A Critique of the Palmyran Creed: Deconstructing Ibn Taymiyya's Theology of Resemblance
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Abdul Aziz Suraqah
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About The Book
Perhaps one of the most controversial scholars of the classical era, Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyya’s works in theology have been promoted by the modern day Salafi movement as an accurate representation of the creed of the predecessors [salaf]. In The Palmyran Creed, named after the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur, Syria), Ibn Taymiyya presents the foundations of his theology, expounds upon its principles and offers his arguments in support of it. At the heart of this lies his claim of affirming only what Allah and His Messenger (P.B.U.H) affirmed of the Divine attributes [sifat], “without inquiring into the modality [takyif], drawing likeness [tamthil], or engaging in alteration [tahrif] and denial [taʿtil],” ostensibly purifying Divine Oneness [tawhid].
In his critique of The Palmyran Creed, renowned contemporary theologian Shaykh Saʿid Foudah clinically refutes Ibn Taymiyya’s claim, demonstrating that it could not be further from the truth. The Taymiyyan theology of resemblance [tashbih] is deconstructed and the anthropomorphic premises [tajsim] for what Ibn Taymiyya considers to be the reality and attributes of Allah are revealed. Shaykh Sa'id establishes, rationally and textually, that ascriptions such as hands, eyes, face, shin, movement, direction, change, spatial contact, limits and boundaries are inconceivable with respect to Allah, and that nothing can possibly share in His reality. This ground breaking work elevates contemporary Muslim discourse beyond superficial polemics and into deeper realms of the rational sciences.
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About the author
Saeed Foudah: Shaykh Sa'id ibn 'Abd al-Latif Foudah, hafidhahullah, born in 1967 to a Palestinian family originally from Haifa, is a leading contemporary Shafi'i-Ash'ari scholar and one of the most prominent Muslim theologians working in the Ash'ari tradition today. He spent his formative years in Amman, Jordan, where he continues to live and teach. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in 'aqidah (Islamic creed) from the University of Jordan and a PhD from the World Islamic Sciences and Education University, and is fluent in Arabic, English, and Italian. His scholarly expertise spans 'ilm al-kalam (Islamic theology), logic (mantiq), and usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). He serves as Chief Theology and Philosophy Advisor to the Imam al-Razi Chair at the King Hussein ibn Talal Mosque in Amman and has authored over 80 works in kalam and related disciplines. He is widely recognized for his rigorous critical engagement with the theology of Ibn Taymiyya, as reflected in his work 'A Critique of the Palmyran Creed: Deconstructing Ibn Taymiyya's Theology,' and has also authored a commentary on the Sanusi creed and an Arabic-language commentary on the 'Aqidah al-Tahawiyya.
About the translator
Abdul Aziz Suraqah: Abdul Aziz Suraqah is an American Muslim translator, teacher, and author based in Toronto, Canada. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he embraced Islam as a teenager after reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which sparked an enduring engagement with Islamic learning. He pursued traditional Islamic education in Yemen at Dar al-Hadith al-Khayriyya, in Mauritania at the mahdara of Umm al-Qura under the tutelage of Shaykh Muhammad Salim Ould 'Addud, and in Morocco, where he was among the first Western students admitted full-time to the traditional Qur'an school in the remote village of Sidi Ghiyyath. His studies focused on theology, legal theory, Arabic grammar, rhetoric, and literature. Since 1998, he has taught Arabic and Islamic studies, and from 2005 he has dedicated himself to full-time translation from Arabic into English, producing over fifty published and unpublished works. His translations span classical texts in Sufism, theology, and prophetic devotion, including 'Realities of Sufism' (Haqaiq an al-Tasawwuf by Shaykh Abd al-Qadir Isa), 'The Sanusi Creed', and numerous works related to the Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. He currently teaches Arabic and Islamic studies at Dar al-Ma'rifah and Risalah Foundation in Toronto, where he lives with his family.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9789079294268
Publisher
Sunni Publications
Author
Saeed Foudah
Pages
189
Translator
Abdul Aziz Suraqah
Year Published
2018
Size
W-5.5 in | H-8.3 in | D-0.5 in
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