Judge Abd al-Jabbar al-Mu'tazili and his Method in his book almukhtasar fi 'usul aldiyn

-, Safaa Jumaa Khalaf Mohammed; -, Mohammed Mohsin Radhi

doi:10.34278/aujis.2026.191007

	Judge Abd al-Jabbar al-Mu'tazili and his Method in his book almukhtasar fi 'usul aldiyn
Anbar University Journal of Islamic Sciences
Article 24, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026, Pages 833-870 PDF (5.93 M)
DOI: 10.34278/aujis.2026.191007
Authors
Safaa Jumaa Khalaf Mohammed -; Mohammed Mohsin Radhi -
University of Anbar - College of Islamic Sciences
Abstract
This study is an extract from a master's thesis entitled: "The Theological Views of Judge Abdul-Jabbar al-Mu'tazili in His Book، Al-Mukhtasar fi Usul al-Din: A Comparative Study." In this study، the researchers traced the personal and scholarly life of Judge Abdul-Jabbar al-Mu'tazili from his birth until his death. They also studied one of his lesser-known works، Al-Mukhtasar fi Usul al-Din (The Compendium on the Principles of Religion)، introducing it، its main themes، and the detailed issues each theme addresses. They then traced the methodology employed by Judge Abdul-Jabbar in writing this book.
Keywords
Abdul-Jabbar; Mu'tazila; methodology; Mukhtasar; Usul al-Din

References
*After the Holy Quran.* Abd al-Jabbar، Judge Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad. (d. 415 AH). Al-Mughni fi Abwab al-Tawhid wa al-Adl. ed: A group of researchers. 1nd Lebanon: Dar Ihya al-Turath al-Arabi، 2002 AD. Abd al-Jabbar، Qadi Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad (d. 415 AH). Sharh al-Usul al-Khamsa . ed. Dr. Abd al-Karim Uthman. 3nd ed. Cairo: Maktabat Wahba، 1416 AH/1996 AD. Abd al-Jabbar، Qadi Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad al-Asadabadi (d. 415 AH). Al-Mukhtasar fi Usul al-Din (printed within Rasail al-Adl wal-Tawhid). ed. Dr. Muhammad Amara. 2nd ed. Cairo/Beirut: Dar al-Shuruq، 1408 AH/1988 AD. Abd al-Muhsin، Abd al-Radi Muhammad. Manhaj Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jamaa fi al-Radd ala al-Nasara . 1nd Cairo: Maktabat al-Farouq al-Haditha، 1412 AH/1992 AD. Al-Babani، Ismail ibn Muhammad Amin. (d. 1399 AH). Hadiat Alearifin Asma Almualifin Wathar Almusanifin. Al-Maarif Agency، Istanbul، 1951 AD. Al-Bayhaqi، Abu al-Hasan Zahir al-Din Ali ibn Zayd (Ibn Funduq). (d. 565 AH). Tarikh Bayhaq. ed. Yusuf Hadi. 1nd Damascus: Dar Iqra، 1425 AH/2004 AD. Al-Bukhari، Muhammad ibn Ismail. (d. 256 AH). Aljamie Almusnad Alsahih Almukhtasar (Sahih Albukhari). ed. Muhammad Zuhair ibn Nasir al-Nasir. 1nd Beirut: Dar Tawq al-Najat، 1422 AH. Al-Dhahabi، Muhammad ibn Ahmad (d. 748 AH). Siyar Alam al-Nubala. ed. a group of scholars. 3nd ed. Beirut: Muassasat al-Risalah، 1405 AH/1985 AD. Al-Dhahabi، Muhammad ibn Ahmad (d. 748 AH). Tadhkirat al-Huffaz. 1nd Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya، 1419 AH/1998 AD. Al-Fayruzabadi، Muhammad ibn Yaqub. (d. 817 AH). Al-Qamus al-Muhit. ed: The Heritage Research Office at Al-Risalah Foundation. 8nd ed. Beirut: Dar al-Risalah، 1426 AH/2005 AD. Al-Hamawi، Yaqut ibn Abd Allah al-Rumi (d. 626 AH). Mujam al-Buldan. 2nd ed. Beirut: Dar Sader، 1995 AD. Alian، Ribhi Mustafa، and Ghunaim، Uthman Muhammad. Manahij wa Asalib al-Dawa al-Nazariyya wa al-Tatbiq. 1nd Amman: Dar Safa، 1420 AH/2000 AD. Al-Jashmi، al-Hakim. (d. 494 AH). Sharh Euyun Almasayil (printed within the book: Fadl Alaietizal Watabaqat Almuetazila). ed: Fuad al-Sayyid. 1nd Beirut: Dar al-Farabi، 1439 AH/2017 AD. Al-Juwayni، Abd al-Malik ibn Abd Allah (d. 478 AH). Al-Irshad ila Qawati al-Adillah fi Usul al-Itiqad. ed: Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Musa and Ali Abd al-Munim Abd al-Hamid. Egypt: Maktabat al-Khanji، 1369 AH/1950 AD. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi، Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Ali (d. 463 AH). Tarikh Baghdad. ed: Dr. Bashar Awad Maruf. 1nd Beirut: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami، 1422 AH/2002 AD. Al-Mahmoudi، Muhammad Sarhan Ali. Manahij Albahth Aleilmii. 3nd ed. Sanaa: Dar al-Kutub، 1441 AH/2019 AD. Al-Muayyidi، Majd al-Din ibn Muhammad. (d. 1428 AH). Al-Tuhaf Sharh al-Zulf. 5nd ed. Yemen/Sadah: Ahl al-Bayt Library، 1438 AH/2017 AD. Al-Safadi، Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Aybak (d. 764 AH). Al-Wafi bil-Wafayat . ed. Ahmad al-Arnaut and Turki Mustafa. Beirut: Dar Ihya al-Turath، 1420 AH/2000 AD. Al-Samani، Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur (d. 562 AH). Al-Ansab. ed. Abd al-Rahman ibn Yahya al-Muallimi al-Yamani and others. 1nd Hyderabad: Council of the Ottoman Encyclopedia، 1382 AH/1962 AD. Al-Subki، Taj al-Din Abd al-Wahhab ibn Taqi al-Din (d. 771 AH). Tabaqat al-Shafiiyya al-Kubra. ed. Dr. Mahmud Muhammad al-Tanahi and Dr. Abd al-Fattah Muhammad al-Hilu. 1nd Cairo: Dar Hajar، 1413 AH. Al-Zabidi، Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Razzaq (d. 1205 AH). Taj al-Arus min Jawahir al-Qamus. ed. a group of scholars. Beirut: Dar al-Hidayah. Badawi، Abd al-Rahman. Manahij Albahth Aleilmii. 3nd ed. Kuwait: Publications Agency، 1997 AD. Ibn al-Athir، Izz al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad (d. 630 AH). Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh. ed. Omar Abd al-Salam Tadmurī. 1nd Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi، 1417 AH. Ibn al-Imad، Abd al-Hayy ibn Ahmad al-Akri (d. 1089 AH). Shadharat al-Dhahab fi Akhbar man Dhahab. ed. Mahmud al-Arnaut. 1nd Damascus: Dar Ibn Kathir، 1406 AH/1986 AD. Ibn al-Murtada، al-Mahdi li-Din Allah Ahmad ibn Yahya (d. 840 AH). Al-Munya wa al-Amal fi Sharh al-Milal wa al-Nihal . ed. Dr. Muhammad Jawad Mashkur. 2nd ed. Beirut: Dar al-Nada، 1990 AD. Ibn Manzur، Muhammad ibn Mukarram al-Afriqi (d. 711 AH). Lisan al-Arab. 3nd ed. Beirut: Dar Sader، 1414 AH. Kahhalah، Umar ibn Rida. (d. 1408 AH). Muejam Almualifin. Beirut: Al-Muthanna Library and Dar Ihya al-Turath al-Arabi. Nader، Albert Nasri. Falsafat Almuetazilat Falasifat Aliislam Alasbaqayn. Alexandria: Dar al-Thaqafa Publishing House. Qasim، Almantiq Alhadith Wamanahij Albahth. 2nd ed. Egypt: Anglo-Egyptian Library، 1953 AD. Uthman، Abd al-Karim (d. 1386 AH). Qadi al-Qudat . Beirut: Dar al-Arabiyya، 1386 AH/1967 AD. Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia). Website. Zarzur، Alhakim Aljashmiu Wamanhajuh fi Altafsir. (Masters Thesis). Beirut: Muassasat al-Risalah.
Statistics Article View: 312 PDF Download: 90