How a secularist persecution of peaceful orthodox imams changed the face of scholarship: The Mihna
A bizarre event in Islamic history Between 833 and 848 AD, a bizarre event took place in Islamic history which was to change the face of scholarship and law for ever. It was the agressive inquisition by the ‘secular’ Caliph Al-Ma’mun (yes, the one who also established the Bait al-Hikma) […]