المعنى الاصطلاحي

The followers Abu Mūsa ibn ‘Eesa ibn Sabeeh al-Musdār, who died in 226 A.H. or so. He claimed that people can produce something better than the noble Qur’an in terms of versification and eloquence. He also went too far in declaring Muslims to be disbelievers, to the extent that he regarded those who accompany the ruler as disbelievers.

الشرح المختصر

“Al-Muzdāriyyah” – or “Al-Murdāriyyah” – is one of the Mu‘tazilite groups. They are the followers of Abu Mūsa ‘Eesa ibn Sabeeh (or Maseeh) al-Muzdār (or al-Murdār). He was surnamed Abu Mūsa, the student of Bishr ibn al-Mu‘tamir, and he was also known as the monk of "Al-Mu‘tazilah". He distinguished himself from them by a number of things, such as the following: 1. He claimed that Allah, the Almighty, can lie and oppress; and if He were to do so, He would have been a lying and oppressive god – far Exalted is Allah above what he said. 2. He alleged that people can produce something like the Qur’an in terms of its versification, eloquence, and rhetoric. And he went too far and claimed that the Qur’an was created and regarded those who believe in the timelessness of this noble Book as disbelievers. 3. He went to extremes in declaring Muslims to be disbelievers, as he regarded those who associate with the ruler as non-Muslims who may not inherit from, or be inherited by, Muslims. He also declared anyone who says that people’s deeds are created by the Almighty Lord and anyone who states that Allah can be seen by eyesight to be a disbeliever. He even adopted a more extreme approach and declared those who make the statement “There is no god but Allah” to be disbelievers.