Jahm B. Safwan in the context of perception and reality

Jahm b. Safwan who lived at the end of the first century and the beginning of the second Hijri century, by his views that brought to the agenda have been widely discussed and criticized in history. He has been accepted as the pioneer of the rational approach to religious texts which is arguing that religious texts should be interpreted in line with the principles of reason and the focus of criticism of Ashabu'l-Hadith. The views of Jahm, who is claimed to be the first person to voice the discussions on the halq-al Quran that affect the Islamic society in the political and social field, have been associated with different religions and cultures. Jahm defended the principle of tanzih against the idea of tashbih and tajsim, which causes Allah to be understood in a concrete form. The Jahhmiyya sect, which has been mentioned with its name in history, has been used as an apparatus to discredit and marginalize many sects and individuals. Although most of the first refutations written against the Jahmiyya sect targeted the Mu'tezile, the scope of the Jahmiyya characterization has been expanded in the historical process. Many names who defend that the Qur'an was created, who interpret or denied the attributes of Allah who belong to different traditions all have been accused of being Jahmist. Despite all criticism and accusations, the fact that Jahm's thoughts affected many sects and people in different ways, positive or negative, shows that he is one of the most important figures in the history of Islamic thought.