Between the classical Mu'tazilites and neo-Mu'tazilites: an analysis of Harun Nasution’s modern Islamic thought in Indonesia

• Main Author: Awang Abd Rahman, Amilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS) 2020
• Subjects: BP191 Branches, sects, and modifications
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/80288/1/80288_Between%20the%20classical%20Mu%27tazilites%20and%20neo-Mu%27tazilites.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80288/6/80288_Between%20the%20classical%20Mu%27tazilites%20and%20neo-Mu%27tazilites_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80288/; https://journal.unisza.edu.my/jonus/index.php/jonus/article/view/567/258; http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss1pp336-355
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Lately, the classical schools of Islamic theology are generally associated with various modern movements such as Neo-Kharijites and Neo-Mu'tazilites especially in terms of their negative influence. This paper aims at critically analyzing the way in which modern Muslim scholars claim the legac...