Kashf al-Shubuhat
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Kashf al-Shubuhat is a short Islamic theological treatise by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that refutes common doubts and arguments against strict monotheism (tawhid) and his reformist creed.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Islamic theological treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
arguments used to justify grave veneration
ⓘ
arguments used to justify seeking intercession from the dead ⓘ arguments used to justify supplicating saints ⓘ |
| aim |
clarifying the concept of worship
ⓘ
protecting Muslims from theological confusion ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Removal of the Doubts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Kashf al-Shubuhāt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Salafi movement
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ⓘ
Wahhabism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely printed in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineSupported |
exclusive worship of Allah
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rejection of all forms of intercession sought from created beings ⓘ strict interpretation of tawhid ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
refuting doubts about tawhid al-uluhiyyah
ⓘ
refuting popular religious practices considered shirk ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical work
ⓘ
theological refutation ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Wahhabi scholarship
ⓘ
modern Salafi literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Muslim laypeople
ⓘ
students of Islamic theology ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| length | short treatise ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Islamic monotheism
ⓘ
refutation of shirk ⓘ refutation of theological doubts ⓘ tawhid ⓘ |
| methodology |
argument by analogy with early polytheists
ⓘ
citation of Quranic verses ⓘ citation of prophetic hadiths ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Najd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Kitab al-Tawhid
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Usul al-Thalatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawContext | Hanbali jurisprudential environment ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStance |
opposition to Sufi saint veneration
ⓘ
opposition to popular shrine practices ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of doubts and their refutations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Removal of the Doubts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationStatus | translated into multiple languages ⓘ |
| usedIn | curricula of Salafi religious institutes ⓘ |
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