Izalat al-Khafa ‘an Khilafat al-Khulafa
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Izalat al-Khafa ‘an Khilafat al-Khulafa is a seminal Islamic treatise by Shah Waliullah Dehlawi that examines the historical and theological foundations of the caliphate and early Muslim leadership.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic treatise
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Sunni theological work ⓘ religious book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend the legitimacy of the early caliphs
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reconcile Sunni and Shia historical narratives ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Saqlifah of Banu Sa‘idah
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criteria for leadership in Islam ⓘ events after the death of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Indian subcontinent Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| author | Shah Waliullah Dehlawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryWritten | 18th century ⓘ |
| cites |
Qur’anic verses
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classical Sunni historians ⓘ hadith reports ⓘ |
| discusses |
Abu Bakr
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Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED ⓘ Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED ⓘ legitimacy of the Rashidun caliphs ⓘ political authority in early Islam ⓘ sectarian disputes over the caliphate ⓘ succession to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical foundations of the caliphate
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theological foundations of the caliphate ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic history
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Islamic theology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important reference on early Islamic political history
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major work in Sunni political theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Sunni historiography
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hadith scholarship ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Sunni scholars
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students of Islamic history ⓘ students of Islamic theology ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Khulafa al-Rashidun
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caliphate in Islam ⓘ early Muslim leadership ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | key text in Shah Waliullah’s political thought ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Hujjat Allah al-Baligha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView |
consensus (ijma‘) as basis for caliphal legitimacy
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virtue and precedence of the first four caliphs ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Removal of Obscurity from the Caliphate of the Caliphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | madrasah curricula in South Asia ⓘ |
| writtenByScholarFrom | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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