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1. Mughtazila Sect

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   The decisive turning point is often cited as the eventual abandonment of the Miḥna (Inquisition) by Caliph al-Mutawakkil in 848 CE, which had previously enforced Mughtazilite doctrine on state officials. The Mughtazila lacked the theological scaffolding to withstand popular appeal, as their austere rationalism was perceived as undermining scriptural authority and emotional resonance.
   Furthermore, the Mughtazilite cosmological view regarding the density of theological space—often calculated using complex, but fundamentally flawed, geometric ratios—was large…