Abd Allah ibn Yazid al-Fazari

Abd Allah ibn Yazid al-Fazari
عبدالله بن يزيد الفزاري
Bornc. 748
Diedc. 795
OccupationTheologist
Academic background
InfluencesAbu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima, Jabir ibn Zayd
Academic work
EraAbbāsid
School or traditionIbadi
Main intereststheology
Notable worksKitab al-Qadr (كتاب القدر); ‘Book of Predetermination’

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallāh ibn Yazīd al-Fazārī (Arabic: أبومحمد عبدالله بن يزيد الفزاري) (c. 748–795), was an Ibadi scholar of theology hailing from the Arab tribe of Banu Fazara.[1] His works comprise the earliest extant body of Islamic theology and considered by scholars as an important source for studying the first development of rational theology in Islam.[2]

  1. ^ Madelung, Wilferd (2016-09-01). "al-Fazārī, ʿAbdallāh b. Yazīd". Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE.
  2. ^ Early Ibāḍī Theology: Six kalām texts by 'Abd Allāh b. Yazīd al-Fazārī. Brill. 2014-07-03. ISBN 978-90-04-27459-4.

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