al-Fuwaṭī, Hishām b. ʿAmr - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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El-Omari, Racha
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Hishām b. ʿAmr al-Fuwaṭī (d. before 230/845) (Van Ess, TG , 4:2-3; Van Ess, EIr , 10:119-20) was an early Muʿtazilī theologian from Basra. He travelled widely on Muʿtazilī missions, visited Baghdad, and made a strong impression on the caliph al-Maʾmūn (r. 198-218/814-33) (al-Jishumī, vol. 1, fol. 58b). Al-Fuwaṭī was influenced by the anthropology of Muʿammar b. ʿAbbād (d. 215/830), who was known for his pioneering incorporation of the doctrine of "natures" (ṭabāʾiʿ) into Muʿtazilī theology. More importantly, he