Mu'tazili

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of Mu'tazili Islam. historical
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Mu'tazila. historical

    "They rejected the Mu'tazili notion of the createdness of the Quran, affirmed the contrary – its uncreatedness – and made this a fundamental tenet of faith, as a way of asserting the superiority of the Quran to all human reasoning and knowledge."

Synonyms

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mu'tazilite

Example

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"They rejected the Mu'tazili notion of the createdness of the Quran, affirmed the contrary – its uncreatedness – and made this a fundamental tenet of faith, as a way of asserting the superiority of the Quran to all human reasoning and knowledge."

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَزِلِيّ (muʕtaziliyy).

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