Home›Sources›Mutazilah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)SourcesMutazilah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Encyclopaedia BritannicaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Mutazilah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-mutazilah.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Mutazilah (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-mutazilahCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-mutazilah-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Mutazilah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-mutazilah}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEncyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on the Mutazilah, the Islamic school of speculative theology whose formal principles include divine justice and the recognition of good and evil by unaided reason.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (28 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2An Encyclopaedia Britannica reference entry, edited by Britannica's own editorial staff rather than a single named academic specialist with a full scholarly apparatus; a reputable general encyclopedia rather than peer reviewed scholarship, hence the middle tier.NotesWell-attestedA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for the five formal principles and the Mutazili account of divine justice and reason.CitationAuthorWell-attestedThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/MutazilahSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (28 claims)This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 19 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 21 claims: 12 well-attested, 4 connected, 5 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Well-attested19ArticlesAdl as a Formal Article of FaithReason Discloses What Revelation ConfirmsThe Competing Position: Justice as Whatever God DoesWhy This Makes Divine Justice a Meaningful ClaimSourcesMutazilah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Connected4ArticlesAdl as a Formal Article of FaithReason Discloses What Revelation ConfirmsThe Competing Position: Justice as Whatever God DoesWhy This Makes Divine Justice a Meaningful ClaimGeneral References5ArticlesA Third Answer Between Two ExtremesAdl as a Formal Article of FaithReason Discloses What Revelation ConfirmsThe Competing Position: Justice as Whatever God DoesWhy This Makes Divine Justice a Meaningful ClaimComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year