biography
| name: |
Ashari, Ahmed ibn Mohammed al-
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pronunciation:
[ashahree]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (873/4–935/6)
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| biography:
| Islamic theologian and philosopher, born in Basra, SE Iraq. In 915 he moved to Baghdad, where he formed his own school of followers. His major work is Maqalat, which defends the idea of God's omnipotence and reaffirms traditional interpretations of religious authority within Islam. |
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