Ahl ar-ra'y
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Ahl ar-ra'y is an Arab
ic term that means 'people of opinion'.
Ahl 'ar-ra'y is a school of thought that formed in opposition to ahl al-hadith, a school which professes the same views as the early Muslim
s, and is partisan to their traditions.
Ahl 'ar-ra'y, on the contrary, has been described as a modernist or rationalist school of Islamic thought. One source claims that ahl 'ar-ra'y are the people who are to be consulted on matters of Islam
, as they are the most learned.
The people of the ahl al-hadith school would most likely disagree.
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
ic term that means 'people of opinion'.
Ahl 'ar-ra'y is a school of thought that formed in opposition to ahl al-hadith, a school which professes the same views as the early Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s, and is partisan to their traditions.
Ahl 'ar-ra'y, on the contrary, has been described as a modernist or rationalist school of Islamic thought. One source claims that ahl 'ar-ra'y are the people who are to be consulted on matters of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, as they are the most learned.
The people of the ahl al-hadith school would most likely disagree.