Abū Hāshim al-Jubbāʾī’s (d. 321/933) Theory of ‘States’ (<i>aḥwāl</i>) and its Adaption by Ashʿarite Theologians

This chapter discusses the notion of ‘states’ (aḥwāl) in Muʿtazilite and Ashʿarite theology. The concept was borrowed from linguistics by the Muʿtazilite theologian Abū Hāshim al-Jubbāʾī (d. 321/933). It helped him to explain the nature of God’s attributes without as­serting the existence of co-eter...

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Published in:The Oxford handbook of Islamic theology
Main Author: Thiele, Jan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2014
In: The Oxford handbook of Islamic theology
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Summary:This chapter discusses the notion of ‘states’ (aḥwāl) in Muʿtazilite and Ashʿarite theology. The concept was borrowed from linguistics by the Muʿtazilite theologian Abū Hāshim al-Jubbāʾī (d. 321/933). It helped him to explain the nature of God’s attributes without as­serting the existence of co-eternal beings in God. The conception of attributes as ‘states’ became a central doctrine among Abū Hāshim’s followers, the so-called Bahshamiyya school. The theory ofaḥwālwas first rejected by Ashʿarite theologians. With Abū Bakr al-Bāqillānī (d. 403/1013), however, an important representative of the school eventually came to use the term within the framework of his theory of attributes. Later, Abu l-Maʿālī al-Juwaynī (d. 478/1085–6) also followed al-Bāqillānī in adopting the notion ofḥāl.
ISBN:0199696705
Contains:Enthalten in: The Oxford handbook of Islamic theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199696703.013.021