Comments on: Reflections upon an Intensive with Shaykh Akram Nadwi

By: Mahmud

Mahmud — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:09:40 +0000

In reply to Sami. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh And that is uncessary. Where is your faith in Allah? You think you can guide yourself? Ask Allah for guidance and stick to what you read from the Quran and Sunnah and you should be fine.

By: nadwatul ulema

nadwatul ulema — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:59:05 +0000

[…] as well as the superficial ulema, although on the opposite ends of the spectrum, are together in …Reflections upon an Intensive with Shaykh Akram Nadwi By …I was recently blessed with another opportunity to attend a course with Shaykh Muhammad Akram Nadwi […]

By: AJQureshi

AJQureshi — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:27:03 +0000

I really like this post, however, it seems to me that the Shaykh doesn’t avoid the problem of division by prescribing a minimalist theology, because a minimalist theology (one that just stops at the text without interpreting meaning further) is actually what a certain camp is against. This camp is also against branding Al-Ash’ari and Al-Maturidi as ahlu-sunnah, and claims to provide compelling textual evidence that meaning consignment is not the position of the Salaf-as-Salih. So by prescribing a minimalist theology that is supposedly between the two opposing grounds by stopping at the texts and leaving the meanings alone, one is actually being very partisan in the debate, since this ‘camp’ say that the position of consigning the meanings to Allah is just a response to Ash’ari positions and has no basis in creed.

They’ll go so far as to claim that those that claim that Ash’aris and Maturidis are not from ahlus-sunnah, and true Atharis do not consign the meanings to Allah.

So either way, a debate may have to take place to protect the minimalist approach by some prominent scholars who support this position, because they don’t want to concede it.

I personally think, for the sake of the ummah, that our ‘ulema need to stand up and protect and defend the minimalist approach vigorously as one that can be included in ahlus-sunnah, but that’s just me.

By: Sami

Sami — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:20:20 +0000

This seems very inspiring. I myself was very confused between the debates of the ashari and salafis. I find myslef leaning towards the salafis at one point and then going back to the asharis. However I believe a minimal approach is the best approach for an issue that will bring no end of debated.