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Ibn Bāz (d. 1999), Sulaymān ibn Siḥmān (d. 1930) & al-Fawzan on the Term “Wahhābī” as an Ascription to the Way of Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792)
The designation “Wahhābī” represents a complex historical and theological marker within Islamic intellectual discourse, primarily…
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Al-Ḥayda wal-Iʿtidhār Attributed to ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Kinānī (d. 240 AH)
الحيدة والاعتذار للكناني Al-Ḥayda wal-Iʿtidhār [The Evasion and Apology] Attributed to ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Kinānī (d.…
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Al-Albānī on Ibn Baṭṭa (d. 387 AH):
In contemporary Salafī theological discourse, several editors have undertaken critical editions and publications of doctrinal…
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The Foundations of the Sunna Attributed to Imām Aḥmad: Weak (ḍaʿīf) chain of transmission, not authentic
أصول السنة المنسوب للإمام أحمد ضعيف الإسناد لا يصح The Foundations of the Sunna (Usul…
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Imam Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī (d. 795 AH) on the night of Mid-Sha’ban
The following is from a well known Hanbali scholar known as Imam Zayn al-Dīn Abū…
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The virtues of the Mid-Shaʿbān Night according to Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī and al-Albānī
فضل ليلة النصف من شعبان عند ابن تيمية وابن رجب الحنبلي والألباني The virtues of…
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Examples of the interpretations [Ta’wīlat] of Imām Aḥmad regarding the (Qur’anic) verses and Hadiths on the divine attributes (of Allah).
نماذج من تٲويلات الٳمام ٲحمد لآيات وٲحاديث الصفات. Examples of the interpretations [Ta’wīlat] of Imām…
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Virtues of the Night of Mid Sha’ban
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Sunni Criticism of Using Weak and Problematic Ḥadīths to Establish Allah’s Attributes in Contemporary Salafi Works
ما الفائدة من تبيين وإخراج الأحاديث الضعيفة والمنكرة والموضوعة في كتب عقائد الحشوية والمجسمة وإظهارها،…
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Imam Abu Bakr al-Ṭarṭūshī al-Mālikī (d. 520 AH), the Ḥashwiyya and the issue of Istiwā’
Imam Abu Bakr al-Ṭarṭūshī al-Mālikī (d. 520 AH) mentioned the following discourse with regard to…
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Imam ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Yāfiʿī (d. 768 AH) on the Doctrinal Positions of the Ashʿarīs, Later Ḥanbalīs, and Literalists [Ḥashawiyya] Regarding the Divine Attributes (Ṣifāt of Allāh)
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Imam Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974 AH) Fatwa on the Ḥanbalī Creed: Distinguishing Between Imam Aḥmad’s Position and Later Interpretations, with Analysis of al-Jīlānī’s al-Ghunya and Response to Ibn Taymiyya
This fatwa addresses the interpretation of divine attributes [ṣifāt] in Ḥanbalī theology, specifically defending Imam…
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Statements from Imām Aḥmad ibn Hanbal Regarding the Negation of a Limit [ḥadd] for Allāh
“ذكر ما رواه المروذي المتوفى سنة 275 هجري عن الإمام أحمد في نفي الحد عن…
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Refutation of Claims that Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal (d. 241/855) Affirmed a Limit [ḥadd/حَدّ] for Allah
تفنيد ما ذكره ابن أبي داود عن الإمام أحمد في نسبة الحد لله Refutation of…
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Did Imām Mālik ibn Anas state: “Allāh is in the heavens, and His Knowledge is in Every place?”
. الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين السلام عليكم ورحمة…
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Authentication of the Chain of Narration of Imam Mālik’s Interpretation [Ta’wīl] Regarding Divine Descent (Nuzul)
تصحيح بسند رواية الإمام مالك في تأويل النزول Authentication of the Chain of Narration of…
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THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SAHABI ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI’S ACTIONS AT THE GRAVE OF THE NOBLE PROPHET – ﷺ
The following 5 volume work by Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed is primarily a defence…
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EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE GROSS ANTHROPOMORPHISTS [MUJASSIMA] IN ISLAMIC HISTORY
In examining the historical trajectory of anthropomorphic interpretations, scholarly attention must be directed toward notable…
December 24, 2024
THE EXPLANATION OF “FOOT” IN RELATION TO THE HELL-FIRE ACCORDING TO IMAMS AL-BAYHAQĪ (d. 458 AH) AND AL-KHAṬṬĀBĪ (d. 388 AH)
In his seminal work “Kitāb al-Asmāʾ wa-l-Ṣifāt” (The Book of Divine Names and Attributes), the…
December 24, 2024
THE INTERPRETATION [TA’WĪL] OF IMĀM IBN ḤIBBĀN (d. 354 AH) OF “FOOT” AS PLACE
Abū Ḥātim Muḥammad ibn Ḥibbān al-Bustī (Arabic: محمد ابن حبان البستی) (c. 270–354 AH/884–965 CE)…