Rational Proofs for God’s Existence: Ahl al-Sunnah vs. the Ash’aris
Firstly, there is more than one rational argument of proving Gods existence, as detailed in the Quran. The Ash’ari problem is that they have restricted the correct rational method to just one argument, which fundamentally rests on proving the creation of the universe, by relying on Aristotelian philosophy of categorization of reality into two main categories: substances, and the accidents that subsist therein, ironically, the very argument (i.e. infinity of motions) Aristotle used to disbelieve in God!
Read MoreAl-Kawthari: Imam of the Jahmiyyah
In the Name of Allah,
I thought to mention some of Muhammad Zâhid al-Kawthari’s infamous sayings so that people may realize to what kind of a man others ally themselves with in terms of friendship, association, appreciation or even recommendation.
I will make use of the Index entitled, ‘Index of Insults of al-Kawthari, and his Lies, and his Contradictions, and his Game-playing, and his Jahmite Doctrines, and his Grave-worshipping Superstitions’, starting from page 582 untill page 636, containing an incredible number of 328 items or indications of irreligion, from the book ‘The Maturidiyyah and their Position concerning the Tawhid of Names & Attributes’.
The following facts – selected from the 328 items – are worth to mention as a warning, advise and remembrance for those who are sincere in learning the truth about this man.
Read MoreAsh'ari Misconception: the Dhahir of the Texts Promote Anthropomorphism
The Ash’aris have a mistaken notion that the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah concerning Allah’s Attributes promote anthropomorphism. As explained here, the problem lies only in their anthropomorphic minds.
In any case, they hold that believing in the apparent meanings of such texts is a cause of deviation, in fact, of kufr.
The famous 9th-century Ash’arite theologian, al-Sanusi, states in his Umm al-Barahin that the Usool of Kufr are six. The sixth one he lists is “Adhering to the apparent meanings (zawahir) of the Book and the Sunnah alone in fundamentals of creed without comparing them with rational proofs and definitive shar’i principles.”
Read MoreImam al-Mizzi Imprisoned by the Ash'aris for Reading out Imam Bukhari's Book
The following incident is a clear proof that the Ash’aris are at odds with the Aqidah of the Salaf and the Imams of Ahl al-Hadith, such as Imam al-Bukhari. It is for this reason that they imprisoned the erudite Hadith scholar, Abul-Jamal al-Mizzi for reading out Khalq Af’al al-’Ibad, a famous creedal work by Imam al-Bukhari:
Al-Razi admits most believe Allah is above the Heavens
The Ash’aris frequently argue that they are the majority of the Ummah, but let us take a look at what one of their greatest Imams, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, had to say in his Ta’wil of the dialogue between Musa, peace be upon him, and Fir’awn:
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