Articles
Qurʾānists and Ḥadīth Rejectors
An examination of the Qurʾānic commands to follow the Messenger and the contradiction of rejecting authentic ḥadīth while relying on transmitted knowledge to identify the Prophet and understand Islamic history and worship.
Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Muḥsin al-ʿAbbād examines passages attributed to an-Nawawī and Ibn Ḥajar concerning Allah’s Attributes and the creed of the Salaf.
Shīʿah
A reported debate attributed to Jaʿfar aṣ-Ṣādiq on the virtue of Abū Bakr, with Qurʾānic arguments and supplementary reports from hadith and tafsīr.
Muslim Brotherhood and Political Groups
A statement attributed to Shaykh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar Bāzmul contrasts mosque provision abroad with reported restrictions on Sunnī mosques and worship in Iran.
Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs
Shaykh Muḥammad Taqī ad-Dīn al-Hilālī discusses the spread of Ashʿarī doctrine in Morocco, his magazine Lisān ad-Dīn and the earlier burning of al-Ghazālī’s Iḥyāʾ.
Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs
Historical reports on al-Bāqillānī, ad-Dāraquṭnī and Abū Dharr al-Harawī, and how the article traces the transmission of Ashʿarī doctrine to North Africa.
Muslim Brotherhood and Political Groups
Shaykh ʿAbd Allah ibn Ḥumayd explains the label “Wahhābism”, the call of Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb and the meaning of worship devoted to Allah alone.
Khawārij and Extremism
Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī condemns suicide bombings and treachery, explains his criticism of the Khawārij and distinguishes their actions from the Salafī call.
Shīʿah
Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī distinguishes between beliefs held by ordinary adherents of the Rāfiḍah and discusses worldly dealings and religious cooperation.
Shīʿah
Shaykh ʿAlī al-Faqīhī’s discussion of the term Rāfiḍah, followed by the translator’s notes and definitions quoted from classical works.
Khawārij and Extremism
Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī condemns terrorism and explains the prohibition of treachery in a statement concerning the bombings in Britain.
Muslim Brotherhood and Political Groups
Shaykh Muḥammad Amān al-Jāmī discusses the Qadariyyah, the Jabriyyah and the Companions’ response to denial of divine decree.
