December 3, 2011
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Latest addition to the website (as of Jan 1st, 2012):
Who among the scholars said that God exists without a place?
- Imam Ibn Asakir explains the belief of Imam Ashari: God exists without a place
- Imam Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi narrates the Consensus of the Muslims on the fact that God exists without a place
- al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani confirms that God is free from being in a place
Who among the Sunni scholars said that believing otherwise is blasphemy?
- The Consensus of the founders of the four schools of Law on the fact that attributing a direction to God is blasphemy (as reported by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami)
- Fatwa of the scholars of al-Azhar on the one who believes that God is in a place
- The judgement of the Scholars of the Salaf : believing Allah is in a direction is blasphemy (kufr) (as reported by Ali al-Qari)
- Ali al-Qari narrates the saying of Abu Hanifah who declares as blasphemers those who say ‘I do not know if Allah is on Earth or in the sky’
- Ibn al-Jawzi (the great Hanbali scholar) declares the anthropomorphists as disbelievers
- al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah mention clearly that the one who says Allah fis-samaa aiming at a place has committed blasphemy
Who among the Sunni scholars made interpretations of verses or hadith?
- Ibn al-Jawzi explains the actual meaning of Hadith ad-Dahak (whose apparent meaning would be that God would have laughed)
- Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal interprets the verse ‘Wa ja’a Rabbuka’ (narrated by as-Saidi)
- Imam an-Nawawi interprets hadith an-Nuzul (the hadith whose apparent meaning would be that God descends)
- Imam Abu Hanifah (from the SALAF) does say that ‘Istiwa’ should not be understood as being established or being seated
- Imam al-Boukhari interprets ‘wajh’ (literally ‘face’) by mulk (‘dominion’)
- Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal interprets the verse ‘Wa ja’a Rabbuka’ (narrated by Ibn Kathir)
- Abu Nasr ibn al-Qushayri answers the anthropomorphists (MUST READ!)
Other very important issues:
- Imam an-Nawawi explains that apostasy invalidates the marriage contract
- Ash-Shahrastani mentions the issue of translating the attributes of Allah in Persian
- Imam an-Nawawi explains that the one who says ‘There is no god but Allah, who lives in the sky’ does not become a believer
- Who are the Jahmiyyah? Answered by Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi
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