Abu Bakr al-Asamm

أبو بكر الأصم

Abu Bakr al-Asamm — a leading man of the Basra branch of the Mu'tazila in Ahmad Amin's stemma 1.

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Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Abu Bakr Abd al-Rahman ibn Kaysan al-Asamm, a scholar of the Mu'tazila. Ahmad Amin counts him in his table among the most important men of the Basra branch of Mu'tazilism, with Mu'ammar ibn Abbad and al-Nazzam. 2

What is known of him

The material available from "Duha al-Islam" goes no further than this point. His date of birth and death and the details of his doctrine are not given here. A second source is needed.

Sources

  1. Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p. 760
  2. Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p.760
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