Topic summary
Athari
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Atharism.
Athari theology emerged among hadith scholars who eventually coalesced into a movement called Ahl al-Ḥadīth under the leadership of Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855). In matters of faith, they were pitted against Mu'tazilites and other theological Islamic currents and condemned many points of their doctrine as well as the philosophical methods they used. Atharism is the school of theology used by Hanbalis.