Topic: Kalam

1 chapters across the catalog

The segment explores the internal philosophical conflicts within Islam, specifically the "Mihna" or inquisition regarding whether the Quran was created or uncreated. Sam Shamoon explains how the Mutazilites, influenced by Greek logic, fought with traditionalists over the nature of Allah's attributes. This history is used to debunk the claim that Islam has always been a unified, simple monotheistic faith.