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Ashari
Muslim Arab theologian. Born at Basra, Iraq, he probably belonged to the family of Abu Musa al-Ashari, one of the Companions of the Prophet. He joined the Mutazila school and compiled scholarly opinions in his Maqalat al-Islamiyin ("Theological Opinions of the Muslims"). At about age 40 he concluded that his method had led to sterile concepts of God and humanity, and turned to more orthodox theology. He expanded his Maqalat and authored Kitab al-Luma ("The Luminous Book"). Reflecting on the ideas of al-Muhasibi and others, he created his own school, which became known as the Khorasan or Asharite school. See also Ashariya.


Wahhabi
Member of a Muslim puritan movement founded in the 18th cent. by M. Wahhab. Members call themselves Muwahhidun, a name derived from their emphasis on the absolute oneness of God. They reject all acts implying polytheism, incl. the veneration of saints, and advocate a return to the original teachings of Islam as found in the Quran and the Hadith. They stress literal belief in the canonical texts of Islam and the establishment of a Muslim state based on Islamic law. Adopted by the ruling Saudi family in 1744, the movement controlled all of Najd by the end of the 18th cent. It was assured of dominance on the Arabian Peninsula with the creation of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.

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