Ash'arite school

The Ash’arite school is a theological tradition within Sunni Islam that emphasizes God's omnipotence and the importance of divine attributes. It arose in the 10th century as a way to reconcile faith with reason, asserting that humans cannot fully understand God's essence but can know His actions through revelation. Ash’arites believe that God's attributes are real but beyond human comprehension, and they uphold the importance of divine justice, sometimes suggesting that God's decisions may appear unjust from a human perspective but are ultimately perfect. This school balances scriptural authority with rational thought to defend orthodox Islamic beliefs.