The reasons that led to the spread of the Ash'ari school of thought

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what are the most important reasons that led to the spread of the Ash'ari school of thought among Muslims?

Answer:
The reasons that led to this, and Allah knows best, are that the majority of the Shafi'i, Hanafi, and Maliki schools were established upon this in the later period. In the later period, they were established upon this school of thought, and it spread and became the prescribed standard among them, so it became the prevailing one among them. Yes.