Refutations
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Al-Fiqh al-Akbar: Scholars who authenticated it as a work of Imam Abū Ḥanīfa and the Mu’tazila rejection
The attribution of Al-Fiqh al-Akbar to Imam Abū Ḥanīfa al-Nu’mān ibn Thābit al-Kūfī (d. 150 AH) represents one of the…
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Imām Abū Ḥanīfa’s Autograph Copy of al-Fiqh al-Akbar: The 6th Century Manuscript Discovery and Fifty Attestations of his Authorship
This study undertakes a comprehensive examination of one of the most contested questions in Islamic intellectual history: the authorship of…
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The Scholars who affirmed al-Fiqh al-Akbar was by Imam Abū Ḥanīfa
There are two separate transmissions [riwāya] of the treatise called al-Fiqh al-Akbar. One of these transmissions belongs to Imam Abū…
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Exposing the Forgery of Sharḥ al-Sunna Attributed to al-Barbahārī by Shaykh al-Azharī
Introduction The attribution of some Islamic texts has long been a contentious issue in scholarly circles, with significant implications for…
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Sulṭān al-ʿUmayrī and his Critical View of the Book “Sharḥ al-Sunna” attributed to al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH)
This article represents the third instalment in our series examining the controversial work “Sharḥ al-Sunna” attributed to the 4th-century Ḥanbalī…
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When Eid Salah and Jumu’a Salah Coincide: Imam al-Ṭaḥāwī’s Analysis of the Narrations
The following text is from Imam Abū Ja’far Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭaḥāwī’s (d. 321 AH/933 CE) renowned work Sharḥ Mushkil…
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Zubair ʿAlī Zaiʾī (d. 2013) on the Sharḥ al-Sunna ascribed to al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH)
In continuation of a previous article on this site entitled: Al-Albānī on the Ḥanbalī: Al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH) and his…
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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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The Raf’ul Yadayn Debate: A Historical Encounter Between Shaykh al-Kawtharī and Dr. al-Hilālī
This account presents a fascinating intellectual exchange between two prominent scholars of the 20th century regarding one of the most…
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Shaykh Muhammad Awwama’s Observations on Some Books of Creed (ʿAqīda)
Observations on Some Books of Creed (ʿAqīda) نظرات في بعض كتب العقيدة بقلم: محمد عوامة By: Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwāma[i] (Dated:…
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