Abu al-Hudhayl al-'Allaf
Abu al-Hudhayl al-'Allaf | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 752 |
| Died | c. 841 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Islamic philosophy |
| Notable idea(s) | Islamic rationalism, Mu'tazila atomism, Five principle of Mu'tazila |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Mu'tazila |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abû al-Hudhayl Muhammad ibn al-Hudhayl al-'Abdî, or Abu al-Hudhayl al-‘Allâf (752 CE – 841 CE), was an Mu'tazilite theologian and philosopher. He was one of the early Mu'tazila theologians in the development of Islamic rationalism. Abu al-Hudhayl was one of the philosophers who brought atomism into Islamic philosophy.[1][2]
Abu al-Hudhayl introduced the concept of atoms as the basis of material ontology. According to him, the universe consists of atoms created by Allah, and the movement is the result of changes in atoms. This theory became the foundation for the development of atomism philosophy in Early Islamic philosophy, especially in Mu'tazilism.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "al-Hudhayl, Abu'l Hudhayl al-'Allaf". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ Universalis, Encyclopædia (2025-01-29). "Biography of Abu al-Hudhayl al-'Allaf". Encyclopædia Universalis (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ Biesterfeldt, Hinrich (2018-01-01), "Review of R.M. Frank: The Metaphysics of Created Being According to Abû l-Hudhayl al-ʿAllâf", Kleine Schriften by Josef van Ess (3 vols), Brill, pp. 1117–1120, ISBN 978-90-04-33648-3, retrieved 2025-04-17