Nasb and the Nawasib

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The First Discussion The Concept of Nasb according to the Ahlus Sunnah   The term ‘Nasb’ is an invented term which has no basis in the Book of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala, the Sunnah of Rasul Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, or the reports of the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum. It is a term which does not feature in the works […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Second Discussion The Concept of Nasb according to the Twelver Shia The issue of Nasb is an issue which is discussed in various chapters of the Twelver Fiqh due to many rulings being linked to it. Hence it is discussed in: the chapter of purity, the chapter of the various types of impurities, the chapter of Asʾar[1] (leftovers), the chapter of Khums, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The First Discussion The Inception of Nasb ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhu enjoyed a very lofty stature which was befitting for him in the Muslim society he lived in. He attained such feats and was privileged with such merits as were not enjoyed by many. He was a leader in knowledge, in faith, in disinclination from this world, in intelligence, and […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents The Second Discussion The Causes of its Inception   It is an undisputed fact that any event has a repercussion, or a set of repercussions, which at times are direct and at times although not direct but play a very instrumental role in some way or the other in to the existence or strength of other movements. At first it is possible to categorise […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Third Discussion The Loci of Nasb   Usually people prefer to settle in places where they know their needs will be secured, whether those needs are financial, social, religious or otherwise. This, over the passage of time, plays a role in the people of a particular society assimilating and developing shared interests which they all agree upon and distinctions which distinguish them […]