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...tedness of the Quran — a theological deviation condemned by Ahl us-Sunnah. His reign illustrates both the heights and dangers of uncr...
...octrine that the Quran was created — a position rejected by Ahl us-Sunnah as a grave innovation threatening the divine nature of Alla...
...iph al-Mutawakkil (232–247 AH) ended the Mihna and restored Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah to its rightful place as the official creed of ...
... Seljuks were committed Sunni Muslims who actively promoted Ahl us-Sunnah theology and sponsored the building of madrasas, most famou...
...to Medina. Approximately 10,000 Muslims died on both sides. Ahl us-Sunnah scholars maintain silence about the conflict, acknowledging...
... have erred, and Ali was later assassinated by a Kharijite. Ahl us-Sunnah regards all parties as sincere Muslims in error on a politi...
...n al-Abidin), were taken captive to Kufa and then Damascus. Ahl us-Sunnah regard Husayn as a martyr, mourn his killing as a great wro...
...ied in Baghdad. His steadfastness earned him the title Imam Ahl us-Sunnah. His Musnad contains over 27,000 hadith.
...slam. At-Tahawi, a Hanafi jurist, summarized the beliefs of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah in a concise text that scholars of all four sch...
...nbali school. Ibn Qudamah compiled the essential beliefs of Ahl us-Sunnah with evidence from Quran and Sunnah, covering divine attrib...
...Prophet, the Companions, the Tabi'in, and later scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah, organized by theological topic. Al-Lalika'i gathered these...
...ns from classical sources. The author presents the creed of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah as understood by the early generations, providi...
The mainstream body of Muslims who follow the Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, and the understanding of the Companions. Identified by the Prophet ﷺ as the sa
... uses limited rational argumentation to defend the creed of Ahl us-Sunnah against Mu'tazilah rationalism. Accepts Allah's attributes ...
...E) in Samarkand. Similar to the Ash'ari school in defending Ahl us-Sunnah creed through rational argument, with some distinct positio...
... Mihna crisis (833 CE) cemented his status as a defender of Ahl us-Sunnah. Predominant in Saudi Arabia and parts of the Gulf.
...from the relatively moderate Zaydis to the extreme Rafidah. Ahl us-Sunnah scholarship distinguishes carefully between ordinary Shia l...
...n 740 CE. Of all the Shia groups, the Zaydis are closest to Ahl us-Sunnah in theology and jurisprudence. They do not believe in the i...
...e primary religious texts (al-Kafi) — includes beliefs that Ahl us-Sunnah scholars consider shirk, particularly invoking the Imams in...
...rituality in general — is considered bid'ah (innovation) by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars. Some orders have developed practices that cross i...
A reformist movement within Ahl us-Sunnah calling for a return to the methodology of the Salaf al-Sal...
...nd theological foundations have been extensively debated by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.
...nions of the Prophet ﷺ have been specifically criticized by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.
...Ali were both associated with the NOI before leaving it for Ahl us-Sunnah Islam.