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Islam: Chapter Five: Kalām: The Statements of the Theologians: 1. Abū Ḥanīfa

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We have mentioned earlier that the study of the Law is more important in Islam than the study of theology. This is true, yet it would appear to be contradicted by the statement below, attributed to Abū Ḥanīfa, that insight in matters of religion is "better" than insight in matters of knowledge. This is to be explained, however, by Abū Ḥanīfa's murji’ī tendency, his reluctance to condemn any professed Muslim--a tendency which led necessarily to a separation of faith and works.

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