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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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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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Refutations
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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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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Aqeeda
The Divine Attributes: Ahlus Sunnah vs. Mujassimah
The following introductory essay delineates the basic creedal differences between Ahlus Sunnah wa l-Jamā’ah and the contemporary Salafiyyah on the…
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The false attribution of “Juz’un fi-Dhikri I‘tiqād as-Salaf fi-l-Huruf wa-l-Aswat” to Imam al-Nawawi
Abu Bilal Al-Maliki (tr. el-turki): The rule of the people of hadith is: ان كنت مدعياً فالدليل ، وإذا كنت…
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Imam al-Nawawi (d. 676 AH) on how to understand the Attributes of Allah
The famous Shafi’i scholar known as Imam Muhyud-Din Yahya al-Nawawi (d. 676 AH) said in his well acknowledged and respected…
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Refutations
Scholarly verdicts on Ibn Abi’l Izz and his Sharh on al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya
The following are selected verdicts on the status and standing of Ibn Abi’l Izz (d. 792 AH) who authored a…
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Imam al-Qurtubi and the Claims of a Pseudo-Athari
This is a short response that was originally posted on an Islamic forum by Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed…
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Ta’wil of al-Kursi to Mean ‘Ilm (Knowledge)
TA’WIL OF AL-KURSI TO MEAN ILM (KNOWLEDGE) ACCORDING TO SOME FROM THE SALAF: A REPLY TO FAISAL AL-JASIM …
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