Jahm bin Safwan
Jahm bin Safwan (Arabic: جَهْم بن صَفْوان, romanized: Jahm bin Ṣafwān) was an Islamic theologian who attached himself to Al-Harith ibn Surayj, a dissident in Khurasan towards the end of the Umayyad period, and who was put to death in 745 by Salm ibn Ahwaz.
Jahm ibn Safwan | |
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| جَهْم بن صَفْوان | |
| Born | c. 696 CE |
| Died | c. 745 CE |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| School | Jahmi |
Main interests | Kalam · Philosophy |
Notable ideas | Founder of the Jahmi school · Jabariyah |
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