Masail al-Jahiliyyah
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Masail al-Jahiliyyah is a short theological treatise by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that contrasts Islamic monotheism with the beliefs and practices of pre-Islamic “Age of Ignorance” Arabia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological treatise
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short treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo | clarify distinctions between Islamic guidance and pre-Islamic ignorance ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Masa’il al-Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Masā’il al-Jāhiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Wahhabism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | Salafi communities worldwide ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
beliefs of pre-Islamic Arabia
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practices of pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| discusses |
Tawhid al-rububiyyah
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Tawhid al-uluhiyyah ⓘ imitation of non-Islamic customs ⓘ innovations in religion ⓘ shirk ⓘ |
| educationalRole | introductory text on Tawhid and Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| emphasizes | exclusive worship of Allah ⓘ |
| focusesOn | differences between Islam and Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| genre |
Aqeedah text
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polemical theology ⓘ |
| hasForm | short manual ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 18th-century Najd ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Prophetic hadith on pre-Islamic practices
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Quranic critique of Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
preachers and teachers
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students of Islamic creed ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Islamic monotheism
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Tawhid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kitab al-Tawhid
NERFINISHED
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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab’s reform movement ⓘ |
| religiousDomain |
Islamic reform literature
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Islamic theology ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Hanbali-Salafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | list of issues distinguishing Islam from Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Islamic creed studies
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Salafi theology curricula ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
anti-bid‘ah
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anti-shirk ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Issues of the Age of Ignorance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
introductory creed courses
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traditional Islamic seminaries ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
assimilating non-Islamic religious practices
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returning to pre-Islamic customs ⓘ |
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