Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

AHMAD b. 'Abd al-Jabbar al-HamaJani al-Asadabadi, Abu 'l-Hasan, (born 935 CE ; died 1025 CE ) was a Mu'tazilite theologian, a follower of the Shafi'i school. He lived in Baghdad , until he was invited to Rayy , in 367 AH / 978 CE , by Ibn 'Abbad , a staunch supporter of the Mu'tazila . He was appointed chief Qadi of the province. On the death of Ibn 'Abbad, he was deposed and arrested by the ruler, Fakhr al-Dawla , because of a slighting remark made by him about his deceased benefactor. He died later in 415 AH / 1025 CE . His comprehensive " summa " of speculative theology, the Mughni , presented Mu`tazili thought under the two headings of God's oneness ( tawhid ) and his justice ( adl ). He argued that the Ash'arite separation between the eternal speech of God and the created words of the Qur'an made God's will unknowable.

' Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar al-HamaJani al-Asadabadi, Abu 'l-Hasan (935 - 1025) was a Mu'tazilite theologian, a follower of the Shafi'i school. Abd al-Jabbar means "servant of the powerful." He lived in Baghdad , until he was invited to Rey , in 367 AH /978 CE, by its governor, Sahib Ibn Abbad , a staunch supporter of the Mu'tazila . He was appointed chief Qadi of the province. On the death of Ibn 'Abbad, he was deposed and arrested by the ruler, Fakhr al-Dawla , because of a slighting remark made by him about his deceased benefactor. He died later in 415 AH /1025 CE. His comprehensive " summa " of speculative theology, the Mughni, presented Mu`tazili thought under the two headings of God's oneness ( tawhid ) and his justice ( adl ). He argued that the Ash'arite separation between the eternal speech of God and the created words of the Qur'an made God's will unknowable. Jane Dammen McAuliffe Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān 2003- Volume 3 - Page 439 article by Claude Gilliot Juan Eduardo Campo Encyclopedia of Islam 2009 - Page 515 "The Quran states, “The most beautiful names belong to God (allah) so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they ... of God), Abd al-Salam (Servant of Peace), or Abd al-Jabbar (Servant of the Powerful)."

ʿAbd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbar al-Hamadani al-Asadabadi, Abu ʿl-Hasan (935 – 1025) was a Mu'tazilite theologian, a follower of the Shafi‘i school. Abd al-Jabbar means "servant of the powerful." He was born in Asadabad near Hamadan , Iran . He settled in Baghdad , until he was invited to Rey in 367 AH /978 CE by its governor, Sahib ibn Abbad , a staunch supporter of the Mu'tazila . He was appointed chief Qadi of the province. On the death of ibn 'Abbad, he was deposed and arrested by the ruler, Fakhr al-Dawla , because of a slighting remark made by him about his deceased benefactor. He died later in 415 AH /1025 CE. His comprehensive " summa " of speculative theology, the Mughni, presented Mu`tazili thought under the two headings of God's oneness ( tawhid ) and his justice ( adl ). He argued that the Ash'arite separation between the eternal speech of God and the created words of the Qur'an made God's will unknowable. Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān . 2003, volume 3.

Mu'tazilite theologian and member of the Shafi‘i school (935-1025) Abu al-Hasan ʿAbd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad ibn Khalil ibn ʿAbdallah al-Hamadani al-Asadabadi (935 CE – 1025 CE) was an Islamic jurist and hadith scholar who is remembered as the Qadi al-Qudat (Chief Magistrate) of the Buyid dynasty and the last great scholar of the Mu'tazilite school of Islamic theology, and a reported follower of the Shafi‘i school. Abd al-Jabbar means "Servant of al-Jabbar (the Almighty)." He was born in Asadabad near Hamadan , Iran . He settled in Baghdad , until he was invited to Rey in 367 AH /978 CE by its governor, Sahib ibn Abbad , a staunch supporter of the Mu'tazila theological movement . He was appointed chief Qadi of the province. On the death of ibn 'Abbad in 995 CE, Abd al-Jabbar was deposed and arrested by the Buyid Amir, Fakhr al-Dawla , because of a slighting remark made by him about his deceased benefactor. He died later in 415 AH /1025 CE. Qadi ʿAbd al-Jabbar's magnum opus , the Kitab al-mughni fi abwab al-tawhid wa l- ʿ adl (Book of the plenitude on the topics concerning unity and justice), often shortened to al-Mughni , is a comprehensive twenty volume " summa " of Mu'tazilite theology of the same magnitude as St. It presented Mu'tazili thought under the two headings of God's oneness ( tawhid ) and his justice ( adl ). He argued that the Ash'arite separation between the eternal speech of God and the created words of the Qur'an made God's will unknowable. He and his Mu’tazilite circle were contemporaries of Ibn Sina (better known in the West as Avicenna). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān . 2003, volume 3. "The Quran states, “The most beautiful names belong to God (Allah) so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they ... of God), Abd al-Salam (Servant of Peace), or Abd al-Jabbar (Servant of the Powerful)." Ruffus, Anthony; McGinnis, Jon (2015-01-28).