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Aqeeda
Examples of the interpretations [Ta’wīlat] of Imām Aḥmad regarding the (Qur’anic) verses and Hadiths on the divine attributes (of Allah).
نماذج من تٲويلات الٳمام ٲحمد لآيات وٲحاديث الصفات. Examples of the interpretations [Ta’wīlat] of Imām Aḥmad regarding the (Qur’anic) verses…
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Refutations
Virtues of the Night of Mid Sha’ban
The great Mujtahid Imam, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i (d. 204 AH) said in his Kitab al-Umm (1/264): الأم للشافعي (1/ 264) (قَالَ…
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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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Imam Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974 AH) Fatwa on the Ḥanbalī Creed: Distinguishing Between Imam Aḥmad’s Position and Later Interpretations, with Analysis of al-Jīlānī’s al-Ghunya and Response to Ibn Taymiyya
This fatwa addresses the interpretation of divine attributes [ṣifāt] in Ḥanbalī theology, specifically defending Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s position on…
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Refutation of Claims that Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal (d. 241/855) Affirmed a Limit [ḥadd/حَدّ] for Allah
تفنيد ما ذكره ابن أبي داود عن الإمام أحمد في نسبة الحد لله Refutation of what Ibn Abī Dāwūd mentioned…
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THE INTERPRETATION [TA’WĪL] OF IMĀM IBN ḤIBBĀN (d. 354 AH) OF “FOOT” AS PLACE
Abū Ḥātim Muḥammad ibn Ḥibbān al-Bustī (Arabic: محمد ابن حبان البستی) (c. 270–354 AH/884–965 CE) was a prominent Shāfiʿī scholar,…
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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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Aqeeda
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE HADITHS ON THE DEEDS OF THE UMMAH BEING PRESENTED TO ALLAH’S MESSENGER ﷺ
This study in excess of 700 pages presents a critical analysis of narratives pertaining to some unique attributes conferred upon…
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Sunna
Give It a Second Thought: Guidelines on How to Approach Seemingly Problematic Hadīth
Give It a Second Thought: Guidelines on How to Approach Seemingly Problematic Hadīth By Muntasir Zaman “The example of the…
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