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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Did the science of kalam appear in the era of al-Ma'mun, or was it before that?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Did kalam appear in the era of al-Ma'mun, or was it before that?

Answer:
It was before that, but it was minor in that period. However, when the books were translated into Arabic under al-Ma'mun, the science of kalam spread and became the knowledge of many people of his time. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [261 -560] هل ظهر علم الكلام في عهد المأمون أم كان قبل ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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