Reply and claRification to the lame claims of a

majhûl “athaRi” RegaRding imam al-quRtubi,

istiwa, jiha, istiqRaR, uluw
and the sifat of allah

Praise be to Allah that is due from all grateful believers, a fullness of praise for all his
favours: a praise that is abundantly sincere and blessed. May the blessings of Allah be
upon our beloved Master Muhammad, the chosen one, the Apostle of mercy and the
seal of all Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all); and upon his
descendants who are upright and pure: a blessing lasting to the Day of Judgment, like
the blessing bestowed upon the Prophet Ibrahim (alaihis salam) and his descendants.
May Allah be pleased with all of the Prophetic Companions (Ashab al-Kiram).
Indeed, Allah is most worthy of praise and supreme glorification!

Indeed, these issues of Imam al-Qurtubi, Istiwa, Jiha (direction), and other
related issues have been dealt with in refutations of the distortions of the
pseudo-Salafiyya by Dr GF Haddad some years ago. I will present his findings
which to date have not been fully counter-replied by these neglectful distorters
who lack sincerity and comprehension. Indeed, they are from the Asaghir of
the Akhir al-Zaman to us.

I have also added some other positions that these people may find
objectionable, so I leave it too them to ponder over and see if their halitosis
filled palates will allow it to be intellectually digested in their ulcer filled
stomachs!

I have put this together in a few short hours in reply to this majhûl “Athari”, so
any mistakes that may have crept in - we hope for forgiveness. One of the main
problems with these folks is how they search like vultures for the odd mistakes
of certain authors and then try to make a mountain out of a mole hill! They
forget their own mistakes and they remain silent in the main - when exposed
time and time again by our Ulama. This only serves to illustrate how deviated
and dishonest they have become. If only they were to look at their own “Athari”
Masters like: al-Albani – the so called “Muhaddith al-Asr” – they would have
seen literally hundreds of mistakes, not to mention the fact that at least 30
books have been written against him by Sunni and pseudo-Salafi writers. The
double standards of these people is all too obvious to gauge and see.

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 "Salafi" forgeries & manipulations
By: GF Haddad (http://www.abc.se/~m9783/n/slfm_e.html)

It seems that every fifteen minutes another textual tampering or distortion of

meaning is born at the hands of a certain sect, and to refute them is like trying
to reason with Gog and Magog. However, the following reply is not addressed to
them.

Qadi Iyad: "It was from this standpoint, of this high estimate of Imam
Malik, that ash-Shafi'i argued convincingly against Muhammad ibn al-
Hasan ash-Shaybani, the student of Abu Hanifa, in support of the
superiority of the knowledge of Malik over that of Abu Hanifa when the
two of them argued with each other on this point. (Etc.)

This is without doubt a forged report as indicated by Imam al-Bayhaqi

himself when he cited it in Manaaqib al-Shafi`i.

Al-Qurtubi al-Maliki (d.671) said, "and not a single person from the
righteous salaf rejected that His Istawaa upon His Throne was literal, and
He specified the Throne because it is from the greatest of His creation.
And they were ignorant of the kayfiyyah of His Istawaa.and Imaam Maalik
said, -al-Istawaa is known' meaning in the language, -and the nature is not
know known, and to ask about (how) is a bid'ah'" [ -al-Jaami lil Ahkaam al-
Qur'aan' of al-Qurtobee under the verse -then He rose over His Throne', see
-Mukhtasar al-Uluw' (pg. 286).]

The above is cut-and-paste and a lie against the great Ash`ari Maliki Imam
al-Qurtubi. The authentic position of al-Qurtubi from his Tafsir is thus:

1. The original quote from al-Qurtubi in al-Dhahabi's `Uluw [full edition, 600
pages edited by Hasan al-Saqqaf] here states (p. 574): "for its reality cannot be
known." This is also what is found in al-Qurtubi's Tafsir. This tampering is one
among many examples of the mendacity of al-Albani and his followers! The
reason for this particular tahrif is that when the Salafiyya were faced with the
reality of Tafwid (committal) among the Salaf, they invented the subdivision of
Tafwid al-Kayfiyya ('committal of modality'!) so as to deny that the Salaf actually
practiced Tafwid al-Ma`na ('committal of meaning'!) which is pure and
unadulterated nullification (ta`teel). So when proof to actual committal of
meaning comes up, they deny it or manipulate it, as in this case.

2. Al-Qurtubi stated verbatim: "Istiwa' is one of the Attributes of acts (min

sifat al-af`al) according to the majority of the explanations." Al-Qurtubi, Tafsir
(18:281). This is the exact same position of Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Ash`ari
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RadyAllahu `anh and the position of the entirety of the Ash`ari School. There is
no disagreement over the fact that istiwa' is real. Anyone that denies it is a kafir
since it is in the Qur'an. What is rejected is vulgar, meddlesome, ignorant
literalism and the attribution of istiwa' to Allah SWT as an attribute of the
Essence as if the Throne existed without beginning, like the Essence!

3. The continuation of al-Qurtubi's words quoted in Mukhtasar al-`Uluw (p.

286) states: "And He mentioned His Throne specifically because it is the
greatest of His creations. However, they actually did not know the modality or
howness of his Istiwa' for its haqiqa cannot be known." This shows that al-
Qurtubi understood the modality of istiwa' to be the same as the actuality of
istiwa'. Why do the Hashwiyya (gross anthropomorphists) not mention this
when they cite from Mukhtasar al-`Uluw?

4. Then al-Qurtubi continues, in his Tafsir (al-A`raf 54): "I SAY: the `Uluw
[exaltation] of Allah Most High and His irtifa` [elevation] are an expression of the
`uluw of His Majesty, Attributes, and Dominion. Meaning: There is nothing
above Him whatsoever in the sense of Majesty and its qualities, nor with Him as
a partner. Rather, He is the Most High in absolute and unconditional terms -
exalted is He!"

Why do the Hashwiyya not mention this when they cite from Tafsir al-
Qurtubi?

5. To cite Imam al-Qurtubi in support of literalism and anthropomorphism in

the Attributes is the height of ignorance and impertinence, as his strong Ash`ari
position is clear as the sun in his book on the Names and Attributes of Allah
SWT titled al-Asna fi Sharh al-Asma', in print in two volumes. But it is the
historical proof against the Mujassima of Ahl al-Bid`a that just as their
predecessors lied, they have no choice but to lie also. The examples of Tahreef
and distortion in their books today are simply beyond count. See the
introduction and appendices to our translation of Sayyid Yusuf al-Rifa`i's
Nasiha to the Ulema of Najd for many examples of such tampering and
misrepresentations of the Ulema of Islam and their books. (Forthcoming at the
Islamic Supreme Council of America publications insha Allah.)

The Reviver of the Sunnah, Abu Muhammad al-Baghawee said, ".The

Finger is an Attribute from amongst the Attributes of Allah, and likewise
everything of this nature that occurs in the Book and Sunnah, for example
the Face (Wajh), Eye (Ayn), Hand (Yad), Leg (Rijl), Coming (Ityaan and
Majee), and the Descent to the Lowest Heaven, His Rising over His Throne,
Laughter (Dahk), Joy (Farh).so these and their likes are Attributes of Allah
in which it is obligatory to have faith in, and to leave them upon their
literal meanings turning away from ta'weel and distancing from tashbeeh,
with the belief that none of the Attributes of the Creator resemble
anything from the attributes of the creation, just as His Self does not
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resemble the selves of the creation. Allah said, -there is nothing like Him,
and He is the Hearing, the Seeing' And it was upon this that the salaf of
this nation, and the scholars of the Sunnah were upon, they accepted
them all with faith and stayed away from tamtheel and ta'weel. And they
relegated the knowledge (of their kayfiyyah) to Allah." [-al-Mu'jam al-
Lateef' (no.66) of adh-Dhahabee who quotes from him with his own chain
of narration. See also -Sharh as-Sunnah' (1/168+) of al-Baghawee verified
by the Salafi Hanafi Imam Shuaiyb al-Arnaut who according to Keller
should be an anthropomorphist)

Yet another example of manipulation: What Imam al-Baghawi said is that

"they relegated their knowledge to Allah." He never said "They relegated the
knowledge (of their kayfiyyah) to Allah."

As for Shaykh Shu`ayb, whoever said he is a "Salafi"? Rather, most of his

marginal comments on the hadiths of the Attributes in his editions of the
Musnad of Imam Ahmad, Sahih Ibn Hibban, Sharh al-Sunna of al-Baghawi,
and Riyad al-Salihin of al-Nawawi, show clearly that he follows the Ash`ari
position. Now watch them turn against him just like the Yahud, after first
praising him, turned against `Abd Allah ibn Salam when they learnt he was
now a Muslim.

[for an updated version see below ]

Hajj Gibril
GF Haddad ©

More tamperings of Salafis

Someone wrote:

1. "Abu Haneefah (RH) said, when asked of his opinion of the one who
says, 'I do not know whether Allah is above the heavens or on the earth.' -
"He has disbelieved, because Allah says, "The Most Merciful rose above the
Throne." , and His Throne is above His seven heavens.' He was then asked
, 'what if he said that Allah is above His Throne but he does not know
whether the Throne is in the heavens or on the earth?' He said, 'He has
disbelieved, because He has denied that He is above the heavens, And
whosoever denied that He is above the heavens has disbelieved." ['al-
Uluww' of adh- Dhahabee, also 'Sharh Aqueedah at-Tahaawiyyah' of ibn
Abee al-Izz al-Hanafee]"

Mawdu` and a lie in its attribution to the Imam. Al-Dhahabi himself states
[Mukhtasar p. 136 #118; al-`Uluw p. 391 #327] that everything above was
reported from the Imam by Abu Muti` al-Hakam ibn `Abd Allah al-Balkhi who is
DISCARDED as a narrator according to Imam Ahmad, Ibn `Adi, Abu Dawud, a
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liar according to Abu Hatim, and a forger according to al-Dhahabi himself as
reported by Ibn Hajar in Lisan al-Mizan (2:407)!.

Even so, the text mentioned by the Hanafi authorities is: "Whoever says, 'I do
not know whether my Lord is in the heaven or on earth' is a disbeliever and,
similarly, whoever says, 'He is on the Throne and I do not know whether the
Throne is in the heaven or on earth ' is a disbeliever."

As to its meaning: al-Bayadi said in Ishaaraat al-Maraam: "This is because

he implies that the Creator has a direction and a boundary, and anything that
possesses direction and boundary is necessarily created. So this statement
explicitly attributes imperfection to Allah Most High. The believer in [divine]
corporeality and direction is someone who denies the existence of anything
other than objects that can be pointed to with the senses. They deny the
Essence of the Deity that is transcendent beyond that. This makes them
positively guilty of disbelief." As quoted in al-Kawthari, "Khuturat al-Qawl bi al-
Jiha" ("The Gravity of the Doctrine That Attributes Direction [to Allah Most
High]") in his _Maqalat_ (p. 368-369).

Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi states something similar in Sharh al-Fiqh al-
Akbar, and others.

2."Abdullah bin Nafi' reported: Malik bin Anas said: 'Allah is above the
heavens, but His knowledge encompasses everything. Nothing escapes His
knowledge.'" [Abdullah bin Ahmad, as-Sunnah, and others. ]

From Mutarrif ibn 'Abd Allâh - al-Bukhârî's shaykh - and Habib ibn Abî
Habib on the h.adîth of descent ("Our blessed Lord descends in the lat third of
the night"): "It is our Blessed and Exalted Lord's command which descends 1 ;
as for Him, He is eternally the same, He does not move or go to and fro."2 Ibn
Rushd in Sharh. al-'Utbiyya - a commentary on an early work of Mâlikî
jurisprudence by Muh.hammad ibn Ah.mad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-'Utbî al-
Qurt.ubî (d. 254) - stated that Mâlik's position is: "The Throne is not Allâh's
location of settledness (mawdi' istiqrâr Allâh)."3 The report attributing to
Imâm Mâlik the words: "Allâh is in the heaven and His knowledge is in every
place" is a condemned (munkar), anomalous (shâdhdh) report of questionable
authenticity narrated through Ah.mad ibn H.anbal from Surayj ibn al-Nu'mân
al-Lu'lu'i 4 from 'Abd Allâh ibn Nâfi' al-Sa'igh from Mâlik.5 Imâm Ah.mad
himself declared 'Abd Allâh ibn Nâfi' al-Sa'igh weak (da'îf), Abû Zur'a frowned at
his name and declared him "condemned" (munkar), al-Bukhârî questioned his
memorization, and Ibn 'Adi stated that he transmitted oddities (gharâ'ib) from
Mâlik.6 As for the content of the report, Shaykh 'Abd al-Fattah Abû Ghudda
noted in his commentary on Ibn 'Abd al-Barr's al-Intiqa' that it is contradicted
by what is firmly established in mass-transmitted narrations from Mâlik and by
al-Sa'igh's other report from Mâlik omitting the above words.7 The report is
made further dubious by the fact that Mâlik was well-known to condemn any
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statements about the Essence and Attributes of Allâh Most High other than
sound reports, particularly statements that suggest anthropomorphism.8 Al-
Awzâ'î said: "Whoever holds on to the rare and unusual positions of the
scholars has left Islâm."9

NOTES

1 The bracketed words are only in the wording cited by al-Qâdî 'Iyâd in his
Tartîb al-Madârik (2:44).

2 Narrated from Mutarrif by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr in al-Tamhîd (7:143) with a weak
chain because of Jâmi' ibn Sawada as per al-Dâraqut.nî in Ibn H.ajar's Lisân
(2:93). Also narrated from Salih ibn Ayyûb from Habib ibn Abî Habib - who is
very weak - by al-Dhahabî in Syar A'lâm al-Nubalâ' (8:418). The latter reported
in his Mîzân (1:452) from Ibn 'Adi's Kamil (2"818) the opinion that all of Ibn Abî
Habib's narrations are forged but this is an extreme statement in light of three
factors: (a) Ibn 'Abd al-Barr in al-Tamhîd (24:177) mentioned Habib as merely
weak, adding: "His reports from Mâlik are full of mistakes and condemned
matters"; (b) Salih ibn Ayyûb said: "I mentioned this report to Yah.yâ ibn
Bukayr and he said: "Excellent, by Allâh! and I did not hear it from Mâlik."
Narrated by al-Dhahabî who describes Ibn Bukayr in Tadhkirat al-H.uffâz.
(2:420) as "the muh.addith of Egypt, the Imâm and trustworthy h.adîth
Master... one of the vessels of knowledge together with truthfulness and
complete reliability... Where is the like of Ibn Bukayr in his leadership in the
Religion, his insight in fatwâ, and the abundance of his learning?" (c) Ibn 'Abd
al-Barr in al-Tamhîd (7:143) also narrates this report from Habib, then goes on
to narrate it from Mutarrif, adding: "It is possible that the matter be as Mâlik
said, and Allâh knows best." It is established that Jâmi' did narrate from
Mutarrif, as stated by al-Mizzî in Tahdhîb al-Kamâl (28:71).

3 As quoted in Fath. al-Bârî (1959 ed. 7:124 #3592).

4 Misspelt Shurayh in al-Saqqâf's edition of al-'Uluw (p. 396 #340) and al-
Mahdî's edition of al-Shari'a (p. 293 #663-664). Shurayh ibn al-Nu'mân al-
Sa'idi al-Kûfî is a Tâbi'î who died before al-Sa'igh was born.

5 In Ibn 'Abd al-Barr's al-Intiqa' (p. 71), al-Dhahabî's Mukhtasar al-'Uluw (p.
247), and al-Ajurrî's al-Shari'a (p. 293 #663-664).

6 Al-Dhahabî, Mîzân (2:513-514 #4647); al-'Uqayli, al-Du'afa' (2:311), Ibn 'Adi,

al-Kamil (4:242 #1070=4:1556); Abû Hatim, al-Jarh wa al-Ta'dil (5:183); Ibn
H.ajar, Tahdhîb al-Tahdhîb (6:46-47 #99). Dr. Nur al-Dîn 'Itr, however, states in
his margins on al-Dhahabî's al-Mughnî fî al-Du'afa' (1:513 #3396) that al-Sa'igh
is very reliable when narrating from Mâlik and that Ibn H.ajar declared him
trustworthy (thiqa) in al-Taqrîb. Yet, the latter grading was downgraded to
"truthful" (sadûq) by al-Arna'ût and Ma'rûf in al-Tahrir (2:277 #3659). Al-Albânî
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in his notes in Mukhtasar al-'Uluw (p. 140) criticized al-Kawthari for citing al-
Sa'igh as weak in his introduction to al-Bayhaqî's al-Asmâ' wa al-Sifat (p. 0),
but he himself cites him as weak in al-Silsila al-Da'ifa (2:231-232) as pointed
out by Shaykh H.asan al-Saqqâf in his edition of al-'Uluw (p. 397 n. 708)!
7 In Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, al-Intiqa' (p. 71 n. 3 and p. 73).

8 For example, Mâlik said: "Allâh is neither ascribed a limit nor likened with
anything" (lâ yuhaddad wa lâ yushabbah). Ibn al-'Arabi, Ahkam al-Qur'ân
(4:1740).

9 Cited by al-Dhahabî, Siyar A'lâm al-Nubalâ' (1997 ed. 7:99).

3. Imaam adh-Dhahabee said in the final lines of his most excellent work,
'al-Uluww lil-'Aliyyil-Ghaffaar' (pp.286-287):

I have this edition in front of me and the title is incorrectly reported. The
actual title is: Mukhtasar al-`Uluw i.e. the abridgment - in 300 pages - edited
by the chief innovator of our time, Nasir Albani. The complete edition is not that
of Albani but that of Hasan al-Saqqaf - in over 600 pages - which I also have.

Now, if it was a "most excellent work" then why did al-Dhahabi disclaim it
later in his adult career (he wrote the book as a young man)? He wrote on its
manuscript with his own hand, "I have realized it [this book] contains baseless
narrations and statements by many people that spoke loosely, and so I neither
subscribe to those expressions nor follow those people in them - may Allah
forgive them - nor do I consider them binding upon me as long as I live, and
this is my firm conviction, and I know that Allah - there is nothing whatsoever
like Him." As reported by the Hadith Master Ibn Nasir al-Din al-Dimashqi in his
handwriting on the front page of the original manuscript of al-`Uluw.

"Al-Qurtubee said concerning the saying of Allah, the Most High, "Then he
ascended (istawaa) the Throne", We have explained the sayings of the
Scholars regarding this issue in the book 'al-Asnaa fee Sharh al-Asmaa al-
Husnaa' and we mentioned fourteen different sayings therein"

I have that book also and al-Qurtubi in it makes abundantly clear that he is
against the position of the anthropomorphists!
up until he said, "And the Salaf of the very first times - may Allah be
pleased with them all - never used to negate direction (al-jihah) for Allah
and nor did they used to express this (negation). Rather, they, and all of
the others, used to speak with its affirmation for Allah, the Most High just
as His Book has spoken about it and just as His Messengers informed of it.
And not a single one of the Salaf denied that his ascending (istawaa) the

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Throne was real and true (haqeeqah) (as opposed to metaphorical,
majaaz)."

The continuation of al-Qurtubi's words quoted in Mukhtasar al-`Uluw (p.

286) states:

"And He mentioned His Throne specifically because it is the greatest of His

creations. However, they actually did not know the modality or howness of his
Istiwa' for the reality of its modality cannot be known."
NOTE: The original in al-Dhahabi's `Uluw [full edition, 600 pages edited by
Hasan al-Saqqaf] here states (p. 574): "for its reality cannot be known." This is
also what is found in al-Qurtubi's Tafsir. This tampering is one among many
examples of the mendacity of al-Albani and his followers! The reason for this
particular tahrif is that when the Salafiyya were faced with the reality of Tafwid
among the Salaf, they invented the subdivision of Tafwid al-Kayfiyya so as to
deny that the Salaf actually practiced Tafwid al-Ma`na. So when proof to the
latter comes up, they deny it or manipulate it, as in this case.

THEN al-Qurtubi continues, in his Tafsir: "I SAY: the `Uluw [exaltation] of
Allah Most High and His irtifa` [elevation] are an expression of the `uluw of His
Majesty, Attributes, and Dominion. Meaning: There is nothing above Him
whatsoever in the sense of Majesty and its qualities, nor with Him as a partner.
Rather, He is the Most High in absolute and unconditional terms - exalted is
He!"

See the introduction and appendices to our translation of Sayyid Yusuf al-
Rifa`i's Nasiha to the Ulema of Najd for many more examples of their tampering
and misreprentations of the Ulema of Islam and their books.

As for the Ghunya: it is not an integrally preserved text and the copies we
have today are corrupt. As for the book Ijtima` al-Juyush al-Islamiyya it is
crammed with forgeries - like al-Sunna by `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad - and Ibn al-
Qayyim is a notorious Mujassim.

In conclusion:

Those who call themselves Salafiyyah do not mind lying about the Ulema
they quote; make up their own definitions of tafwid and ta'wil; and generally
have no idea of the accurate positions of the Salaf and the latter are innocent of
them. Allah is our refuge from their bid`a and dalala. And Allah knows best.

Hajj Gibril

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 ‫‪Imam al-Qurtubi explains what Jiha etc means‬‬
‫‪to him personally:‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻘﺮآن‬

‫اﻟﺠﺰء ‪ 18‬ﻣﻦ اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ << ﺳﻮرة اﻟﻤﻠﻚ << اﻵﯾﺔ‪} 16 :‬أأﻣﻨﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﻤﺎء أن ﯾﺨﺴﻒ ﺑﻜﻢ اﻷرض ﻓﺈذا ھﻲ ﺗﻤﻮر{‪.‬‬

‫واﻷﺧﺒﺎر ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺎب ﻛﺜﯿﺮة ﺻﺤﯿﺤﺔ ﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮة‪ ،‬ﻣﺸﯿﺮة إﻟﻰ اﻟﻌﻠﻮ ﻻ ﯾﺪﻓﻌﮭﺎ إﻻ ﻣﻠﺤﺪ أو ﺟﺎھﻞ ﻣﻌﺎﻧﺪ‪ .‬واﻟﻤﺮاد‬
‫ﺑﮭﺎ ﺗﻮﻗﯿﺮه وﺗﻨﺰﯾﮭﮫ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺴﻔﻞ واﻟﺘﺤﺖ‪ .‬ووﺻﻔﮫ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻠﻮ واﻟﻌﻈﻤﺔ ﻻ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺎﻛﻦ واﻟﺠﮭﺎت واﻟﺤﺪود ﻷﻧﮭﺎ ﺻﻔﺎت‬
‫اﻷﺟﺴﺎم‬

‫‪Dr Haddad translated this as:‬‬

‫‪“The h.adiths on this subject are numerous, sound, and widely known, and‬‬
‫‪indicate the exaltedness of Allah, being undeniable by anyone except an atheist or‬‬
‫‪obstinate ignoramus. Their meaning is to dignify Allah and exalt Him above all that‬‬
‫‪is base and low, to characterize Him by exaltedness and greatness, not by being in‬‬
‫‪places, particular directions, or within limits, for these are the qualities of‬‬
‫”‪physical bodies.‬‬

‫‪Imam al-Qurtubi quotes his fellow Ash’ari Maliki: Qadi Abu Bakr ibn al-‬‬
‫)‪Arabi, who quoted Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni negating Jiha (direction‬‬
‫‪for Allah:‬‬

‫‪Imam al-Qurtubi in his Tafsir said the following under this Ayat:‬‬

‫}وإن ﯾﻮﻧﺲ ﻟﻤﻦ اﻟﻤﺮﺳﻠﯿﻦ‪ ،‬إذ أﺑﻖ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﺸﺤﻮن‪ ،‬ﻓﺴﺎھﻢ ﻓﻜﺎن ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺪﺣﻀﯿﻦ‪ ،‬ﻓﺎﻟﺘﻘﻤﮫ اﻟﺤﻮت وھﻮ ﻣﻠﯿﻢ‪ ،‬ﻓﻠﻮﻻ أﻧﮫ‬
‫ﻛﺎن ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺴﺒﺤﯿﻦ‪ ،‬ﻟﻠﺒﺚ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻄﻨﮫ إﻟﻰ ﯾﻮم ﯾﺒﻌﺜﻮن{‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎل ﺍﺒﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺒﻲ‪ :‬ﺃﺨﺒﺭﻨﻲ ﻏﻴﺭ ﻭﺍﺤﺩ ﻤﻥ ﺃﺼﺤﺎﺒﻨﺎ ﻋﻥ ﺇﻤﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﺭﻤﻴﻥ ﺃﺒﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻙ ﺒﻥ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﷲ ﺒﻥ‬
‫ﻴﻭﺴﻑ ﺍﻟﺠﻭﻴﻨﻲ‪ :‬ﺃﻨﻪ ﺴﺌل ﻋﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺠﻬﺔ? ﻓﻘﺎل‪ :‬ﻻ‪ ،‬ﻫﻭ ﻴﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻥ ﺫﻟﻙ‪ .‬ﻗﻴل ﻟﻪ‪ :‬ﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺩﻟﻴل ﻋﻠﻴﻪ?‬
‫ﻗﺎل‪ :‬ﺍﻟﺩﻟﻴل ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻗﻭل ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺼﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺴﻠﻡ‪ :‬ﻻ ﺘﻔﻀﻠﻭﻨﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻴﻭﻨﺱ ﺒﻥ ﻤﺘﻰ ﻓﻘﻴل ﻟﻪ‪ :‬ﻤﺎ ﻭﺠﻪ ﺍﻟﺩﻟﻴل‬
‫ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺨﺒﺭ? ﻓﻘﺎل‪ :‬ﻻ ﺃﻗﻭﻟﻪ ﺤﺘﻰ ﻴﺄﺨﺫ ﻀﻴﻔﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺃﻟﻑ ﺩﻴﻨﺎﺭ ﻴﻘﻀﻲ ﺒﻬﺎ ﺩﻴﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺎﻡ ﺭﺠﻼﻥ ﻓﻘﺎﻻ‪ :‬ﻫﻲ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺎل ﻻ ﻴﺘﺒﻊ ﺒﻬﺎ ﺍﺜﻨﻴﻥ؛ ﻷﻨﻪ ﻴﺸﻕ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺎل ﻭﺍﺤﺩ‪ :‬ﻫﻲ ﻋﻠﻲ‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺎل‪ :‬ﺇﻥ ﻴﻭﻨﺱ ﺒﻥ ﻤﺘﻰ ﺭﻤﻰ ﺒﻨﻔﺴﻪ‬
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‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺭ ﻓﺎﻟﺘﻘﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﻭﺕ‪ ،‬ﻓﺼﺎﺭ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻌﺭ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺭ ﻓﻲ ﻅﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺜﻼﺙ‪ ،‬ﻭﻨﺎﺩﻯ "ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺃﻨﺕ ﺴﺒﺤﺎﻨﻙ ﺇﻨﻲ ﻜﻨﺕ‬
‫ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﻅﺎﻟﻤﻴﻥ" ]ﺍﻷﻨﺒﻴﺎﺀ‪ [87 :‬ﻜﻤﺎ ﺃﺨﺒﺭ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ‪ ،‬ﻭﻟﻡ ﻴﻜﻥ ﻤﺤﻤﺩ ﺼﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺴﻠﻡ ﺤﻴﻥ ﺠﻠﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺭﻓﺭﻑ ﺍﻷﺨﻀﺭ ﻭﺍﺭﺘﻘﻰ ﺒﻪ ﺼﻌﺩﺍ‪ ،‬ﺤﺘﻰ ﺍﻨﺘﻬﻰ ﺒﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻤﻭﻀﻊ ﻴﺴﻤﻊ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺼﺭﻴﻑ ﺍﻷﻗﻼﻡ‪ ،‬ﻭﻨﺎﺠﺎﻩ ﺭﺒﻪ ﺒﻤﺎ‬
‫ﻨﺎﺠﺎﻩ ﺒﻪ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻭﺤﻰ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻤﺎ ﺃﻭﺤﻰ ﺒﺄﻗﺭﺏ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻤﻥ ﻴﻭﻨﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺒﻁﻥ ﺍﻟﺤﻭﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻅﻠﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺭ‬

‫‪The above two points were left out by this pseudo-Athari and his Ilk, and‬‬
‫‪is enough to refute the distorted and convoluted way they misunderstand‬‬
‫‪Imam al-Qurtubi! May Allah guide them.‬‬

‫‪Let us quote some other things from Imam al-Qurtubi‬‬

‫‪and see how the pseudo-Salafiyya absorb it with their‬‬
‫‪futile manhaj‬‬

‫‪Qurtubi on Bi-Aydin being Quwwa and Qudra‬‬

‫ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻤﻊ ﻷﺤﻜﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ‪ - ،‬ﻟﻺﻤﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﻁﺒﻲ‬

‫ﺍﻵﻴﺔ‪} 49 - 47 :‬ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﺒﻨﻴﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﺒﺄﻴﺩ ﻭﺇﻨﺎ ﻟﻤﻭﺴﻌﻭﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻓﺭﺸﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﻓﻨﻌﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻫﺩﻭﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﻤﻥ ﻜل ﺸﻲﺀ‬
‫}ﺨﻠﻘﻨﺎ ﺯﻭﺠﻴﻥ ﻟﻌﻠﻜﻡ ﺘﺫﻜﺭﻭﻥ‬
‫ﻗﻭﻟﻪ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﺒﻨﻴﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﺒﺄﻴﺩ" ﻟﻤﺎ ﺒﻴﻥ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻵﻴﺎﺕ ﻗﺎل‪ :‬ﻭﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﺁﻴﺎﺕ ﻭﻋﺒﺭ ﺘﺩل ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻨﻊ‬
‫ﻗﺎﺩﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﻤﺎل‪ ،‬ﻓﻌﻁﻑ ﺃﻤﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺼﺔ ﻗﻭﻡ ﻨﻭﺡ ﻷﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﺁﻴﺘﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﻭﻤﻌﻨﻰ "ﺒﺄﻴﺩ" ﺃﻱ ﺒﻘﻭﺓ ﻭﻗﺩﺭﺓ‪ .‬ﻋﻥ‬
‫ﺍﺒﻥ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻭﻏﻴﺭﻩ‪" .‬ﻭﺇﻨﺎ ﻟﻤﻭﺴﻌﻭﻥ" ﻗﺎل ﺍﺒﻥ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ‪ :‬ﻟﻘﺎﺩﺭﻭﻥ‪ .‬ﻭﻗﻴل‪ :‬ﺃﻱ ﻭﺇﻨﺎ ﻟﺫﻭ ﺴﻌﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺒﺨﻠﻘﻬﺎ ﻭﺨﻠﻕ‬
‫‪.‬ﻏﻴﺭﻫﺎ ﻻ ﻴﻀﻴﻕ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺸﻲﺀ ﻨﺭﻴﺩﻩ‬

‫‪Al-Qurtubi on the likes of the pseudo-Athariyya who are in‬‬

‫‪reality on the path of the Mushabbiha‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻘﺮآن‪ ،‬اﻹﺻﺪار ‪ - 1.55‬ﻟﻺﻣﺎم اﻟﻘﺮﻃﺒﻲ‬

‫ﻗﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬ﺛﻢ اﺳﺘﻮى " "ﺛﻢ" ﻟﺘﺮﺗﯿﺐ اﻹﺧﺒﺎر ﻻ ﻟﺘﺮﺗﯿﺐ اﻷﻣﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﮫ‪ .‬واﻻﺳﺘﻮاء ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ‪ :‬اﻻرﺗﻔﺎع واﻟﻌﻠﻮ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺸﻲء‪ ،‬ﻗﺎل اﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬ﻓﺈذا اﺳﺘﻮﯾﺖ أﻧﺖ وﻣﻦ ﻣﻌﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ" ]اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻮن‪ ،[28 :‬وﻗﺎل "ﻟﺘﺴﺘﻮوا ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﻇﮭﻮره" ]اﻟﺰﺧﺮف‪ ،[13 :‬وﻗﺎل اﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ‪:‬‬
‫ﻓﺄوردﺗﮭﻢ ﻣﺎء ﺑﻔﯿﻔﺎء ﻗﻔﺮة وﻗﺪ ﺣﻠﻖ اﻟﻨﺠﻢ اﻟﯿﻤﺎﻧﻲ ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻮى‬
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 ‫أي ارﺗﻔﻊ وﻋﻼ‪ ،‬واﺳﺘﻮت اﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﻋﻠﻰ رأﺳﻲ واﺳﺘﻮت اﻟﻄﯿﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻤﺔ رأﺳﻲ‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﻋﻼ‪ .‬وھﺬه اﻵﯾﺔ ﻣﻦ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻼت‪ ،‬واﻟﻨﺎس ﻓﯿﮭﺎ وﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﺷﺎﻛﻠﮭﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ أوﺟﮫ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎل ﺑﻌﻀﮭﻢ‪ :‬ﻧﻘﺮؤھﺎ وﻧﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﮭﺎ وﻻ ﻧﻔﺴﺮھﺎ‪ ،‬وذھﺐ إﻟﯿﮫ‬
‫ﻛﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺋﻤﺔ‪ ،‬وھﺬا ﻛﻤﺎ روى ﻋﻦ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ رﺣﻤﮫ اﷲ أن رﺟﻼ ﺳﺄﻟﮫ ﻋﻦ ﻗﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﺮش‬
‫اﺳﺘﻮى" ]ﻃﮫ‪ [5 :‬ﻗﺎل ﻣﺎﻟﻚ‪ :‬اﻻﺳﺘﻮاء ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﺠﮭﻮل‪ ،‬واﻟﻜﯿﻒ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﻌﻘﻮل‪ ،‬واﻹﯾﻤﺎن ﺑﮫ واﺟﺐ‪ ،‬واﻟﺴﺆال ﻋﻨﮫ‬
‫ﺑﺪﻋﺔ‪ ،‬وأراك رﺟﻞ ﺳﻮء أﺧﺮﺟﻮه‪ .‬وﻗﺎل ﺑﻌﻀﮭﻢ‪ :‬ﻧﻘﺮؤھﺎ وﻧﻔﺴﺮھﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﯾﺤﺘﻤﻠﮫ ﻇﺎھﺮ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ‪ .‬وھﺬا ﻗﻮل‬
‫اﻟﻤﺸﺒﮭﺔ‪ .‬وﻗﺎل ﺑﻌﻀﮭﻢ‪ :‬ﻧﻘﺮؤھﺎ وﻧﺘﺄوﻟﮭﺎ وﻧﺤﯿﻞ ﺣﻤﻠﮭﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﺎھﺮھﺎ‬

‫‪Al-Qurtubi on Uluw and Makan‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻘﺮآن‪،‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺰء ‪ 3‬ﻣﻦ اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ << ﺳﻮرة اﻟﺒﻘﺮة << اﻵﯾﺔ‪} 255 :‬اﷲ ﻻ إﻟﮫ إﻻ ھﻮ اﻟﺤﻲ اﻟﻘﯿﻮم ﻻ ﺗﺄﺧﺬه ﺳﻨﺔ وﻻ ﻧﻮم ﻟﮫ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤﺎوات وﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻷرض ﻣﻦ ذا اﻟﺬي ﯾﺸﻔﻊ ﻋﻨﺪه إﻻ ﺑﺈذﻧﮫ ﯾﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺑﯿﻦ أﯾﺪﯾﮭﻢ وﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﻔﮭﻢ وﻻ ﯾﺤﯿﻄﻮن ﺑﺸﻲء ﻣﻦ ﻋﻠﻤﮫ إﻻ‬
‫ﺑﻤﺎ ﺷﺎء وﺳﻊ ﻛﺮﺳﯿﮫ اﻟﺴﻤﺎوات واﻷرض وﻻ ﯾﺆوده ﺣﻔﻈﮭﻤﺎ وھﻮ اﻟﻌﻠﻲ اﻟﻌﻈﯿﻢ{‬

‫و "ﯾﺆوده" ﻣﻌﻨﺎه ﯾﺜﻘﻠﮫ ﯾﻘﺎل‪ :‬آدﻧﻲ اﻟﺸﻲء ﺑﻤﻌﻨﻰ أﺛﻘﻠﻨﻲ وﺗﺤﻤﻠﺖ ﻣﻨﮫ اﻟﻤﺸﻘﺔ‪ ،‬وﺑﮭﺬا ﻓﺴﺮ اﻟﻠﻔﻈﺔ اﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎس واﻟﺤﺴﻦ‬
‫وﻗﺘﺎدة وﻏﯿﺮھﻢ‪ .‬ﻗﺎل اﻟﺰﺟﺎج‪ :‬ﻓﺠﺎﺋﺰ أن ﺗﻜﻮن اﻟﮭﺎء ﷲ ﻋﺰ وﺟﻞ‪ ،‬وﺟﺎﺋﺰ أن ﺗﻜﻮن ﻟﻠﻜﺮﺳﻲ وإذا ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻟﻠﻜﺮﺳﻲ‬
‫ﻓﮭﻮ ﻣﻦ أﻣﺮ اﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪ .‬و"اﻟﻌﻠﻲ" ﯾﺮاد ﺑﮫ ﻋﻠﻮ اﻟﻘﺪر واﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﺔ ﻻ ﻋﻠﻮ اﻟﻤﻜﺎن ﻷن اﷲ ﻣﻨﺰه ﻋﻦ اﻟﺘﺤﯿﺰ‪ .‬وﺣﻜﻰ‬
‫اﻟﻄﺒﺮي ﻋﻦ ﻗﻮم أﻧﮭﻢ ﻗﺎﻟﻮا‪ :‬ھﻮ اﻟﻌﻠﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺧﻠﻘﮫ ﺑﺎرﺗﻔﺎع ﻣﻜﺎﻧﮫ ﻋﻦ أﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﺧﻠﻘﮫ‪ .‬ﻗﺎل اﺑﻦ ﻋﻄﯿﺔ‪ :‬وھﺬا ﻗﻮل ﺟﮭﻠﺔ‬
‫ﻣﺠﺴﻤﯿﻦ‪ ،‬وﻛﺎن اﻟﻮﺟﮫ أﻻ ﯾﺤﻜﻰ‬

‫‪Al-Qurtubi on the Mujassima‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻘﺮآن‬

‫اﻟﺠﺰء ‪ 4‬ﻣﻦ اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ << ﺳﻮرة آل ﻋﻤﺮان << اﻵﯾﺔ‪} 7 :‬ھﻮ اﻟﺬي أﻧﺰل ﻋﻠﯿﻚ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻣﻨﮫ آﯾﺎت ﻣﺤﻜﻤﺎت ھﻦ أم اﻟﻜﺘﺎب وأﺧﺮ‬
‫ﻣﺘﺸﺎﺑﮭﺎت ﻓﺄﻣﺎ اﻟﺬﯾﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﻮﺑﮭﻢ زﯾﻎ ﻓﯿﺘﺒﻌﻮن ﻣﺎ ﺗﺸﺎﺑﮫ ﻣﻨﮫ اﺑﺘﻐﺎء اﻟﻔﺘﻨﺔ واﺑﺘﻐﺎء ﺗﺄوﯾﻠﮫ وﻣﺎ ﯾﻌﻠﻢ ﺗﺄوﯾﻠﮫ إﻻ اﷲ واﻟﺮاﺳﺨﻮن‬
‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﯾﻘﻮﻟﻮن آﻣﻨﺎ ﺑﮫ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺪ رﺑﻨﺎ وﻣﺎ ﯾﺬﻛﺮ إﻻ أوﻟﻮا اﻷﻟﺒﺎب{‬

‫ﻗﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬ﻓﯿﺘﺒﻌﻮن ﻣﺎ ﺗﺸﺎﺑﮫ ﻣﻨﮫ اﺑﺘﻐﺎء اﻟﻔﺘﻨﺔ واﺑﺘﻐﺎء ﺗﺄوﯾﻠﮫ" ﻗﺎل ﺷﯿﺨﻨﺎ أﺑﻮ اﻟﻌﺒﺎس رﺣﻤﺔ اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﮫ‪ :‬ﻣﺘﺒﻌﻮ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺘﺸﺎﺑﮫ ﻻ ﯾﺨﻠﻮ أن ﯾﺘﺒﻌﻮه وﯾﺠﻤﻌﻮه ﻃﻠﺒﺎ ﻟﻠﺘﺸﻜﯿﻚ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺮآن وإﺿﻼل اﻟﻌﻮام‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻠﺘﮫ اﻟﺰﻧﺎدﻗﺔ واﻟﻘﺮاﻣﻄﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻄﺎﻋﻨﻮن ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺮآن؛ أو ﻃﻠﺒﺎ ﻻﻋﺘﻘﺎد ﻇﻮاھﺮ اﻟﻤﺘﺸﺎﺑﮫ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻠﺘﮫ اﻟﻤﺠﺴﻤﺔ اﻟﺬﯾﻦ ﺟﻤﻌﻮا ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب واﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻣﻤﺎ‬
‫ﻇﺎھﺮه اﻟﺠﺴﻤﯿﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ اﻋﺘﻘﺪوا أن اﻟﺒﺎرئ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﺟﺴﻢ ﻣﺠﺴﻢ وﺻﻮرة ﻣﺼﻮرة ذات وﺟﮫ وﻋﯿﻦ وﯾﺪ وﺟﻨﺐ ورﺟﻞ‬
‫وأﺻﺒﻊ‪ ،‬ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻦ ذﻟﻚ؛ أو ﯾﺘﺒﻌﻮه ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﮭﺔ إﺑﺪاء ﺗﺄوﯾﻼﺗﮭﺎ وإﯾﻀﺎح ﻣﻌﺎﻧﯿﮭﺎ‪ ،‬أو ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺻﺒﯿﻎ ﺣﯿﻦ أﻛﺜﺮ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻓﯿﮫ اﻟﺴﺆال‪.‬‬

‫‪Al-Qurtubi on Maji‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻘﺮآن‬

‫اﻟﺠﺰء ‪ 20‬ﻣﻦ اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ << ﺳﻮرة اﻟﻔﺠﺮ << اﻵﯾﺘﺎن‪} 23 - 22 :‬وﺟﺎء رﺑﻚ واﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺻﻔﺎ ﺻﻔﺎ‪ ،‬وﺟﻲء ﯾﻮﻣﺌﺬ ﺑﺠﮭﻨﻢ ﯾﻮﻣﺌﺬ‬
‫ﯾﺘﺬﻛﺮ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن وأﻧﻰ ﻟﮫ اﻟﺬﻛﺮى{‪.‬‬

‫اﻵﯾﺘﺎن‪} 23 - 22 :‬وﺟﺎء رﺑﻚ واﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺻﻔﺎ ﺻﻔﺎ‪ ،‬وﺟﻲء ﯾﻮﻣﺌﺬ ﺑﺠﮭﻨﻢ ﯾﻮﻣﺌﺬ ﯾﺘﺬﻛﺮ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن وأﻧﻰ ﻟﮫ اﻟﺬﻛﺮى{‪.‬‬
‫ﻗﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬وﺟﺎء رﺑﻚ" أي أﻣﺮه وﻗﻀﺎؤه ﻗﺎﻟﮫ اﻟﺤﺴﻦ‪ .‬وھﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺎب ﺣﺬف اﻟﻤﻀﺎف‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪ :‬أي ﺟﺎءھﻢ اﻟﺮب‬

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 ‫ﺑﺎﻵﯾﺎت اﻟﻌﻈﯿﻤﺔ وھﻮ ﻛﻘﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬إﻻ أن ﯾﺄﺗﯿﮭﻢ اﷲ ﻓﻲ ﻇﻠﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻐﻤﺎم" ]اﻟﺒﻘﺮة‪ ،[210 :‬أي ﺑﻈﻠﻞ‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪ :‬ﺟﻌﻞ‬
‫ﻣﺠﻲء اﻵﯾﺎت ﻣﺠﯿﺌﺎ ﻟﮫ‪ ،‬ﺗﻔﺨﯿﻤﺎ ﻟﺸﺄن ﺗﻠﻚ اﻵﯾﺎت‪ .‬وﻣﻨﮫ ﻗﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺚ‪) :‬ﯾﺎ اﺑﻦ آدم‪ ،‬ﻣﺮﺿﺖ ﻓﻠﻢ ﺗﻌﺪﻧﻲ‪،‬‬
‫واﺳﺘﺴﻘﯿﺘﻚ ﻓﻠﻢ ﺗﺴﻘﻨﻲ‪ ،‬واﺳﺘﻄﻌﻤﺘﻚ ﻓﻠﻢ ﺗﻄﻌﻤﻨﻲ(‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪" :‬وﺟﺎء رﺑﻚ" أي زاﻟﺖ اﻟﺸﺒﮫ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﯿﻮم‪ ،‬وﺻﺎرت‬
‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎرف ﺿﺮورﯾﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﺰول اﻟﺸﺒﮫ واﻟﺸﻚ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﺠﻲء اﻟﺸﻲء اﻟﺬي ﻛﺎن ﯾﺸﻚ ﻓﯿﮫ‪ .‬ﻗﺎل أھﻞ اﻹﺷﺎرة‪ :‬ﻇﮭﺮت‬
‫ﻗﺪرﺗﮫ واﺳﺘﻮﻟﺖ‪ ،‬واﷲ ﺟﻞ ﺛﻨﺎؤه ﻻ ﯾﻮﺻﻒ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺤﻮل ﻣﻦ ﻣﻜﺎن إﻟﻰ ﻣﻜﺎن‪ ،‬وأﻧﻰ ﻟﮫ اﻟﺘﺤﻮل واﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎل‪ ،‬وﻻ ﻣﻜﺎن ﻟﮫ‬
‫وﻻ أوان‪ ،‬وﻻ ﯾﺠﺮي ﻋﻠﯿﮫ وﻗﺖ وﻻ زﻣﺎن ﻷن ﻓﻲ ﺟﺮﯾﺎن اﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺸﻲء ﻓﻮت اﻷوﻗﺎت‪ ،‬وﻣﻦ ﻓﺎﺗﮫ ﺷﻲء ﻓﮭﻮ‬
‫ﻋﺎﺟﺰ‬

‫”‪Al-Qurtubi on “Eyes‬‬

‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻘﺮآن‬

‫ﻗﻮﻟﮫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬واﺻﻨﻊ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ ﺑﺄﻋﯿﻨﻨﺎ ووﺣﯿﻨﺎ" أي اﻋﻤﻞ اﻟﺴﻔﯿﻨﺔ ﻟﺘﺮﻛﺒﮭﺎ أﻧﺖ وﻣﻦ آﻣﻦ ﻣﻌﻚ‪" .‬ﺑﺄﻋﯿﻨﻨﺎ" أي ﺑﻤﺮأى ﻣﻨﺎ‬
‫وﺣﯿﺚ ﻧﺮاك‪ .‬وﻗﺎل اﻟﺮﺑﯿﻊ ﺑﻦ أﻧﺲ‪ :‬ﺑﺤﻔﻈﻨﺎ إﯾﺎك ﺣﻔﻆ ﻣﻦ ﯾﺮاك‪ .‬وﻗﺎل اﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎس رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﮭﻤﺎ‪) :‬ﺑﺤﺮاﺳﺘﻨﺎ(؛‬
‫واﻟﻤﻌﻨﻰ واﺣﺪ؛ ﻓﻌﺒﺮ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺮؤﯾﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﻋﯿﻦ؛ ﻷن اﻟﺮؤﯾﺔ ﺗﻜﻮن ﺑﮭﺎ‪ .‬وﯾﻜﻮن ﺟﻤﻊ اﻷﻋﯿﻦ ﻟﻠﻌﻈﻤﺔ ﻻ ﻟﻠﺘﻜﺜﯿﺮ؛ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎل‬
‫ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‪" :‬ﻓﻨﻌﻢ اﻟﻘﺎدرون" ]اﻟﻤﺮﺳﻼت‪" [23 :‬ﻓﻨﻌﻢ اﻟﻤﺎھﺪون" "وإﻧﺎ ﻟﻤﻮﺳﻌﻮن" ]اﻟﺬارﯾﺎت‪ .[47 :‬وﻗﺪ ﯾﺮﺟﻊ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ‬
‫اﻷﻋﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻵﯾﺔ وﻏﯿﺮھﺎ إﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﻋﯿﻦ؛ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎل‪" :‬وﻟﺘﺼﻨﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﯿﻨﻲ " وذﻟﻚ ﻛﻠﮫ ﻋﺒﺎرة ﻋﻦ اﻹدراك‬
‫واﻹﺣﺎﻃﺔ‪ ،‬وھﻮ ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﮫ ﻣﻨﺰه ﻋﻦ اﻟﺤﻮاس واﻟﺘﺸﺒﯿﮫ واﻟﺘﻜﯿﯿﻒ؛ ﻻ رب ﻏﯿﺮه‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪ :‬اﻟﻤﻌﻨﻰ "ﺑﺄﻋﯿﻨﻨﺎ" أي ﺑﺄﻋﯿﻦ‬
‫ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺘﻨﺎ اﻟﺬﯾﻦ ﺟﻌﻠﻨﺎھﻢ ﻋﯿﻮﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻔﻈﻚ وﻣﻌﻮﻧﺘﻚ؛ ﻓﯿﻜﻮن اﻟﺠﻤﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ھﺬا اﻟﺘﻜﺜﯿﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﺎﺑﮫ‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪" :‬ﺑﺄﻋﯿﻨﻨﺎ" أي‬
‫ﺑﻌﻠﻤﻨﺎ؛ ﻗﺎﻟﮫ ﻣﻘﺎﺗﻞ‪ :‬وﻗﺎل اﻟﻀﺤﺎك وﺳﻔﯿﺎن‪" :‬ﺑﺄﻋﯿﻨﻨﺎ" ﺑﺄﻣﺮﻧﺎ‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪ :‬ﺑﻮﺣﯿﻨﺎ‪ .‬وﻗﯿﻞ‪ :‬ﺑﻤﻌﻮﻧﺘﻨﺎ ﻟﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻨﻌﮭﺎ‪.‬‬
‫"ووﺣﯿﻨﺎ" أي ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ أوﺣﯿﻨﺎ إﻟﯿﻚ‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ ﺻﻨﻌﺘﮭﺎ‪" .‬وﻻ ﺗﺨﺎﻃﺒﻨﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺬﯾﻦ ﻇﻠﻤﻮا إﻧﮭﻢ ﻣﻐﺮﻗﻮن" أي ﻻ ﺗﻄﻠﺐ‬
‫إﻣﮭﺎﻟﮭﻢ ﻓﺈﻧﻲ ﻣﻐﺮﻗﮭﻢ‪.‬‬

‫‪Al-Qurtubi and the use of Ta’wiz‬‬

‫‪GF Haddad said:‬‬

‫‪Al-Qurtubi said in his Tafsir:‬‬

‫‪Explanation of the verse:‬‬

‫‪"And We reveal of the Qur'an what is a healing And a mercy for the‬‬
‫)‪believers, and the wrong-doers Are not increased except in loss" (17:82‬‬

‫‪It has been said that he who does not Seek cure through the Qur'an, Allah does‬‬
‫‪not cure him. The scholars interpret that verse in two ways however: The first‬‬
‫‪is that cure is for the hearts, by the removal of ignorance and doubt which‬‬
‫;‪hinder the understanding of miracles and matters pointing to Allah Almighty‬‬
‫‪The second, that cure is for outward diseases, through the use of healing‬‬
‫‪verses [ruqiyya] and seeking refuge and the like.‬‬

‫‪Qurtubi then lists instructions for making a kind of ruqya called nushra:‬‬
‫;‪various verses are recited over a clean container which is then filled with water‬‬
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the water is then used for wudu' by someone who already has a valid wudu',
and who also soaks his head and limbs with it but does not use it for ghusl or
istinja'; it may be drunk; he then prays two rak`as at the conclusion of which
he asks for healing, and so for three days. Qurtubi cites Ibn `Abd al-Barr's
statement whereby the Prophet's condemnation of nushra concerns whatever
contradicts the Qur'an and Sunna, not what conforms to it.

Qurtubi continues:

"The Prophet said: Cure for my Community is in but three verses of Allah's
Book, a mouthful of honey, or cupping. He also said: Ruqya is allowed as long
as there is no idolatry [shirk]; and if you can help your brother, help him. Malik
ibn Anas said: To hang writings of Allah's Names upon oneself is permitted for
healing and blessing but not for protection against the evil eye [see Abu
Hayyan, Tafsir al bahr al-muhit 6:74]. `Abd Allah ibn `Amr used to hang a
protective invocation taught by the Prophet around the necks of his young
children. (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi - hasan) The Prophet and the Companions
hated the pagan kind of ruqya or talisman or necklace (tamima, qilada).
Istishfa' or seeking blessing with Qur'an is not shirk, whether hung on oneself
or not. Whoever cites the hadiths whereby the Prophet said: "Whoever hangs
something (upon oneself), he is left to it for protection" (Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, and
Ahmad, all with a weak chain), and that of Ibn Mas`ud's removal of his wife's
pendant saying: "Ibn Mas`ud's family have no need of shirk" (al-Hakim and Ibn
Hibban in his Sahih).... then this was all as a prohibition of what the people of
Jahiliyya used to do in wearing amulets and pendants, thinking that they
protected them against calamity, whereas only Allah protects, relieves, and
tests, and He has no partner. So the Prophet forbade them what they used to
do in their ignorance. `A'isha said: "Whatever is worn after the descent of
calamity is not an amulet (laysa min al-tama'im)."... As for seeking cure
(istishfa') with the Qur'an whether worn on oneself or not then it is no shirk at
all: the Prophet said: "Whoever hangs something (upon oneself), he is left to it
for protection." Therefore who hangs Qur'an is certainly taken under Allah's
protection, and He will not leave him to other than Him. Wearing a ruqya is
accepted by: Ibn al-Musayyib, ad-Dahhak, Ja`far as-Sadiq, and Ibn Sirin."

Some other useful points in demonstrating the Manhaj of Imam

al-Qurtubi in his Tafsir were mentioned by
Dr GF Haddad as follows:

i) On the verse Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them
in the shadows of the clouds with the angels? (2:210): “It is based on the lexical
meaning of ityan, which is to proceed to do something (al-qas.d ila al-shay’). The
meaning of the verse is thus: Wait they for naught else than that Allah should cause
to pass a certain act with some of His creatures whereby He shall proceed to requite
them and judge them, just as He brought to be a certain act which He called
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‘descent’ and another which He called ‘establishment.’” This is the same
explanation as Imam al-Ash‘ari: “Allah Almighty on the Day of Judgment shall bring
about a certain act (fi‘l) which He named ‘coming’ and ‘arrival.’” [In al-Bayhaqi, al-
Asma’ wal-S ifat (Kawthari ed. p. 448; H.ashidi ed. 2:371)]

ii) On the h.adith of descent within his commentary on the verse - Those who say:
Our Lord! Lo! We believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the
punishment of Fire; The steadfast, and the truthful, and the obedient, those
who spend (and hoard not), those who pray for pardon in the watches of the
night (3:16-17): “The best thing that was said concerning its interpretation is what
was related in al-Nasa’i’s Sunan al-Kubra [and ‘Amal al- Yawm wal-Layla] from
Abu Hurayra and Abu Sa‘id (radiallahu anhuma) that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam) said: ‘Allah Most High waits until the first part of the night is over, then He
orders a herald (munadiyan) to say: Is there anyone supplicating so that he may
be answered, anyone begging for forgiveness so that he may be forgiven, any
petitioner so that he may be granted his request?” [Narrated from Abu Sa‘id al-
Khudri and Abu Hurayra by al-Nasa’i in al-Sunan al-Kubra (6:124 §10316) and
‘Amal al-Yawm wal-Layla (ed. Faruq H.ammada p. 340 §482). Al-Qari declared it
sound in Mirqat al-Mafatih.(1994 ed. 3:299).]

iii) On the verse - He is the Omnipotent (al-Qahir) over His slaves (6:18, 6:61):
“Omnipotence (al-qahr) means victory (al-ghalaba) and the Omnipotent means the
victorious…. The meaning of {over (fawq) His slaves} is the aboveness of
domination (isti‘la’) through omnipotence and victory over them. That is, they are
under His subjugation (taskhirih). It does not mean aboveness of place (la
fawqiyyata makan)! It is just as you say, ‘The sultan is above his subjects – that is,
in his rank and elevation (ay bil-manzilati wal-rif‘a).”

iv) On the verse - Do you feel safe that He who is in the sky will not make the
earth swallow you while it quakes 67:16): “The more exacting scholars hold that it
[in the sky] means, “Do you feel secure from Him who is over the sky” – just as
Allah says, Journey in the earth (9:2), meaning journey over it – not over the
sky by way of physical contact or spatialization, but by way of omnipotent power
and control. Another position is that it means “Do you feel secure from Him who is
over (‘ala) the sky,” just as it is said, “So-and- so is over Iraq and the H.ijaz”,
meaning that he is the governor and commander of them. [Al-Jami‘ li Ah.kam al-
Qur’an (18:216).]

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 WHAT OTHER MAJOR SCHOLARS DECLARED
ABOUT THOSE WHO AFFIRM A DIRECTION FOR
ALLAH (JIHA)

i) Imam ibn Abdas Salam on the negation of Jiha in his Mulha

(trans: GF Haddad)

What Allah Is Not

He is not a body endowed with form. He is not a substance confined by

boundary or measurement. He resembles nothing and nothing resembles Him.
Directions and sides do not encompass Him. Neither the earths nor the
heavens contain Him.

ii) Imam Ibn Hajar on Jiha and other points (trans/annotation: GF

Haddad)

Ibn Hajar’s Commentary

Following is the text of Ibn Hajar’s commentary on the hadith of descent:

Those who assert direction for Allah have used this hadith as
proof that He is in the direction of aboveness. The vast majority of
the scholars reject this, because such a saying leads to establishing
boundaries for Him and Allah is exalted above that.1

The meaning of “descent” is interpreted differently:

 Some say that the external meaning is meant literally: these are the
Mushabbiha and Allah is exalted above what they say.

 Some reject the validity of the hadiths cited in that chapter altogether.
These are the Khawârij and the Mu‘tazila in their arrogance. What is

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Baz inserted the following footnote at this point: “What he means by ‘the vast majority of the
scholars’ is the vast majority of the scholars of kalâm. As for Ahl al-Sunna – and these are the Companions and those
who followed them in excellence – they assert a direction for Allah, and that is the direction of height, believing that
the Exalted is above the Throne without giving an example and without entering into modality. The proofs from the
Qur’an and the Sunna for this are innumerable, so take heed and beware. And Allah knows best.”

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 strange is that they interpret figuratively what is related to this in the
Qur’an, but they reject what is in the hadith either out of ignorance or
out of obduracy.

 Some have taken them as they have come, believing in them without
specificity, declaring Allah to be transcendent above modality (kayfiyya)
and likeness to creation (tashbîh): these are the vast majority of the
Salaf. That position is reported by al-Bayhaqi and others from the Four
Imams, Sufyan ibn ‘Uyayna, Sufyan al-Thawri, Hammad ibn Salama,
Hammad ibn Zayd, al-Awza‘i, al-Layth, and others.

 Some interpreted them in a way that befits the linguistic usage of the
Arabs.

 Some have over-interpreted them to the point that they almost

tampered with their text.

 Some have made a difference between a kind of interpretation that is

likely and current in the linguistic usage of the Arabs, and another kind
which is far-fetched and archaic, interpreting in the former case and
committing the meaning to Allah in the latter. This is reported
from Malik, and among the Khalaf it is asserted decisively by Ibn Daqiq
al-‘Id (d. 702).2

Al-Bayhaqi said: “The safest method is to believe in them without

modality, and to keep silence concerning what is meant except if the
explanation is conveyed from the Prophet himself, in which case it is
followed.” The proof for this is the agreement of the scholars that the
specific interpretation is not obligatory, and that therefore the commitment
of meaning to Allah is safest.…

iii) I have already quoted what the Maliki Imam: Ibn al-Arabi said in
relation to Ibn Abdal Barr and the issue of Istiqrar. Let us quote the
relevant portion (trans: GF Haddad) on Jiha:

What we must believe is that Allah existed and nothing existed with
Him; that He created all creation, including the Throne, without becoming
subject to disclosure through them, nor did a direction arise for Him
because of them, nor did He acquire a location in them; that He does not
become immanent, that He does not cease to be transcendent, that he
does not change, and that He does not move from one state to another.

2
Ibn Hajar elsewhere reports Ibn Daqiq al-‘Id’s words in full: “We say concerning the various attributes that they are
real and true according to the meaning Allah wills for them. As for those who interpret them, we look at their
interpretation: if it is close to the rules of language in use among the Arabs we do not reject it, and if it is far from
them we relinquish it and return to believing while declaring transcendence.” In Fath al-Bari (1959 ed. 13:383).

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 Istiwâ’ in the Arabic language has fifteen meanings both literal and
figurative. Some of these meanings are suitable for Allah and the meaning
of the verse (20:4) is derived from them. The other meanings are not
accepted under any circumstances. For example, if it is taken to mean
being fixed in a place (tamakkun), settling (istiqrâr), connecting (ittisâl), or
being bounded (muhâdhât): then none of these are suitable for the Creator
 and no-one should try to find His likeness in His creation.

iv) I have also quoted this (from Haddad’s translation) in radd of those who
believe in Jiha like this majhûl “Athari” pseudo-Hanafi:

Al-‘Iraqi and Ibn Jahbal’s Dismissal of Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr

The Renewer of the eighth Islamic century and teacher of Ibn Hajar,
Shaykh al-Islam Zayn al-Din al-‘Iraqi said about Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr: “He is one
of those who hold that Allah has a direction, therefore beware of him.”3
The Shafi‘i Imam Ibn Jahbal al-Kilabi indicated Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s isolation from
the position of most scholars, particularly Malikis, on the questions of istiwâ’
and descent:

Concerning what Abu ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said, both the elite
and the general public know the man’s position and the scholars’ dis-
avowal of if. The Malikis’ condemnation of it, from the first to the last of
them, is well-known. His contravention (mukhâlafa) of the Imam of North
Africa, Abu al-Walid al-Baji, is famous. It reached a point that the
eminent people of North Africa would say: ‘No-one in North Africa holds
this position except he and Ibn Abi Zayd!’ although some of the people of
knowledge cited an excuse for Ibn Abi Zayd in the text of the great qadi
Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Wahhab [ibn ‘Ali ibn Nasr al-Baghdadi (d. 422)]
al-Baghdadi al-Maliki4 – may Allah have mercy on him.5

And note O Sunni, The Hafiz of his Age quoted above: Zaynud-Din al-
Iraqi knew very well who from the Maliki’s affirmed istiqrar or Jiha for Allah,
but never did he say that this was the firm conviction of the Maliki Mufassir:
al-Qurtubi!

v) I have also quoted this (Trans: GF Haddad) from the Hanafi Imam of his age,
Shaykh Ali al-Qari:
3
In Tarh al-Tathrib (2:382).
4
Perhaps a reference to his commentary on Ibn Abi Zayd’s Risala (Ibn Farhun, Dibaj p. 262).
5
In Ibn al-Subki, Tabaqat al-Shafi‘iyya al-Kubra (9:78).
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 Indeed a whole group of them, as well as later scholars, said that
whoever believes Allah to be in a particular physical direction is an
unbeliever, as al-‘Iraqi has explicitly stated, saying:

This is the position of Abu Hanifa, Malik, al-Shafi‘i, al-

Ash‘ari, and al-Baqillani. All the groups have agreed upon
interpreting such texts as And He is with you wheresoever you
may be (57:4), There is no secret conference of three but He is
their fourth[, nor of five but He is their sixth, nor of less than
that or more but He is with them wheresoever they may be]
(58:7), Wheresoever you turn, there is Allah’s countenance
(2:115), We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (50:16),
“There is no heart except it lies between the two fingers of the
Merciful,”6 and “The Black Stone is Allah’s right hand on earth.”7 This
agreement makes plain to the reader the validity of the authorities’
decision that the pause in the verse

None knows its explanation (ta’wîl) save Allah

And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge
[They] say: We believe therein8 (3:7)

is after the clause “who are firmly grounded in knowledge,” not Allah’s
name.9

The Majhul pretender to the Ahnaf fled once again from the school he claims to
follow in the Furu as well as its major Ulama – like Imam Ali al-Qari who
rejected Jiha, as did the Imam of the Madhhab: Abu Hanifa and the likes of the
Kibar after him: Malik, al-Shafi’i, al-Ash’ari and al-Baqillani.

This is the second time that this majhûl “Athari” has been exposed for going
against Imam Abu Hanifa’s view – the first was his leaving aside Imam Abu
Hanifa’s rejection of Istiqrar (alongside others) in favour of the controversial: Ibn
Qutayba! This sort of silence was also seen from another claimant to the
Ahnaf: “Abu Turab Ali Rida al-Qadri” – who did not clarify why he doesn’t
6
See n. Error! Bookmark not defined..
7
See n. Error! Bookmark not defined..
8
On the various positions on this question, see Ibn Kathir’s Tafsir for this verse and especially al-Dani’s (d. 444) al-
Muktafa fi al-Waqf wa al-Ibtida’.
9
As al-Qari goes on to say the majority stop at Allah’s name, but both readings are possible, as stated by al-Suyuti in
al-Itqan (1:264), al-Raghib in Mufradat Alfaz al-Qur’an, and al-Dani in al-Muktafa (p. 195-197). The Prophet 
defined those who are firmly grounded in knowledge (3:7) as “Those whose oaths are kept, whose tongues are
truthful, whose hearts are upright, and whose stomachs and genitals are abstinent. They are among those who are
firmly grounded in knowledge.” Narrated from Abu al-Darda’, Abu Umama, Wathila, and Anas by al-Tabarani in
al-Kabir (8:152 #7658), and from Ibn ‘Abbas by al-Hakim (‘Ata’ ed. 8:152 #7658) with a sound chain as confirmed
by al-Dhahabi.
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affirm Imam Abu Hanifa’s rejection of Istiqrar, just as other Kibar Ulama did!
Rather – it would be safe to say that he alongside his pseudo-“Athari” friend
believe in Istiqrar as the true meaning of Istiwa! Note also, this Father of Dust
(Abu Turab) also remained silent when Hanafi fiqh was being mocked at the
Ahwa forums by the likes of Abu Alqama Hassan Ali Khan (who posts very
similar twaddle like the one calling himself: Abu Taymiyah!). These pretenders
to the Salaf in the Usul and claiming to be Hanafi in the furu, have exposed
themselves in public by showing their insincerity and unscholarliness too often
for all and sundry to see and read. May Allah guide them.

Once again, let us see what Imam al-Qari said (trans: GF Haddad):

Ibn Sadaqa said that Abu Zur’a said: ‘The hadith of Ibn ‘Abbas
[about the Prophet seeing His Lord] is sound (sahih), and no one denies it
except a Mu’tazili’… Ibn al-Humam said: ‘This is but the veil of form
(hijâb al-sûra).’ It seems that he meant by this that the entire goal can be
visualized if it is interpreted as a formal manifestation (tajalli suwari), as
it is of necessity absurd to interpret it as a real or literal manifestation
(tajalli haqiqi). Allah Almighty has many forms of manifestations (anwâ’
min al-tajalliyât) according to His Entity and Attributes. Likewise, He
possesses all power and encompassing ability, well beyond the angels
and other than them, to fashion forms and appearances. Yet He is
transcendent above possessing a body (jism), a form (sûra), and directions
(jihât) with regard to His Entity. These considerations help solve many of
the purported difficulties in the ambiguous verses and the narrations of
the Attributes. Allah knows best the reality of the spiritual stations and
the minutiae of objectives…If the hadith is shown to have something in
its chain that indicates forgery, then fines; otherwise: the door of
figurative interpretation is wide and imposes itself (bâb al-ta’wîl wâsi’un
muhattam).10

vi) GF Haddad quoted Imam al-Bayhaqi (in the abridged translation of Kitab al
Asma wal Sifat) as saying:

The meaning of what the Muslims say whereby Allah established Himself
over the Throne11 is not that He is in contact with it, nor that He is fixed
there (mutamakkin fîh), nor that He is circumscribed (mutahayyiz) by any of its
directions (jihât). However, He is separate (bâ’in) from all of His creation. It is
but a report whose terms are ordained and so we say it, at the same time deny-

10
al-Qari, al-Asrar al-Marfu’a (2nd ed. P. 209-210 #209; 1st ed. P. 126 #478).
11
Cf. Qur’an 20:4; 25:59; 7:54; 13:2. See Error! Reference source not found., “Istiwa’ Is A Divine Act” (p. Error!
Bookmark not defined.).
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ing any modality (takyîf) for it, for There is nothing whatsoever like unto
Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing (42:11).12

The Arabic for this being:

‫ ﺃﻭ ﻤﺘﺤﻴﺯ ﻓﻲ‬، ‫ ﺃﻭ ﻤﺘﻤﻜﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ‬، ‫ ﻫﻭ ﺃﻨﻪ ﻤﻤﺎﺱ ﻟﻪ‬، ‫ ﺇﻥ ﺍﷲ ﺍﺴﺘﻭﻯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺵ‬: ‫ﻭﻟﻴﺱ ﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﻗﻭل ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻥ‬
‫ ﻭﻨﻔﻴﻨﺎ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻴﻴﻑ‬، ‫ ﻭﺇﻨﻤﺎ ﻫﻭ ﺨﺒﺭ ﺠﺎﺀ ﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﻭﻗﻴﻑ ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ ﺒﻪ‬، ‫ ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺒﺎﺌﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺨﻠﻘﻪ‬، ‫ﺠﻬﺔ ﻤﻥ ﺠﻬﺎﺘﻪ‬
" ‫ ﺇﺫ ﻟﻴﺱ ﻜﻤﺜﻠﻪ ﺸﻲﺀ ﻭﻫﻭ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﻴﺭ‬،

Conclusions:

This is enough O Sunni to show how once again this majhûl, impudent, un-
repentant, nit-picking, partial quoting distorter is in reality one who is a
pseudo-Athari, claimant to the Ahnaf, but in reality a follower of aberrant
positions (shudhudh) – like we saw with his blind following of Ibn Qutayba’s
position on Istiqrar (which he still hasn’t had the honesty to admit upon being a
shadh position), and a distorter of the actual intents of the likes of Imam al-
Qurtubi on Jiha, istiqrar etc.

May Allah guide him and his slandering Ilk. Amin.

Wallahu a’lam

Abul Hasan
London
July 10th 2005/2nd Jumada al-Thani 1426 AH

12
AS (p. 396-397); ASH (2:280).
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