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	Mu'tazilis
		The school of the Mu'tazilis can be dated back to the schism involving Caliph Ali, when Islam divided into three main orientations, Sunni, Shi'i and Khariji.
		The Mu'tazilis were the first Muslims to identify heresy and to challenge non-Muslim thinkers.
		At first, the opponents of the Mu'tazilis were the traditionalists, who claimed that the only way of understanding Islam was through the literal reading of the Koran and the hadiths, an approach called bilaa kayfa, "without questions".
	lexicorient.com /e.o/mutazili.htm (390 words)

	faq
		But it is widely known believe that Shias are very close to Mu'atazilis.
		I will inshallah show some resources that show that Abi Hadeed is a pure Mu'tazili.
		Al-Zamakhshari is a Mutazili also but they include him in their references against us.
	www.ansar.org /english/faq22.htm (305 words)

	Mu'tazili at AllExperts
		Though Mu'tazilis relied on logic and different aspects of Greek philosophy, the truths of Islam were their starting point and ultimate reference (e.g., Walzer, 1967; Craig, 2000).
		Mu'tazilis believed that the first obligation on humans, specifically adults in full possession of their mental faculties, is to use their intellectual power to ascertain the existence of God, and to become knowledgeable of his attributes.
		Nevertheless, Divine self-restraint in Mu'tazili discourse is because of, not a negation of, Divine omnipotence.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/mu/mu'tazili.htm (3846 words)

	Mu'tazili
		Mu'tazili theology originated in the 8th century in al-Basrah when Wasil ibn Ata left the teaching lessons of al-Hasan al-Basri after a theological dispute; thus he and his followers were labelled Mu'tazili.
		Later, Mu'tazilis called themselves Ahl al-'Adl wa al-Tawhid ("People of Justice and Monotheism") based on the theology they advocated, which expanded on the logic and rationalism of Greek philosophy, seeking to combine them with Islamic doctrines and show that the two were inherently compatible.
		Mu'tazili theology developed in the 8th century, and by the early 9th century became the official court belief of the Abbasid Caliphate, when it was officially adopted by the Caliph Al-Ma'mun.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/mu/Mutazili.htm (887 words)

	Islam Watch - "The Myth of Islam's Contribution to Civilization (Science Philosophy Medicine Democracy ...
		Mutazili theology originated in the 8th century in al-Basrah (also called Besra), the great Iraqi City, when Wasil Ibn 'Atta' left the teaching lessons of al-Hasan al-Basri after a theological dispute.
		The Mutazili theology expanded on the logic and rationalism of Greek philosophy, seeking to combine them with Islamic doctrines, and show that they were inherently compatible.
		By the 13th Century, Mutazili was dead and with that ended the so-called Golden Age of Islam.
	www.islam-watch.org /AlamgirHussain/myth_islams_contribution.htm (6351 words)

	Qur'an--Beliefnet.com
		Around the time of the sunni-shia split, there also emerged a group known as the mutazili, who believed the Quran to be a created and human, not eternal and divine, document.
		It was not brought forth in a vacuum either, it was born in a time and place with a history, a context, a culture.
		To suggest the Quran dropped from heaven, perfect and free of bias is tantamount, according to the Mutazili, to calling the Qruan a god.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?pageID=2&discussionID=310689&messages_per_page=4 (789 words)

	DAWN - Editorial; October 07, 2006
		In particular, the Mutazili theology originated in the 8th century in Basra, Iraq, and was based on the concept which sought to ground the Islamic creedal system in reason.
		Though Mutazilis relied on logic and different aspects of Greek philosophy, the truths of Islam were their starting point and ultimate reference.
		By the end of the ninth century, Mutazilis, who can be seen as rationalists were vehemently criticised by the traditionalists, however, the dichotomy between the two was not so stark, since both groups relied on balancing reason with divine revelation.
	www.dawn.com /2006/10/07/ed.htm (2702 words)

	Revival and Reform in Islam
		He drew on the ideas of the Mu'tazilis of the 800s and this is where the Pakistani Fazlur Rahman Malak came in, pursuing the same ideas.
		The follow on from this position is that for the Asharis and Muslim orthodoxy, the ethics of the uncreated Qur'an as written and understood come by revelation alone and cannot be reasoned.
		The Mutazili's reply was that the ethics were approachable by reason, because the Qur'an is grounded in real human history.
	www.change.freeuk.com /learning/relthink/islamreform.html (2522 words)

	Miracle of the Quran (Tahaddi and Ijaz)
		Al-Rummani (386/996, Mutazili author) in his work "al-Nukat fi ijaz al Quran" listed seven components of ijaz; however he wrote at length only on rhetoric and aesthetic effectiveness (balagha).
		He however believes ijaz does not depend on rhetoric but is enhanced by it.
		Al-Zamakhshari (538/1144), another Mutazili theologian in his al-Kashshaf presents a verse-by-verse commentary on the Quran, analyzes stylistic elements that lead to the aesthetic effectiveness and demonstrates (in his opinion) unmatched excellence of the Quran.
	www.answering-islam.org /Quran/Miracle/mirac2.html (1172 words)

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		The stylistic supremacy of the Quran was considered an integral part of ijaz, which in turn was a component of mujiza, the miracle of Muhammad's prophethood.
		Muslim Authors on Ijaz: ---------------------- Al-Rummani (386/996, Mutazili author) in his work "al-Nukat fi ijaz al Quran" listed seven components of ijaz; however he wrote at length only on balagha -- rhetoric and aesthetic effectiveness.
		Al-Zamakhshari (538/1144), another Mutazili thelogian in his al-Kashshaf presents a verse-by-verse commentary on the Quran, anylyzes stylistic elements that lead to the aesthetic effectiveness and demonstrates (in his opinion) unmatched excellence of the Quran.
	www.nd.edu /~milind/posts/ijaz.1 (1001 words)

	Mu
		Ibn Rushd was never ever a Mutazili, but the last great philosopher of Islam.
		Al Kindi, Farabi, Avicenna, Ibn Rushd, are all philosophers and were never Mutazilis.
		that Muslims so casually refer to this school of thought as "the deserters"— ''Mu'tazili''— without even the least whisper of a suggestion that this pejorative denigration is a biased insult that violates NPOV, etc etc! One can only imagine the reaction to an educated Westerner referring to these philosophers as "the deserters." Howls of dismay!
	www.looked.com /Topicdetails.aspx?Topicid=81899&name=&catid=361&topicname=Mu'tazili (406 words)

	DAWN - Letters; October 23, 2006
		Ms Zafar cites the 18th century European movement of ‘Enlightenment’ (which led a scientist to declare that if ignorance of nature gave birth to God, the knowledge of nature is calculated to destroy Him) and the Mutazili (Mutazilite) theology of the 8th century that tried to combine logic and Greek philosophy with Islam.
		The Mutazilis were an elitist, minority group, whose excessive intellectualisation and denial of anthropomorphic notions of God “speaking or “sitting on a throne,” as averred by the Holy Quran, reduced the divine to a philosophical abstraction.
		The Mutazilis faded away, other schools such as Ahle Hadith and the Asharites arose, as also a pre-dominance of Shariah, as propounded by the four Sunni schools, by the 10th century.
	www.dawn.com /2006/10/23/letted.htm (2652 words)

	Amazon.com: Mutazili: Music
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		God's created speech: A study in the speculative theology of the Mutazili Qadi l-gudat Abul-Hasan Abd al-Jabbar bn Ahmad al-Hamadani - Unknown Binding (1976) by J. M Peters
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	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Mutazili&index=music&page=1 (228 words)

	Ghost Blog: The Return of the Mutazhili: Dr. Ghamidi
		One doctrine of the Mutazili stated that it was one's duty to use whatever talents one was given to approach Allah, be it algebra or dance.
		Another that that revelation can be approached with reason.
		Mutazili theology developed on logic and rationalism from Greek philosophy, and sought to combine Islamic doctrines with the former, and show that they are inherently compatible.
	quantumghosts.blogspot.com /2006/08/return-of-mutazhili-dr-ghamidi.html (1221 words)

	The Wake Student Magazine - Wakemag.org - The MacLaurin Institute presents Mustafa...
		One includes those who reject reason and imitate the Prophet Mohammad, another use reason to interpret the Koran.
		In the beginning, the Mutazili school of thought believed that one should use reason to understand the Koran.
		The Hanbali school believed that one should imitate everything in the Koran, never using reason to evaluate what’s written.
	www.wakemag.org /content/2006/11/08/stories/1162 (637 words)

	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
		However, controversial Muslim sources quoted by Shi'a and Mutazili scholars, but rejected by Sunnis state that the marriage to Muawiyah's mother was arranged since Hind bint Utbah was engaged in a Nikah Ijtimah; thus, the genetic bond between Abu Sufyan and Muawiyah is disputed.
		Abu Sufyan also had relations with his kinswoman Saffya binte abi al-A'as, who bore him a daughter called Ramlah.
		According to some sources, he was rumored to have a relation with Layla binte Harmalah, the mother of Amr ibn al-A'as, sources quoted by Shi'a and Mutazili scholars,
	music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Abu_Sufyan (1255 words)

	Is There An "Athari" Aqida?
		When the aqida of others is sound by these broad methodological standards, the Asharis and Maturidis would consider it sound beliefs; otherwise, they would criticize those points of belief or the underlying precepts that are unsound.
		As for the criticism that some major Hanbalis held beliefs that smacked of anthropomorphism ['representation of God as having human form or traits'], this is true but unfair: it is also true that some Shafiis had such beliefs, and some were Mutazili rationalists; the same is also true of the Hanafi school.
		However, what matters is the general case (al-`ibra li'l ghalib), and the overwhelming majority of Hanbalis had sound beliefs, as is the case in the other schools.
	qa.sunnipath.com /issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=4856&CATE=24 (394 words)

	Are HT Mutazila (Deviant Cult) - Page 4 - MPACUK :: Muslim Discussion Forum
		It emphasises that people may themselves think Juwayni is a mutazili, due to so many similarities, but he is clearly not, as he refuted them in his book al-irshad.
		Remember Abu Hanifah was attacked very early on in his life, and was accused of being a Shia, an Alawi, A Murji'i, A Mutazili, by other scholars who were well reputed at the time, until later some of them actually fully examined his arguments in the cold light of day without emotions attached.
		Juwayni suffered persecution at their hands, just because the hanafis were responsible for this, does not mean we reject Hanafis completly, we need to be less sweeping in our mentality, and more granular in examining arguments of other Muslims before jumping to accusations.
	forum.mpacuk.org /showthread.php?t=3625&page=4&pp=20 (8523 words)

	Nahj al Balagha
		Among his teachers a few other names may be mentioned: Abu 'Ali al-Hasan ibn AhmadX al-Farsi (307-77/919-87), a Mutazili; Abu al-Hasan al-Karkhi; 'Ali ibn 'Isa ibn Salih al-Rub'i (328-420/939-40-1029); and Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Tabari (d.
		In those days due to a climate of tolerance at least among scholars and students, the Shi'ah and Sunni students used to attend classes of teachers belonging to different sects.
		A number of al-Radi's teachers were Sunni and Mu'tazili.
	www.shiabooks.ca /nahj/lifelineage.htm (2905 words)

	Khums From Khayber - Haq Char Yaar ::: Islamic Discussion Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I agree with you that Ibn Ishaq was accused of being Qadari, but some scholars have refuted this.
		As for being Majusi or Mutazili then I have not come across such accusations.
		And if we assume for the sake of argument that he was a Qadiri, then it should be known that if a person has been accused of bida' then this does not prevent from accepting his narrations, unless he is a head/leader in this bida', as discussed in much detail by Al-Mualimi in Al-Tankeel.
	www.kr-hcy.org /index.php?showtopic=3126&view=getlastpost (5213 words)

	The White Path: Interview by To The Source: Fixing the Blindspot
		Most Westerners think that Islam is divided between Sunnis and Shiites, but actually there was a much greater diversity in the past.
		A third school was the Mutazili school, whose followers were also known as “rationalists” because they emphasized the importance of human reason in understanding the Koran.
		But later on, mainstream Islam was dominated by the “traditionalists” who were more skeptical of reason and argued for an unquestioned following of the tradition of Prophet Muhammad.
	www.thewhitepath.com /archives/2007/04/interview_by_to_the_source_fixing_the_blindspot.php (2161 words)

	The God of Islam
		These rationalists, known as Mutazilis, formed their own distinctive group; they also had a firm political commitment: like the Shiis, Mutazilis were highly critical of the luxury of the court and were frequently politically active against the establishment.
		The Mutazilis took a middle road and withdrew (i'tazahu, to stand aloof) from an extreme position.
		Like the Shiis, the Mutazilis declared that justice was of the essence of God: he could not wrong anybody; he could not enjoin anything contrary to reason.
	www.geocities.com /IslamPencereleri3/god_of_islam.htm (12906 words)

	ideofact: Comment on Critical Edition
		a lot of Mutazili doctrine also in in the Ismaili - traced back to the early writing of Shi'a Imam Jafar as Sadiq, who actually was the teacher of the four Sunnis who later founded the Hanbali, Hanafi, Maliki, and...
		I do wish that there were Mutazilis still around.
		It would be interesting indeed to be able to discuss theology with one, speaking as an Ismaili :)
	www.ideofact.com /cgi-bin/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=7 (1586 words)

	Amazon.com: Mutazili: DVD
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