Abu Lubaba bin al-Tahir Husayn
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Abu Lubaba bin al-Tahir Husayn is a contemporary Tunisian scholar, professor, and academic administrator who served as the president of Ez-Zitouna University and authored the theological and Hadith study al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah Wahy (The Prophetic Sunnah is Revelation).
Academic Career
Husayn worked in higher education in Tunis and was appointed president of Ez-Zitouna University. He was later dismissed from the university's presidency amid subsequent administrative changes within the institution.
Scholarly Contributions
Husayn's research focuses on Hadith and Islamic theology. In his treatise al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah Wahy, he argued that the authentic prophetic Sunnah constitutes divine revelation. His methodology in the work relies on Quranic proofs, authentic Hadith narrations, prophetic reports regarding the unseen and their subsequent fulfillment, and scientific signs discussed in prophetic reports to establish the revelatory status of the Sunnah. He also contributed an introductory foreword to the published edition of Sahih al-Bukhari featuring the marginal commentary of Ahmad Ali al-Saharanfuri.
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List of Works
al-Sunna al-Nabawiya Wahi is a theological and hadith treatise dedicated to establishing that the authentic prophetic Sunnah constitutes infallible divine revelation protected from error and discrepancy. Restricting its focus to authentic hadiths meeting the conditions of acceptance, the work examines the prophetic statements, actions, and tacit approvals to prove that the Sunnah is divine guidance and revelation.