Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah
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Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah is a major Sunni Islamic theological work by Ibn Taymiyyah that systematically refutes Shi'a doctrines and defends orthodox Sunni creed.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological work
ⓘ
Sunni polemical work ⓘ refutation literature ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely studied in Sunni seminaries ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Shi'a doctrine of Imamate
ⓘ
Shi'a use of rational theology ⓘ Shi'a view of the Sahaba ⓘ infallibility of the Imams ⓘ |
| defends |
Abu Bakr's caliphate
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Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah principles ⓘ Umar's caliphate ⓘ Uthman's caliphate ⓘ orthodox Sunni creed ⓘ status of the Sahaba ⓘ |
| denominationPerspective | Sunni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic sectarian polemics
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critique of Shi'a hadith methodology
ⓘ
historical reports about early caliphate ⓘ methodology of following the Sunnah ⓘ |
| genre |
kalam
ⓘ
polemics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Salafi theological discourse
ⓘ
later Sunni polemical literature ⓘ |
| inResponseTo | Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli's Minhaj al-Karama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inResponseToAuthor | Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Imamate
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Qur'anic exegesis ⓘ companions of the Prophet ⓘ defense of Sunni creed ⓘ hadith evidence ⓘ refutation of Shi'a doctrines ⓘ |
| opposedDenomination | Twelver Shi'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
manuscript form
ⓘ
printed editions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mamluk era ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Methodology of the Prophetic Sunnah ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
rational argumentation
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textual evidence ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Qur'an
NERFINISHED
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hadith collections ⓘ |
| writtenCenturyGregorian | 14th century ⓘ |
| writtenCenturyHijri | 8th century AH ⓘ |
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