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Inquisition in Early Islam: The Competition for Political and Religious Authority in the Abbasid Empire (Library of Middle East History)
Inquisition in Early Islam The Competition for Political and Religious Authority in the Abbasid Empire - Library of Middle East History
Author: John Turner
In 833 CE, the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun began a period of inquisition (mihna), one which continued until his successor al-Mutawakkil decreed its end, fifteen years later. During this period, the Caliphs in power strove to promote 'correct belief' in the 'createdness' of the Qur'an, thus ordering the interrogation of religious scholars, and disqu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781780761640
ISBN-10: 1780761643
Publication Date: 5/15/2013
Pages: 256
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Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Book Type: Hardcover
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