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  • Refuting the Muslim Church – Taqleed leading to KUFR

    Response to Shaykh Saeed Kamli: BISMILLAH Now the issue with Shaykh Saeed Kamli of Morocco is this, if the people that he is addressing actually said “I feel like this opinion or fatwa is wrong (without evidence)”, then he would certainly be correct to say “who cares about your feelings!”. This is how Allah makes

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  • 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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  • Philosophy/Theology – Why do we need revelation when we have reason?

    Philosophy – Why do we need Divine Revelation when we have reason? Imamzaydinstitute.org The Qur’an clearly opposes arrogance and reminds humanity that the cause of every beauty is actually from the Ultimate Creator. This includes intellect, knowledge, wisdom and morality. The Qur’an refutes the false conception of self-sufficiency by saying “he sees himself self-sufficient,” while

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  • How should Muslims govern their affairs according to Zaydi thought? Who are the true leaders who are deserving of authority? The Call & Treatise of Imam Ahmad b. al-Husayn al-Haruni al-Mu’ayyed Billah ‘O servants of God I see that the purposes of justice are in disorder, and the hearts of the allies of God are

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