hadith

  • Salafi Literalism and Allegorical Language in the Qur’an

    Kalam – Hand of God? Literal or Metaphorical? An analysis of the Qur’anic usage of metaphorical language in relation to the concept of Mutashabihat (ambiguous and/or allegorical verses) related to the subject of God, the Hereafter and Divine actions. The Anthropomorphist doctrine is advocated by the Salafi school, influenced by Ibn Taymiyya and Muhammad b.

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  • Tafsir: Explicit Vs Ambigious – Mu’tazili Vs Salafi

    “Al-Zamakhsharī cites two examples explaining how a ‘perspicous’ (muḥkam) verse can provide the basis for interpreting an ‘ambiguous’ (mutashābih) verse. He considers that “Looking upon their Lord” (ilā rabbihā nāẓiratun) is an ‘ambiguous’ (mutashābih) verse which can be interpreted by a ‘perspicous’ (muḥkam) verse: “Vision cannot attain Him,” (lā tudrikuhu al-abṣār). Similarly, “We command its

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  • The Usul al-Fiqh of the Four Madhhabs

    By Faheem Nadeem Maliki Usul        Split into Explicit texts (Nass) and Apparent (dhahir) texts. Nass texts are not open to interpretation whereas dhahir can be interpreted. Shafi’i considered to Nass and Dhahir to be interchangeable, in the Maliki position the Nass is stronger than the dhahir. A dhahir text can mean one of two

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  • Visually Seeing God in Islam: Theological Debate Unveiled

    I dedicate this work mainly for the Muslim Ummah who disagree & quarrel over such a vital part of religion & theology. This research presents the varying usage of the Muhkamat (explicit) verses to fully apprehend the concept of mutashabihat (ambiguous/allegorical) verses in relation to metaphysical matters such as God, Divine attributes and the Hereafter

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  • Munafiq Government Scholars: Distorting Divine Law and Deception Exposed

    Refutation of Munafiq Government Scholars The Munafiq government scholars of Turkey who have allied themselves with the head of disbelief, the Taghut, who has become the worshipped entity besides Allah have sold the Deen of Allah! When Allah commands, they forbid, when Allah forbids, they permit! When God is to be obeyed, they obey their

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  • Shi’a Imamate: Was Imam ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib Appointed as the Political Leader (Caliph) After the Prophet?

    Acknowledgements Firstly, I thank my dear friends Raza Rizvi & Muhammed al-Sharifi for helping me gather these quotes, references & arguments in regard to Shi’a Imamate and the theological belief that ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib is Divinely appointed as the political leader. I acknowledge their great efforts and I acknowledge that they have helped me

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  • Divorce in Islam: Rights and Procedures for a Balanced System

    Acknowledgment I would like to acknowledge & thank Prima Quran for his articulate articles regarding the correct rules & regulations of marriage & divorce laws under Shari’a through the clear verses of the Qur’an & the practice of the established Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad that was undermined by some later schools of Islamic jurisprudence.

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  • Bismillah – in the name of God Hadith List: Hadith 1: It has been narrated in Saĥīh Ibn Hibbān, as-Sufi told us in Baghdād, from Haytham Al-Khārijah, from Mudriq Ibn Sa’ad Fizāri (Abu Sa’eed), from Hayyan Ibn Abi Nadr, from Junāda Ibn Abi ‘Umayah who heard ‘Ubaydah Ibn ‘Osāma saying, “The Messenger of Allāh و

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  • Hadith: Obedience to other than God

    Concealed Hadiths about obeying the disobedient Rulers Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours, that is not from it, then it is rejected. It is a well-known Sahih Hadith recorded by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud. – Abdullah bin Mas’ud related that the Prophet (saw) said: “Your affairs after me will be governed by

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  • Usul al-Fiqh/Jurisprudence: Qur’anic arguments against qiyas by Ibn Hazm

    Refutation of qiyas (analogy in religion) by Ibn Hazm Ibn Hazm cites in refutation of qiyas include: Qur’an 42:21: “What! Have they partners (in godhead) who have established (sharau) for them some religion for which God has given no permission?;” Qur’an 65:1: “And any who transgresses the limits of God does verily wrong his (own)

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