Mihna (inquisition)
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The Mihna (inquisition) was a 9th-century religious and political persecution in the Abbasid Caliphate during which scholars were forced to conform to the caliphs’ official theological doctrine, particularly regarding the created nature of the Qur’an.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mihna (inquisition) canonical | 2 |
| Miḥna (inquisition) | 1 |
| the Mihna inquisition | 1 |
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Target entity: Mihna (inquisition) Context triple: [Abbasid Caliphate, significantEvent, Mihna (inquisition)]
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Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.
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Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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Mystic Massacre
Mystic Massacre was a pivotal and brutal 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a fortified Pequot village, killing hundreds and effectively breaking Pequot resistance in New England.
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Calzada de los Misterios
Calzada de los Misterios is a historic avenue in Mexico City that connects the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the area near the ancient route to Teotihuacan, lined with religious monuments and significant urban landmarks.
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Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mihna (inquisition) Target entity description: The Mihna (inquisition) was a 9th-century religious and political persecution in the Abbasid Caliphate during which scholars were forced to conform to the caliphs’ official theological doctrine, particularly regarding the created nature of the Qur’an.
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A.
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.
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B.
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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C.
Mystic Massacre
Mystic Massacre was a pivotal and brutal 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a fortified Pequot village, killing hundreds and effectively breaking Pequot resistance in New England.
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D.
Calzada de los Misterios
Calzada de los Misterios is a historic avenue in Mexico City that connects the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the area near the ancient route to Teotihuacan, lined with religious monuments and significant urban landmarks.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid-era event
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religious inquisition ⓘ theological persecution ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | al-Mutawakkil ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Islamic scholars
ⓘ
traditionalist theologians ⓘ |
| chronology | 9th century ⓘ |
| continuedBy |
al-Mu'tasim
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Muʿtasim
al-Wathiq ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| describedIn | Islamic historiographical works ⓘ |
| doctrineImposed | Qur’an is created ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | policy reversal under al-Mutawakkil ⓘ |
| endTime | 848 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid caliphs
|
| field |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
judicial inquisition
ⓘ
political control ⓘ religious policy ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Muʿtazilite theology
ⓘ
caliphal attempt to assert religious authority ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
enforced public affirmation of created Qur’an
ⓘ
persecution of dissenting scholars ⓘ tension between caliphal power and religious scholars ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | defined later Sunni view of caliphal religious authority ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ideologyPromoted |
Muʿtazilite theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Muʿtazilism
|
| initiatedBy |
al-Ma'mun
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Maʾmun
|
| languageOfContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Samarra ⓘ |
| mainTopic | createdness of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
ⓘ
broader Sunni community ⓘ traditionalist scholars ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Qur’an is uncreated ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic theological controversies ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
limitation of caliphal role in defining doctrine
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strengthening of Sunni traditionalism ⓘ |
| significantEvent | trial and flogging of Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ |
| startTime | 833 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Sunni traditionalists
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hadith scholars ⓘ |
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Subject: Mihna (inquisition) Description of subject: The Mihna (inquisition) was a 9th-century religious and political persecution in the Abbasid Caliphate during which scholars were forced to conform to the caliphs’ official theological doctrine, particularly regarding the created nature of the Qur’an.
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