theology
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Issue of Takfir: Two types of Kufr (covering the truth) – What does it mean to commit Kufr Ni’ma (blessings of God)? Bismillah It was narrated to me from Muḥammad b. Manṣūr, he said: It was narrated to me from Aḥmad b. ʿĪsā, from al-Ḥusayn, from Abī Khālid, from Zayd, from his forefathers, from ʿAlī…
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The rise of Deism in Turkey – Is a Deistic conception of the Necessary Being coherent? A reply to Deism When I landed in the southern city of Adana in Turkey, my cousin picked me up and we started discussing the condition of the people, which then switched to the topics of religion & philosophy.…
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Is Islamic Law arbitrary, random or are the Divine laws decreed with purpose of Maslaha (greater well-being)? Views of the Ash’arites, Mu’tazila & al-Razi Fakhr al-Din al-Razi mentions, “Our companions (the Ash’arites) maintain that God, Glorious and Exalted is He, performs no action with an objective (li gharar), for if this were the case, it…
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Might does not make right, right makes right! This topic is linked to the God conception of the Zaydis and the Mutazila in contrast to other Muslim groups. The way of Ahl al ‘Adl (Zaydis and Mu’tazilites) is to stress on justice and right over power and might. The essence of everything is Justice. What…
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Knowledge linked to Action & Divine Legislation – A Zaydi Reading It is narrated that a man asked [i.e. the Prophet], peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, three times about the best of actions. He replied each time: ((Knowledge of Allah)). Then, the man said: “I asked you about actions and you…
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