Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar_ Miracles – pp.161-166[1] Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar: “wa ‘l-ayat thabita…qabl an yarzuqa.” Notes: Prophets are endowed with mu`jizat or “signs” (ayat) which is something that contravenes what is customarily known in experience (khariq li ’l-`adat).[2] Miracles are called ‘signs’ because they are feats or occurrences that seek to establish the veracity of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiqh al-Akbar Commentary (al-Maghnisawi)
Notes from the study of the small treatise on early Islamic doctrines from within the analytic tradition of medieval Muslim philosophy.
12. Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar_beatific vision
Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar_ Beatific Vision – pp.167-169 Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar: “wa Allahu ta`ala yura…khalqihi musafah.” Notes: The visio beatifica or visio dei (‘seeing God’) is a fact (cf. 75:21-22).[1] It is the direct self-disclosure or personal communication of Allah to His elect servants but does not entail visio dei per essentiam (seeing Allah’s Essence). It … Continue reading
The Works of Imam Abu Hanifah
The Books of Imam al-A`zam Abu Hanifah al-Nu`man b. Thabit b. Zuta b. Mazraban There are five books attributed our noble Imam (RA). They are Kitab Kitab Kitab Kitab Kitab al-Wasiyyah Fiqh al-Akbar al-`Alim wa’ l-Muta`allim Fiqh al-Absat al-Risalah Transmitted by al-Qadi Abu Yusuf Transmitted by Hammad b. Abi Hanifah[1] Transmitted by Abu Muqatil … Continue reading
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