Al Fikr al Takfiri

September 16, 2022

Foreword

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Foreword By Ustadh Dr. Muhammad ‘Abdul Mun’im al Birri   Dean of Islamic Studies and the former Head of the Council of Senior Scholars of al Azhar University, Cairo All praise belongs to Allah. Salutations and peace upon our Nabi Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. One who ponders over the Sirah of our Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and his […]
September 16, 2022

Introduction

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Introduction   قَالُوْا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوْسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِيْنَ They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Yusuf with our belongings; and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.”[1]   All praise belongs to Allah. Salutations and […]
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Chapter One – Establishing the concept of Takfir to be a well-grounded tenet according to the Shia determined by their narrations and emphatically stated by their scholars – Introduction

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter One Establishing the Concept of Takfir to be a well-grounded tenet according to the Shia determined by their narrations and emphatically stated by their scholars   Introduction Whoever studies the ‘aqidah books of the Shia or is cognisant of the declarations and verdicts of their scholars—after investigation—will determine unequivocally that the reality is that the Takfir made by the Shia is directed […]
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Section One – The Emphatic Narrations of the Imams regarding the belief of Takfir

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section One The Emphatic Narrations of the Imams regarding the belief of Takfir   Introduction Among the fundamentals and axioms of the Imamiyyah creed, which every acquainted person is aware of, is their belief in the infallibility of the Twelve Imams from all major and minor sins and that they do not speak out of desire and ijtihad. Rather, Allah subhanahu wa ta […]
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Section Two – Distinguished Personalities of the Shia subscribing to the concept of Takfir and their distinct belief in it

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two Distinguished Personalities of the Shia subscribing to the concept of Takfir and their distinct belief in it   Introduction We have quoted the abundant mutawatir narrations of the infallible Imams of the Shia to establish Takfir as a mainstream doctrine in their creed. We have determined the belief of the general Shia masses at the head of whom are the scholars […]