Jahm ibn Ṣafwān

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Jahm ibn Ṣafwān

Islamic theologian

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role in Murjiʾah

In Murjiʾah
…of their extremists, such as Jahm ibn Ṣafwān (d. ad 746), regarded faith as purely an inward conviction, thus allowing a Muslim outwardly to profess other religions and remain a Muslim, since only God could determine the true nature of his faith.
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