Abd Allah ibn Yazid al-Fazari | |
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عبدالله بن يزيد الفزاري | |
Born | c. 748 |
Died | c. 795 |
Occupation | Theologist |
Academic background | |
Influences | Abu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima, Jabir ibn Zayd |
Academic work | |
Era | Abbāsid |
School or tradition | Ibadi |
Main interests | theology |
Notable works | Kitab al-Qadr (كتاب القدر); ‘Book of Predetermination’ |
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallāh ibn Yazīd al-Fazārī (Arabic: أبومحمد عبدالله بن يزيد الفزاري) (c. 748–795), was an Ibadi scholar of theology hailing from the Arab tribe of Banu Fazara.[1] His works comprise the earliest extant body of Islamic theology and considered by scholars as an important source for studying the first development of rational theology in Islam.[2]