Ibn al-Rawandi
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Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Ishaq al-Rawandi (Arabic: أبو الحسن أحمد بن يحيى بن إسحاق الراوندي), commonly known as Ibn al-Rawandi (Arabic: ابن الراوندي; 827–911 CE[2]), was a scholar and theologian. In his early days, he was a Mu'tazilite scholar, but then rejected the Mu'tazilite doctrine. Afterwards, he became a Shia scholar; there is some debate about whether he stayed a Shia until his death or became a skeptic,[3] though most sources confirm his eventual rejection of all religion and becoming an atheist.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Although none of his works have survived, his opinions had been preserved through his critics and the surviving books that answered him.[12] His book with the most preserved fragments (through an Ismaili book refuting al-Rawandi's ideology) is the Kitab al-Zumurrud (The Book of the Emerald).
Ibn Al-Rawandi | |
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Born | 827 CE |
Died | 911 CE |
Other names | Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Ishaq al-Rawandi |
Occupation | Writer |
Era | Early and Middle Abbasid Era |