayhid regime, or any humiliations that may have been initiated during their control, would by popular opinion have had Shi'ah associations, and this may have similarly extended towards the Mutazilites as their friendly associations with the Shi'ah were clear. |
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