Death of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, the founder of Ash'ari theology, died in Baghdad. Initially a Mu'tazili scholar, he famously abandoned their rationalist theology and developed a middle path that used rational arguments to defend traditional Sunni beliefs. The Ash'ari school became the dominant theological school in Sunni Islam, adopted by the majority of Shafi'i and Maliki scholars.