Topic summary
Mu'tazili

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mu'tazilism.
Origin
Mu'tazili theology faced implacable opposition from Hanbali and Zahiri traditionalists, on the one hand, and from the Ash'ari school (founded by a former Mu'tazili, Abu al Hasan al-Ash'ari) and Maturidi theologians on the other.