Month: November 2024
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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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WHY IMĀM ABUL HASAN AL-ASH’ARĪ (d. 324 AH) COMPILED AL-IBĀNA ‘AN UṢŪL AL-DIYĀNA AND PROOF THAT IT WAS TAMPERED WITH LATER ON
Imām Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ṣafadī (d. 764H) mentioned the following in two places of his famous work known as al-Wāfī bil-Wafayāt…
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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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