Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1095) | Mu'tazilites and freedom of thought and opinion
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The Mu'tazila and the freedom of thought and opinion.
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Many contemporary figures claim that the Mu'tazila sect, which emerged among the earliest factions in Islam,
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were the champions of intellectual freedom in Islam,
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and that they represented an enlightened rationalist school of thought.
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The truth, however, is quite the opposite.
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They were, in fact, the faction most restrictive of freedom of opinion and thought.
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Whenever they held authority, they compelled people to adopt their beliefs and doctrines.
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They did precisely this regarding their claim that the Qur'an was created, and they subjected people to an inquisition over it.
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Whoever did not respond to their view or agree with them,
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they dismissed from his position or tortured him if he was a prominent scholar,
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just as they did to Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him,
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and other scholars of the Ahl al-Sunnah who remained steadfast upon the truth during this trial,
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and clarified their deviation to the people.