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At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- 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
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p. 760
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p.760
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Bakr al-Asamm”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-bakr-al-asamm/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.