Ash'aris are those who adhere to Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari in his school of theology. Ashÿarism or Ashÿarë theology (; : ) is one of the main Sunnë schools of Islamic theology, founded by the Arab Muslim scholar, ShÃÂfiÿë jurist, and scholastic theologian Abà « al-Ḥasan al-Ashÿarë in the 9thâÂÂ10th century. It established an orthodox guideline based on scriptural authority, rationality.
Al-Ashÿarë established a middle way between the doctrines of the Atharë and Muÿtazila schools of Islamic theology, based both on reliance on the sacred scriptures of Islam and theological rationalism concerning the agency and attributes of God. Ashÿarism eventually became the predominant school of theological thought within Sunnë Islam, and is regarded as the single most important school of Islamic theology in the history of Islam.
Two popular sources for Asharism creeds are Maqalat al-Islamiyyin and Ibana'an Usul al-Diyana. Asharism adheres to Theological voluntarism (Divine command theory), thus right and wrong can not be determined intuitively or naturally, since they are not objective realities, but God commands â as revealed in the Quran and the ḥadëth â what is right and wrong. Good is what God commands and is by definition just; evil is what God forbids and is likewise unjust.