Islamiat MCQ #1662

The Ash'ari school of theology was founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, who was initially

Islamiat MCQ #1662

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The Ash'ari school of theology was founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, who was initially

    • A) follower of which school? Mu'tazila
    • B) Hanbali
    • C) Shafi'i
    • D) Zahiri

    Answer: follower of which school? Mu'tazila

    Explanation: Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari was initially a student and follower of the Mu'tazila theologian al-Jubbai before breaking with rationalist theology to found the Ash'ari school of Sunni kalam.