Istihsan al-Khawd fi 'Ilm al-Kalam

Al-Hath 'ala al-Bahth (Arabic: الحث على البحث, lit. 'The Encouragement/Exhortation to Investigation/Research'), better known as Risalat Istihsan al-Khawd fi 'Ilm al-Kalam (Arabic: رسالة استحسان الخوض في علم الكلام, lit. 'Treatise on the Appropriateness/Permissibility of Dealing with the Science of Kalam') is a brief treatise written by the Sunni theologian Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari (d. 324/935), in which he defends the use of kalam (speculative or dialectical theology) and its rational methods, and discusses the antagonism between nazar (consideration) and taqlid (in this context means “blind imitation” or following the opinion and practice of others unquestionably, without due inquiry).

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