Wasil ibn Ata
Wāṣil ibn ʿAtāʾ | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 699 |
| Died | c. 748 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Arabian Peninsula |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology |
| Notable idea(s) | Rationalism in Islamic theology, Founder of Muʿtazila, Free will of humans, Indeterminism, Incompatibilism, Anti-anthropomorphism |
| Occupation | Muslim philosopher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Mu'tazila |
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Wāṣil ibn ʿAtāʾ (699–748) (Arabic: واصل بن عطاء) was a Muslim theologian and jurist. He is considered to be the founder of the Mu'tazilite school of Kalam.[3]
Born in 699 in the Arabian Peninsula, he initially studied under Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Ali's grandson. Later, Wasil would travel to Basra in Iraq to study under Hasan of Basra (one of the tabi'in). In Basra, he began to develop the ideologies that would lead to the Muʿtazilite school. He married Amr ibn Ubayd's sister.[4]
Wasil's thoughts and solutions stem from the conflicts experienced by many scholars in resolving theological and political problems. His main contribution to the Muʿtazilite school was planting the seeds for the formation of its doctrine. He died in 748 in the Arabian Peninsula.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Roger ARNALDEZ, « WĀṢIL IBN ‘AṬA' (699-748) », Encyclopædia Universalis [en ligne], consulté le 7 juillet 2023. URL : https://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/wasil-ibn-ata/
- ^ Valiuddin, Mir. "Muʿtazilism". muslimphilosophy.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ | Arabic Scholar, Islamic Scholar, Philosopher | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ Al-Melal wan-Nahal (الملل والنحل) - Ja'far as-Sabhani(Arabic) Archived September 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Wasil ibn Ata an article by Encyclopædia Britannica online
- Ibn ‘Ata’, Wasil an article by Oxford Reference online
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