Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

أبو الحسن الأشعري

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Born: 874 CE (260 AH)Died: 936 CE (324 AH)

Biography

Full biography coming soon. Founder of the Ash'ari school of theology. Originally a Mu'tazili, he returned to Sunni orthodoxy and developed a rational defense of traditional creed that became dominant across the Muslim world.

Books

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Details

Era
classical
Category
theologian
Birth Place
Basra
Death Place
Baghdad