Ibn Kullab

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Abū Muhammad 'Abdullāh bin Sa'īd bin Muhammad bin Kullāb al-Qattān al-Basrī
أبو محمد عبدالله بن سعيد بن كلاب القطان البصري
Personal
Born Unknown
Died 240 A.H. = 854 A.D.[3]
241 A.H. = 855 A.D.
Religion Islam
Era Islamic Golden Age
Region Abbasid Caliphate
Denomination Sunni[1]
Jurisprudence Shafi'i[2]
Creed Ahl al-Ra'y
Main interest(s) Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology)
Notable work(s) Al-Radd 'ala al-Hashwiyya (meaning the 'crammers,' a term also used for the deviant misguided Anthropomorphists)
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Ibn Kullab (Arabic: ابن كُلاَّب‎‎) (d. ca. 241/855) was an early Sunni theologian (mutakallim)[4] in Basra and Baghdad in the first half of the 9th century during the time of the Mihna and belonged, according to Ibn al-Nadim, to the traditionalist group of the Nawabit.[Note 1] Often regarded to be the true founder of the Ash'ari madhab, he was known for his criticism of Jahmis, Mu'tazilis, and Anthropomorphists. He contradicted the Mu'tazili doctrine of Khalq al-Qur'an (Createdness of the Qur'an) by introducing a distinction between the words of God (Kalam Allah) and its realisation.[7] His movement, also called Kullabiyya,[Note 2] merged into Ash'arism, which, along with Atharism and Maturidism forms the theological basis of Sunni Islam.[9]

Name

Abu Muhammad 'Abdallah b. Sa'id b. Kullab al-Qattan al-Basri al-Tamimi.[10]

Life

He belonged to the generation of Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Ishaq ibn Rahwayh. His precise year of birth is unknown, but he lived in the period of the 'Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun.

Students

It has been said that Dawud al-Zahiri and al-Harith al-Muhasibi learned kalam from him, according to al-Dhahabi in his Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala'.[11] Among his students also was al-Junayd al-Baghdadi.[citation needed]

Books

He has a number of works that are documented such as:

  • Kitab al-Radd 'ala al-Hashwiyya (meaning the 'crammers,' a term also used for the deviant misguided Anthropomorphists)
  • Kitab al-Radd 'ala al-Mu'tazila
  • Kitab al-Sifat (Book of Divine Attributes)
  • Kitab in al-Tawhid (Book of Islamic Monotheism)
  • Kitab Khalq al-Af'al (Book of the Creation of Human Acts)

These books are lost, however remnants of them can be found in other works such as Maqalat al-Islamiyyin of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari. He was also quoted by the early Ash'ari scholars such as Ibn Furak (d. 406H).

Death

He died in 240 AH, or according to some in 241 AH.

See also

Notes

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