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Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ashʿarī

Also found as Ash'ari

The theological tradition discussed through the Ashʿari school and later scholars.

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Lost Islamic History

Firas Alkhateeb

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“…following the Shafi‘i school of fiqh and the Ash‘ari school of theology . It even seems he was more interested in a life of scholarship and religious studies than government, but his uncle’s…”

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