The Ash'ari theologian and Maliki judge al-Baqillani dies in Baghdad; his works systematize Ash'ari doctrine, including the proof of prophethood and the inimitability of the Qur'an, and carry the school across the Sunni world.
The Event
- Date
- 1013 (exact)
- Era
- Abbasid; Standard periodization of Islamic history
- Location
- Baghdad; today Baghdad, Iraq
- Traditions
- Islam
- Streams
- Ash'ari
- Key figures
- Al-Baqillani
- Key texts
- Kitab al-Tamhid, I'jaz al-Qur'an
Primary Sources
- Kitab al-Tamhid
Secondary Sources
- Berkey, The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 (Cambridge, 2003)
Provenance: HIST-0227; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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