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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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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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Imam Ali al-Qari (d. 1014 AH) on how to understand the Attributes of Allah
The famous Hanafi scholar known as Imam Ali al-Qari (d. 1014 AH) said in his well acknowledged and respected commentary…
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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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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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Short Statements of Creed from Imam Abu Hanifah
In a number of reports found in the biographies of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr, Imam Abu Hanifah succintly…
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Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut’s critique of Albani’s comment on Imam Abu Hanifa
Following is a hadith from Sharh Mushkil al-Athar of Imam Abu Ja’far at-Tahawi and Shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut’s comment on it.…
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