Wāṣil ibn ʿAtāʾ (699–748) (Arabic: واصل بن عطاء) was a Muslim theologian and jurist.
In Basra he began to develop the ideologies that would lead to the Muʿtazilite school.
[4] Wasil's thoughts and solutions stem from the conflicts experienced by many scholars in resolving theological and political problems.
His main contribution to the Muʿtazilite school was in planting the seeds for the formation of its doctrine.
Wasil ibn Ata died in 748 in the Arabian Peninsula.