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====Historical Development====
====Historical Development====
In the Sunni world, the theology and philosophy were intertwined since the period of [[al-Ghazali]] (505/1111) and before him in the period of [[Imam al-Haramayn 'Abd al-Malik al-Juwayni]] (478/1085). And in the period of [[Qadi 'Adud al-Din al-Iji]] (756/1355) it lost its independent identity because it was absorbed into philosophy.
In the Sunni world, the theology and philosophy were intertwined since the period of [[al-Ghazali]] (505/1111-2) and before him in the period of [[Imam al-Haramayn 'Abd al-Malik al-Juwayni]] (478/1085-6). And in the period of [[Qadi 'Adud al-Din al-Iji]] (756/1355) it lost its independent identity because it was absorbed into philosophy.


Unlike the Sunni theology which had a dialectical tone, Shiite theology had a discursive tone without having a philosophical coloring (except in the case of the Nawbakhtis). However, with the emergence of [[Khwaja Nasir al-Din al-Tusi]] (627/1229) and because of certain demands and necessities of the time, Shiite theology was also intertwined with philosophy.
Unlike the Sunni theology which had a dialectical tone, Shiite theology had a discursive tone without having a philosophical coloring (except in the case of the Nawbakhtis). However, with the emergence of [[Khwaja Nasir al-Din al-Tusi]] (627/1229) and because of certain demands and necessities of the time, Shiite theology was also intertwined with philosophy.
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