A New Analysis of Wahhabi Doctrines

Author: Muhammad Husayn Ibrahimi

Translator: Mansoor Limba

Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center

A text that examines fundamental Wahhabi beliefs in comparison to those of the Ahlus Sunnah and the Shi\`ah. Topics discussed within include a summarized account of the life of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, one of the prominent figures of this movement, and some of the major ideological issues in which Wahhabis deviate from mainstream Muslims (like Tawassul, Ziyarah, Ta'wil of the Qur'an, etc.).

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Chapters

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Islam as the School of Unity
  4. The Life Account of Shaykh Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab and Ibn Sa‘ud
  5. Tawhid from the Shi`ah and Wahhabi Points of View
  6. Tawassul {Resorting To Inter mediation}, Death and Shafa‘Ah {Intercession} According to the Shi`ah and the Wahhabis
  7. Ziyarah {Visitation} and the Laws Pertaining to the Graves and Mosques According to the Shi`ah and Wahhabis
  8. The Miracles {Karamah} of the Saints of God {Awliya’ Allah}
  9. Allegorical Interpretation {Ta’wil} in the Qur’an
  10. Distortion {Tahrif} in the Qur’an, Traditions and History
  11. Absolute Obedience to the Ruler
  12. Bibliography

First published on al-islam.org.

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