Al-Qanuji's Position on the Divine Attributes that are Disputed Among Islamic Sects in His Book Al-Qa'id ila al-Aqa'id

Maha Taha Mohammed; Noor Faisal Turki; Abdulrahman Raad Nouri

doi:10.63931/ijchr.v7iSI.295

Authors

Maha Taha Mohammed Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
Noor Faisal Turki Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
Abdulrahman Raad Nouri Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63931/ijchr.v7iSI.295

Keywords:

Divine Attributes, Islamic Creed, Muḥammad Ṣiddīq al-Qannūjī, Qur’an and Sunnah, Salaf Methodology

Abstract

The study of Divine Attributes holds a central position in Islamic creed, as it pertains to the highest knowledge of Allah, the One without partner and Lord of all worlds. Comprehending His Names and Attributes is fundamental to a believer’s relationship with the Creator, encompassing His glorification, the affirmation of His oneness, and His transcendence above all imperfections. This research systematically examines the Divine Attributes through the scholarly framework of Ahl al-Sunnah, as articulated by Shaykh Muḥammad Ṣiddīq al-Qannūjī, a distinguished Sunni theologian from 13th-century AH India. In his seminal work, Al-Qāʾid ilā al-ʿAqāʾid, al-Qannūjī affirms Allah’s Attributes according to the methodology of the salaf (the pious predecessors), carefully avoiding distortion (taḥrīf), negation (taʿṭīl), figurative reinterpretation (taʾwīl), anthropomorphism (tashbīh), and likening to creation (tamthīl). His approach relies exclusively on the Qur’an and Sunnah as primary sources.

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