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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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
Year: 2014
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)