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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
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- theological school of thought within Sunni Islam
- usually not accepted by other Sunni Muslims, though some of their theology parallels Shi'a Islam, such as their belief in the indivinity of the Qur'an
- The name Mu'tazili is thought to originate from the Arabic root إعتزل (iʿtazala) meaning "to leave", "to withdraw".
- originated in the 8th century in Basra (Iraq) when Wasil ibn Ata (d. 131 A.H./748 A.D.) left the teaching lessons of al-Hasan al-Basri after a theological dispute regarding the issue of Al-Manzilah bayna al-Manzilatayn
- Mu'tazili tenets focus on the Five Principles: Divine Unity, Divine Justice, Promise and Threat, the intermediate position, and advocating the good and forbidding the evil.