Muʿtazilism by Mir Valiuddin, M.A Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Osmania University, Hyderabad Deccan (India) THE GENERAL MUʿTAZILITE POSITION Subsequent to the times of the Companions of the Prophet of Islam, the Muʿtazilah creed made its appearance. It had its inception nearly two centuries after the migration (Hijrah) of the Holy Prophet to Madinah. The Muʿtazilites were thorough going ratiorialists. They believed that the arbiter of whatever is revealed has to be theoretical reason. Let us, for a moment, consider why the Muʿtazilites were so named. The story goes that one day Imam al‑Ḥasan al‑Baṣrī was imparting instruction to his pupils in…
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