Re: A refutation of the Ash'arees

Posted by Mahi on December 04, 19100 at 16:28:46:

In Reply to: A refutation of the Ash'arees posted by Mahi on December 04, 19100 at 16:26:51:

Conclusion

The Attributes of Allaah as mentioned in the Qur`aan and sunnah are absolutely
Unique.
These Attributes are understood literally (in the case of the Attribute of
kalaam, that Allaah
Speaks, whenever He wishes, with a sound, in different languages, and this
Speech is
composed of words and letters, and is not created), but the actuality and 'how-
ness' of these
Attributes are not delved into, and any negative similarity between these
Attributes and the
attributes of the Creation are negated (in the case of this Attribute, that the
speech of the
creation is created, but the Speech of Allaah is not.). Understanding these
Attributes 'literally'
does not mean understanding them in the manner that they are found in the
creation, or
comparing them with the attributes of the creation; rather, it means affirming
the linguistic
meaning of that Attribute in a manner that befits the Creator, and will never
be understood by
mankind.

The beliefs and deviations of the Ash'arees are all based upon their
anthropomorphic
understanding of the Attributes of Allaah. If they had only understood that the
Attributes of
Allaah cannot be compared to the attributes of the creation, nor are they based
upon the
attributes of the creation, they would not have had to resort to try
to 'rationalise' these
Attributes to remove this supposed anthropomorphism from them. The Ash'arees
also failed
to realise that, in their over-zealousness to remove this imaginary
anthropomorphism that they
believed existed in the Qur`aan and sunnah, they ended up comparing Allaah's
Attributes with
the attributes of inanimate objects.

The Ash'arees are an example of how deviation occurs when the proper Islaamic
methodology is not followed; they wished to refute the beliefs of the
Mu'tazilah and the
Jahmiyyah, and affirm the Attributes of Allaah, but since they were so
influenced by the
principles of Greek logic and rationalism, they ended up agreeing with the
beliefs of the same
groups that they sought to refute, and stated that the Qur`aan is created. In
conclusion, the
scholar of the sunnah, Imaam Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Aajurree (d. 360)
stated:

Therefore it is essential that Muslims fear Allaah, and teach each other the
Qur`aan...and not
argue over it. And they should know that it is the kalaam of Allaah, not
created. So if a
Jahmee argues with them, and says, "It is created!" or says, "The Qur`aan is
the kalaam of
Allaah!" and stops at that (i.e., a Waaqifee), or says, "My recitation of the
Qur`aan is
created!" (i.e., a Lafdhee), or says, "The Qur`aan is only an 'expression' of
what is in the
Lauh al-Mahfoodh!" (i.e., an Ash'aree), then the ruling with regards to such a
person is that
he be left, and not talked to, nor prayed behind, but rather warned against.
And upon you, O
Muslim, are the narrations from the Prophet (e), and the narrations from the
Companions
after him, may Allaah be pleased with them, and the statements of the
Successors, and the
scholars of the Muslims. And leave debating (about the religion by using your
intellect), and
useless argumentation, and contention! And whoever is upon this path, then I
hope for him all
good from Allaah...

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