Adnan al-Arur
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Adnan ibn Muhammad al-Arur (kunya: Abu Hazim) is a contemporary Syrian Salafi scholar and preacher known for his works on Islamic methodology and jurisprudence, as well as his public debates.
Education and Mentors
Al-Arur began his religious education by joining the Salafi reform movement in Syria, where he established a close relationship with the hadith scholar Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani. Al-Albani held study circles at al-Arur's residence, stayed overnight at his home, and sought a marital alliance with his family. Al-Arur also pursued studies under several other senior scholars, most notably Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz.
Scholarly Activities and Preaching
After completing his formative studies, al-Arur dedicated himself to Islamic propagation (da'wah), traveling extensively to participate in international conferences, seminars, and theological debates with various sects and doctrinal opponents. He supervised the large-scale hadith compilation project Diwan al-Sunnah, which aimed to gather and verify prophetic traditions from nearly two thousand classical sources across specialized thematic encyclopedias. In jurisprudence, he addressed contemporary ritual questions, such as in his treatise Hukm al-Ihram min Jiddah, which examined the validity of Jeddah as a station (miqat) for pilgrims entering ritual consecration.
Reception and Controversy
Al-Arur's approach and style gained praise from colleagues such as Muhammad 'Id al-Abbasi, who commended his debating skills and energetic defense of Sunni doctrine. However, he also faced criticism and opposition from certain contemporary quarters that accused him of partisan deviation (hizbiyyah) and religious innovation (bid'ah). In response to these accusations, his teacher al-Albani defended him, describing al-Arur as an enthusiastic Salafi scholar grounded in the Quran and the Sunnah, and warning his students against disavowing him.
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List of Works
This Islamic methodological treatise serves as the third volume in the series al-Sabil ila Manhaj al-Ta'ifa al-Mansura. It examines the religious obligation of adhering to revealed precedent (ittiba') in contrast to relying on unauthorized human thought and religious innovation (ibtida'). The work seeks to ground Islamic revival in foundational scholarship and sound methodology, presenting adherence to divine revelation and prophetic practice as an essential safeguard against ideological deviation.
This treatise serves as the fifth volume in the series al-Sabil ila Manhaj al-Taifa al-Mansura. It defines the distinguishing features and core doctrinal principles of the saved and victorious group (al-Ta'ifah al-Mansurah) in Islamic thought, contrasting them with sectarian and contemporary ideological trends. The work articulates the theological and methodological tenets derived from the Quran, the Sunnah, and the practice of the Companions while addressing key concepts related to communal reform.
This contemporary juridical treatise examines whether the city of Jeddah functions as a valid station (miqat) for entering the state of ritual consecration (ihram) for pilgrims performing Hajj and Umrah. Condensed from a larger research study to make its arguments accessible to general readers, the work addresses the geographical and practical application of alignment (muhadhah) and the legal rulings regarding pilgrims arriving from various directions.
First published in 1426 AH (2005 CE), this study on Islamic propagation addresses contemporary challenges facing da'wah, such as methodological confusion and hasty emotionalism. The work re-examines the core conditions, principles, and pedagogical methods of propagation, functioning both as an analytical study and as a practical manual for Islamic callers. It covers foundational communal needs, the three pillars of da'wah, and practical propagation styles and modern mediums.
This extensive hadith encyclopedia constitutes the inaugural published section of the wider Diwan al-Sunna project, which aims to assemble and classify prophetic narrations into thematic encyclopedias with systematic source attribution and critical evaluation. Comprising 27 volumes, 14,693 pages, and 3,468 hadiths, the work is arranged according to traditional legal classification across specialized treatises on ritual purity, presenting each narration with source indexing, chain analysis, and critical authentication.
Thalath Salawat Azima Mahjura Fa-Ahyiha Ya Abd Allah (Three Great Neglected Prayers, So Revive Them, O Servant of God) is a concise devotional treatise composed in Ramadan 1410 AH (1990 CE). Arranged as an accessible guide for the general public, it explains the legal status, virtues, and performance of three voluntary prayers argued to be widely abandoned: Salat al-Istikhara (for divine guidance), Salat al-Tawba (of repentance), and Salat al-Tasabih (of glorification).
Masalat Taqdim Waqt Adhan al-Fajr, wa Takhir Tawqit al-Isha (The Issue of Advancing the Call to Prayer for Fajr and Delaying the Timing of Isha) is a legal treatise completed in 1410 AH. It addresses inaccuracies in contemporary astronomical timetables and printed schedules regarding the prayer times of dawn (fajr) and night (isha), examining the advancement of the dawn call to the false dawn rather than the true dawn as well as the practice of delaying the scheduled timing of Isha during Ramadan.
al-Fajr Fajran (The Dawn Is Two Dawns) is a short legal treatise clarifying the theological and jurisprudential distinctions between the false dawn and the true dawn. Subtitled Bid'at al-imsak qabla al-fajr wa-hurmat al-akl wa-l-shurb ba'dah, the work evaluates their respective physical manifestations and rulings regarding fasting and ritual prayer, addressing both eating after the true dawn has emerged and withholding food prematurely out of pious precaution.
al-Qunut (also published as Ahkam al-Qunut: Qunut al-Hajah wa-al-Nazilah – Qunut Ramadan) is a legal treatise first published in 1413 AH (1993 CE). It examines the jurisprudence, linguistic and technical definitions, occasions, and legal rulings governing the practice of qunut (standing supplication) in Islamic ritual prayer, covering its application during obligatory prayers, night prayers in Ramadan, and times of communal distress or need.
al-Sabil ila Manhaj Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jamaa (The Path to the Methodology of the People of the Sunna and the Community) is a treatise on religious methodology and creed completed on 1 Rabiʿ al-Thani 1410 AH (November 1989 CE). Composed for the third conference of the Quran and Sunnah Society in North America, the guide outlines the foundational principles of the Sunni path amidst contemporary ideological confusion, centering on questions of guidance, salvation, and scriptural adherence.
al-Tih wal-Makhraj (The Wilderness and the Way Out) is a contemporary treatise on Islamic methodology, doctrinal foundations, and religious reform. It constitutes the second part of the multi-volume series al-Sabil ila Manhaj al-Ta'ifa al-Mansura (The Path to the Methodology of the Victorious Group).
al-Rudud al-Mufhama ala Munkiri al-Sunna al-Mutahhara (The Decisive Refutations Against the Deniers of the Purified Sunnah) is a contemporary polemical treatise aimed at refuting the arguments of modern Hadith rejectors (often referred to as Quranists) and establishing the indispensability and divine preservation of the prophetic Sunnah in Islamic theology and law.
Ahkam Ruyat al-Hilal (Rulings on Sighting the Crescent Moon) is a concise legal treatise that addresses the jurisprudential and practical questions surrounding the determination of Islamic lunar months for fasting and Eid.
Manhaj al-Itidal (The Methodology of Moderation) is a contemporary doctrinal treatise on Islamic methodology and ideological balance. The work articulates what is identified as the moderate path of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah on contentious questions surrounding contemporary Islamic revival, theological extremism, and principles of critique.