Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari as Muslim theologian (874–936).
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari was born at Basra in 873.
Thought in this period moved between the Islamic world, the Jewish communities and the Latin West, and the same texts were argued over in three traditions.
The recorded fields of work are islamic theology and ilm al-kalam.
Among his principal works are Al-Ibana, Maqālāt al-islāmīyīn and Istiḥsān al-ḫauḍ fī ʿilm al-kalām. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari died in 935, aged 62. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Al-Ibana
- Notable work: Maqālāt al-islāmīyīn
- Notable work: Istiḥsān al-ḫauḍ fī ʿilm al-kalām
- Notable work: Risālat ilā Ahl al-thaghr
- Fields: Islamic theology and Ilm al-Kalam
