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ILAHIYAT STUDIES: A JOURNAL ON ISLAMIC AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.237-293, 2021 (ESCI)
Al-Zamakhsharī’s Muʿtazilī identity is undisputed, aside from a few
isolated assertions or inquiries to the contrary. In fact, alongside
historical records that depict him as a loyal Muʿtazilī and even a
propagandist for his madhhab, the opinions he expressed and the
approaches he employed in his works serve as evidence for this claim.
The two Muʿtazilī schools that operated during his time in the Muslim
world, in particular in his own region of Khwārazm, were the
Bahshamiyyah and the Ḥusayniyyah. Considering this fact, in terms of
his theological identity, it could be asserted either that he is a member
of one of the Bahshamī or Ḥusaynī schools or that he positions himself
“in search of a broadly based, catholic Muʿtazilism” instead of taking a
clear stand. This study, while providing partial evidence for the latter
claim, argues that his Ḥusaynī identity is rather evident from his
ideological stance and opinions.