Archive for September, 2006
Ibn Katheer on the Attributes of Allah
Let us take a quick look at the position of Ibn Katheer on the Attributes of Allah.
Firstly, Ibn Kathir was a devout student and an admirer of Ibn Taymiyya, and would follow him in many of his views and opinions, as he would also accompany him on his Hisba missions of commanding good and forbidding [...]
Did Imam Ahmed Make Ta’wil?
The narration about Imam Ahmad supposedly making Ta’wil of ‘Your Lord will Come…’ is narrated by Hanbal alone, the uncle of the Imam. The Hanbalis are very cautious when it comes to narrations transmitted by Hanbal alone on the issues of Fiqh, so how about the issues of Aqida? Many Hanbali Imams claimed that Hanbal [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tafwid al-Ma’na in Istiwa?
Tafweed al-Ma`na is -not- a belief that the Attributes of Allah “have no meaning”. It is the belief that -certain- attributes of Allah are clear and -certain- ones are not. In these that are not clear we relegate the Ma`na to Allah alone. One example is ar-rahmanu `ala-l `arsh-istawa. We accept it as a literal [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )One Part of Allah’s Mercy on Earth?
How do we understand the issue of saying Allah’s mercy is infinite when the authentic hadeeth related by Abu Hurayrah in al-Bukhari and Muslim describes dividing mercy into one hundred parts. Would ‘mercy’ in this hadeeth be an attribute of His, the Most High? Is there anything in the authentic Sunnah describing Allah, the Most [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ash’ari Textbooks – Qur’an is Created
Sharh Jawharat Tawheed of Bayjuri is a classical Ash’ari textbook for aqeedah. In it he says that “it is only permitted to teach that the Qur’an is created in a classroom setting.” Here is a scan from this book (this is from a printing edited by Dr. ‘Ali Jum’ah).
It should be noted that even the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Short Bio of Abul-Hasan by Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi said in his al-Muntadham about Abul-Hasan al-Ash’ari:
“He was born in 260 AH. He delved into the Kalam, and was upon the madhab of the Mu’tazila for a long time. He then decided to oppose them and proclaimed a doctrine which muddled up people’s beliefs and caused endless strife. The people never differed that [...]
Ash’aris/Maturidis – Is the Qur’an Speech or Meaning?
The statement,
The Maturidiyyah and the Ashaairah are of the opinion that Allah’s Speech refers to the ma’aani (meaning and message) not the sound and letters
is slightly inaccurate.
The Ash’aris and the Maturidis believe
Kalami Reason Ash’aris Make Ta’wil and Tafwid
There is a Kalami reason why the Ash’aris either make ta’weel of Attributes such as Hand, Face, etc, or make Tafweedh, while in both cases they negate the dhahir – the literal meaning – which the Salaf affirmed as confirmed by al-Khattabi, al-Khateeb and even al-Qushayri the hardcore Ash’arite.
Now, why did they deny that Allah [...]
Ash’aris Believe Quran is Created and Ibn Qudama’s Refutation
The Ash’aris believe that Allah’s Speech subsists in His Essence and is without sound or letters, and therefore, Allah could not have said Alif-Laam-Meem.
The Mu’tazilah believed that the Quran is Allah’s Speech; and Allah’s Speech is created.
The Ash’aris believed that the Quran is not Allah’s Speech, so while Allah’s Speech is uncreated, the Quran remains [...]
Ibn Qudama on Tafwid
It is true that some scholars have opined that ibn Qudama is a Mufawwidh.
However, upon reading the rest of his statements in Lum’at al-I’tiqad, as well as his other books in theology, it is clearly noticed that he affirms the dhahir of the texts, and therefore, by the term tafwidh, he means tafwidh of the [...]
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