Awwad al-Mutiq
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Awwad al-Mutiq (b. 1373 AH / 1953 CE) is a Saudi scholar and academic specializing in Islamic theology.
Education and Career
Awwad ibn Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Mutiq was born in the city of al-Zulfi in 1373 AH. He completed his undergraduate studies in Islamic law (Sharia) in 1396–1397 AH, followed by a master's degree in Islamic theology (aqidah) in 1401 AH and a doctorate in the same discipline in 1407 AH.
Al-Mutiq began his professional career as a teacher under the Ministry of Knowledge in 1397 AH. He then entered academia at the Intermediate College for Teacher Preparation in Riyadh, where he served as a teaching assistant in 1399 AH, became a lecturer in 1402 AH, and was appointed assistant professor in 1408 AH.
Scholarly Focus
Al-Mutiq's scholarly work has centered on the study of Islamic theological sects and classical theological texts. His master's thesis, al-Muʿtazilah wa-Uṣūluhum al-Khamsah wa-Mawqif Ahl al-Sunnah Minhā, addressed the foundational five principles of the Mu'tazilites alongside the stance of Sunni scholarship toward them. For his doctoral dissertation, he prepared a critical edition and analytical study of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's work Ijtimāʿ al-Juyūsh al-Islāmiyyah.
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List of Works
Haqiqat al-Sihr wa Hukmuhu fi al-Kitab wa al-Sunna is a contemporary scholarly treatise that examines the theological reality, legal status, and treatment of sorcery in Islamic jurisprudence and scripture. It has also appeared as a research paper published in the journal of the Islamic University of Madinah.
Shurut La Ilaha Illa Allah is a theological treatise examining the essential conditions, pillars, and meaning of the Islamic testimony of faith. It was published as an academic study in the journal of the Islamic University of Madinah (Majallat al-Jami'ah al-Islamiyyah) in its 26th year, issues 101–102 (1414–1415 AH).