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Mutazilah [[theology]] was distinguished chiefly by asserting the authority of human [[reason]] over tradition and general [[superstition]]. For example, the Mutazilah theologians asserted that the Quran was a book that was created, written by men, rather than uncreated, the living word of God passed verbatim through the mouths of men.

Mutazilah [[theology]] was distinguished chiefly by asserting the authority of human [[reason]] over tradition and general [[superstition]]. For example, the Mutazilah theologians asserted that the Quran was a book that was created, written by men, rather than uncreated, the living word of God passed verbatim through the mouths of men.

Mutazilah theology accepted the central truths of Islam; the five pillars of faith, the [[Quran]] as divine, and the [[Sunnah]] as an apropriate frame of reference for daily life. However the Mutazilah's interpolation of hellenic-latinate [[logic]] made more traditional scholars uncomfortable.

Mutazilah theology accepted the central truths of Islam; the five pillars of faith, the [[Quran]] as divine, and the [[Sunnah]] as an appropriate frame of reference for daily life. However the Mutazilah's interpolation of Hellenic-latinate [[logic]] made more traditional scholars uncomfortable.

There are five central principles in Mutazilah theology. God is one and unified, [[God]] is a perfect judge who enacts perfect universal divine justice, God promises as well as punishes,a true believer shall not sin actively, in addition to advocating religious and social duties while opposing and condemning the opposite.

There are five central principles in Mutazilah theology. God is one and unified, [[God]] is a perfect judge who enacts perfect universal divine justice, God promises as well as punishes,a true believer shall not sin actively, in addition to advocating religious and social duties while opposing and condemning the opposite.