Abd al-Rahim al-Sulami
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Abd al-Rahim al-Sulami is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic theology (aqida) at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca.
Academic Career and Activities
His full name is Abd al-Rahim ibn Samayil al-Ulayyani al-Sulami. He pursued his higher education at Umm al-Qura University, where he earned his doctorate with a dissertation titled Haqiqat al-Libiraliyya wa-Mawqif al-Islam Minha (The Reality of Liberalism and Islam's Stance on It), which was later published in 1430 AH. He joined the faculty of Umm al-Qura University as a professor specializing in Islamic creed and theology.
Scholarly Approach and Thought
Al-Sulami's scholarly focus centers on contemporary doctrinal issues, ideological critiques, and the methodology of Sunni creed (Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a). He emphasizes the necessity of divine revelation as the sole authoritative source for theological judgment and stresses the absolute supremacy and governance of Islamic law (siyadat al-sharia) against secular and rationalist frameworks.
A significant dimension of his pedagogical output consists of analyzing unprecedented modern developments through the lens of Islamic creed, formulated in his lessons on al-Fiqh al-Aqadi lil-Nawazil (Creedal Jurisprudence for Contemporary Issues). In addition to his contemporary doctrinal critiques, he has delivered instructional commentaries explaining classical creedal treatises, including Ibn Taymiyya's Risalat al-Ubudiyya.
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List of Works
Sharh Risalat al-Ubudiyya li-Ibn Taymiyya is a theological commentary on Ibn Taymiyya's treatise al-Ubudiyya. The work focuses on the Islamic concept of servitude and worship (ibadah), elucidating its foundational role in Islamic monotheism (tawhid) and contrasting Sunni creedal positions with those of various theological and Sufi movements.
Sharh al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya is a commentary on Ibn Taymiyya's classical creedal treatise al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya. Transcribed from a series of instructional mosque lessons, the work expounds the foundational tenets of Sunnism regarding theology, divine attributes, and epistemology.
al-Fiqh al-Aqadi lil-Nawazil establishes a theoretical and methodological framework for evaluating modern unprecedented circumstances and developments (al-nawazil) from the perspective of Islamic theology and creed (aqida), rather than limiting their examination strictly to standard legal and transactional jurisprudence.
Usul al-Aqida is an instructional work on Islamic theology designed to teach students the foundational principles of the Islamic faith. Structured thematically across a series of educational lessons, it focuses on establishing core doctrinal concepts through textual proofs.
Sharh al-Qawaid al-Muthla is a theological commentary on Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin's treatise al-Qawaid al-Muthla fi Sifat Allah wa Asmaihi al-Husna. It examines the principles governing belief in the divine names and attributes (al-asma wa-l-sifat) within the broader framework of Islamic monotheism.
This work on Islamic theology provides a comparative, thematic study of three classical Sunni creedal manuals: the poetic creed al-Haiyya by Ibn Abi Dawud, Lumat al-Itiqad by Ibn Qudama, and al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya by Ibn Taymiyya. Rather than offering line-by-line textual commentary, it analyzes the overarching doctrines shared across the three texts.
This pedagogical work on Islamic theology provides students with a foundational methodological grounding in Sunni Athari theology. Structured to prepare learners for deeper theological studies, it employs a thematic synthesis that groups six classical creedal treatises according to their core subjects.
This book is an explanatory commentary on al-Qasida al-Lamiyya, a short creedal poem attributed to Ibn Taymiyya that outlines the theological tenets of Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a. It serves as an exposition of the poem's verses to help students of religious knowledge understand and retain core issues of Islamic creed in a structured poetic format.
This commentary on Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's Kitab al-Tawhid focuses on the theology of Islamic monotheism and the detailed elucidation of tawhid al-uluhiyya (the oneness of God in worship). It adopts a foundational approach that organizes the original chapters into comprehensive thematic axes before providing concise textual commentary.
This work is a commentary on the foundational creedal text composed by Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi, explicating Islamic theological doctrines from the perspective of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah. It expounds core tenets of belief, including the definition of faith, prophetic events, eschatology, and theological epistemology.
Sharh al-Hamawiya is a contemporary commentary on Ibn Taymiyyah's theological treatise al-Fatwa al-Hamawiyya al-Kubra, dedicated to elucidating the creed of early Muslims (al-salaf) regarding the divine names and attributes.