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Al-Albānī on the Ḥanbalī: Al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH) and his extremism in ʿAqīda
Introduction: In 1995, some British-based Salafīs published an English translation of an ʿAqīda (Islamic creed) related text attributed to the…
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Imam ‘Alī al-Qārī (d. 1014 AH) on Tafwīḍ al-Ma’nā (delegation of the meaning) Regarding the Divine Attributes [Ṣifāt]: The Way of the Salaf
In Islamic theological discourse, few topics have generated as much scholarly debate as the proper approach to understanding the divine…
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Ḥātim al-‘Awnī: Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal Opposes Taymīs on the Nature of Divine Speech
Imām Aḥmad said: “Allāh has been eternally knowing and speaking.” (al-Miḥnah li Ḥanbal ibn Isḥāq, p. 102) This explanation contradicts…
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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 the Mid-Shaʿbān Night according to…
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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، وقبل ذلك بيان انقطاع أسانيد…
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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 Imam Mālik’s Interpretation [Ta’wīl] Regarding…
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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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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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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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