Aqeeda
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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 of the authenticity of the…
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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 figures and schools who, in…
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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 distinguished Shāfiʿī jurist and hadith…
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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) was a prominent Shāfiʿī scholar,…
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IMĀM TĀJ AL-DĪN AL-SUBKĪ (D. 771 AH) SAID THE FOLLOWING ON TAFWĪḌ, TA’WĪL, TANZĪH AND THE MUJASSIMA
Imām Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī (d. 771 AH) said the following on Tafwīḍ, Ta’wīl, Tanzīh and the Mujassima in his Ṭabaqāt…
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TWO QUOTES FOR TAFWĪḌ AL-MAʿNĀ OF THE ṢIFĀT OF ALLĀH
In Islamic theological discourse, tafwīḍ al-maʿnā (delegation of meaning) concerning Allah’s attributes (ṣifāt) represents a significant methodological approach among traditional…
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UNDERSTANDING THE ATTRIBUTES (ṢIFĀT) OF ALLĀH ACCORDING TO IMĀM IBN JAMĀʿAH (d. 733 AH)
The following is from a forthcoming full translation of the named work: “Īḍāḥ al-Dalīl fī Qaṭʿ Ḥujaj Ahl al-Taʿṭīl” (Clarification…
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Imām al-Bayhaqī’s Letter to ‘Amīd al-Mulk on Imām Abu l-Hasan al-Ash‘arī
In his comprehensive hagio-biography of Imām Abu l-Hasan al-Ash‘arī (260 – 324 H) Tabyīn Kadhib al-Muftarī, Hāfiz Ibn ‘Asākir (499…
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AL-ḤĀFIẒ IBN ḤAJAR AL-HAYTAMĪ (d. 974 AH) ON WHAT IS OBLIGATORY TO LEARN AND BELIEVE REGARDING THE ṢIFĀT OF ALLĀH (DIVINE ATTRIBUTES) AND RELIGIOUS OBLIGATIONS
In his celebrated work al-Fatāwā al-Ḥadīthiyyah, al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī (d. 974H) addressed one of the most crucial questions facing…
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