Excerpts taken from al-Fawaid al-Madaniyya – the akhbari magnum opus penned by Mullah Ameen al-Astarabadi (d. 1033 AH) – I [Muhammad Ameen al-Astarabadi] have heard from some of the mashaekh (i.e. senior shia scholars) that when a group of scholars of the common sect [i.e. sunnis] shamed our companions [i.e. shia scholars] that "you do … Continue reading The Akhbari Monologue [IV]
Excerpts taken from al-Fawaid al-Madaniyya – the akhbari magnum opus penned by Mullah Ameen al-Astarabadi (d. 1033 AH) – | Usulis, academically influenced by Sunnis? | I (Muhammad Ameen al-Astarabadi) say: What the Usulis have cited from the common sect [i.e. the sunnis] about the principles of Usul [al-fiqh], some of these principles verily tend … Continue reading The Akhbari Monologue [III]
Excerpts taken from al-Fawaid al-Madaniyya - the akhbari magnum opus penned by Mullah Ameen al-Astarabadi (d. 1033 AH) - |Divinity of Islamic Laws| I (Muhammad Ameen al-Astarabadi) say: What is derived from the words of the People of the remembrance (ahl al-zikr i.e. the Ahlulbayt), peace be upon them, is that God Almighty has a … Continue reading The Akhbari Monologue [II]
We must be aware that Imam Ali (a.s.) has reprimanded and condemned the belief of unification or amalgamation or blending i.e. al-mumazjah (الممازجة) of the creation with the Creator. (al-Kafi 8:18)Translation by Hubeali.comNow let's see what major scholars like Sayyid al-Khoei have stated with respect to the blasphemous nature of this belief. فان العاقل كيف … Continue reading School of Ibn al-Arabi & Existential Pantheism [I]
Theoretical review of the legal issue concerning 'iqamatul hudud' by al-Sayyid Ahmad al-Khunsari demonstrating prohibition of executing capital punishments while being unwarranted by the Infallible Imam (a.s.). The late Ustazul fuqaha wa al-maraj'i Ayatllah al-Sayyid Ahmad al-Khunsari was one of most widely acclaimed and high ranking jurists who had existed in recent times; counted among … Continue reading Illegality of Capital Punishments in the Age of Ghaybah
Meerza Hussain Nouri al-Tabarsi 'Muhaddith al Nouri' [d.1320 AH] Mawlana Hayder 'Ali ibn al Mawla Meerza [Muhammad] Al Sheerwani - was a virtuous dignified personality, and an exalted scholar as we know about him from his annotations (commentary) on 'Al Masalik' and other books which are even though a few in number but proclaim onto … Continue reading Hayder Ali Sherwani, a radical Safawid scholar and his animosity towards sunnis
Excerpts taken from al-Fawaid al-Madaniyya – the akhbari magnum opus penned by Mullah Ameen al-Astarabadi (d. 1033 AH) – Muḥammad ʾAmīn ʾAstarābādī (Persian: محمدامین استرآبادی, died 1623/24 or 1626/1627) was an Iranian theologian and proponent of the orthodox conservative(Akhbari) strand in Twelver Shia Islamic belief, those who base their theology on hadiths and reject fatwas. He … Continue reading The Akhbari Monologue [I]
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