A powerful theological refutation of the anthropomorphists (mujassimah) who attribute bodily qualities and corporeality to the divine essence, defending the classical Sunni Maturidi position on divine transcendence (tanzih) and the absolute difference between the Creator and creation. This is the second work in the series Min Turath al-Imam Ahmad Raza Khan al-Hanafi, Arabised and annotated by Taj al-Shariʻah, Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Rida al-Qadiri al-Azhari.

Imam Ahmad Raza Khanʻs engagement with the question of divine transcendence represents one of the most vigorous strands of his theological output, and this work brings together the most decisive evidential arguments against anthropomorphism in a form that is both scholarly and accessible. The Arabisation by Taj al-Shariʻah makes this important work available to the broader Arabic-speaking scholarly world.

Who It Is For Students and scholars of Islamic theology with an interest in the Sunni Maturidi position on divine transcendence and the refutation of anthropomorphism.

Its Place in the Tradition Part of the tradition of Sunni Hanafi Maturidi theological defence of divine transcendence, by the foremost scholar of modern South Asian Islam.

Discipline Rudud. A theological refutation of anthropomorphism and the attribution of corporeality to the divine, within the Sunni Hanafi Maturidi tradition.

Level Advanced

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

1272–1340 AH / 1856–1921 CE

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (1272–1340 AH / 1856–1921 CE) was born in Bareilly, India. A prolific Hanafi jurist, theologian, and spiritual master of the Qadiri order, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant scholars of South Asian Islam. His Fatawa Ridawiyyah, running to over thirty volumes, is among the largest and most detailed fatwa collections in Islamic history. He was deeply rooted in the Maturidi tradition in matters of theology and received multiple scholarly licenses from the scholars of Makkah and Madinah.

Published by Dar Ahl al-Sunnah (Pakistan) in association with Al-Muʻassasah al-Wahidiyyah (India). Arabised and annotated by Taj al-Shariʻah, Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Rida al-Qadiri al-Azhari, Mufti of India. Second work in the series Min Turath al-Imam Ahmad Raza Khan al-Hanafi.

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