KnowraMihnaLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Mihna, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 5Related 7Compared with 1Islamic theologyBroader topic: The state’s enforcement of a theological position made doctrinal debate a matter of power.Ahmad ibn HanbalBroader topic: Ahmad's refusal to affirm the doctrine brought him imprisonment and public prominence.Al-Ma'munBroader topic: This policy shows that Al-Ma'mun also used caliphal authority to enforce theological doctrine.Createdness of the QuranBroader topic: The debate became state policy when caliphs compelled scholars to affirm createdness.AtharismBroader topic: Ahmad ibn Hanbal's opposition made the episode central to Athari accounts of theological authority.