Some Aspects of the Qadar Controversy in Early Islam

Some Aspects of the Qadar Controversy in Early Islam

György Fodor (Budapest)

Abstract

After a brief historical overview, the article analyses the Risāla of Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (d. 728), the earliest document that addresses Qur’anic qadar and explores the moral responsibility of humans.

Keywords

qadar, early Islamic theology, Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (d. 728)