Muhammad Ayman Taysir al-Marayati
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Muhammad Ayman Taysir al-Marayati is a contemporary Islamic author known for his theological treatise al-Sirat fi Ray al-Kayali wa al-Sirat fi al-Manzur al-Qurani wa al-Nabawi ("The Eschatological Bridge in al-Kayali's View and in the Quranic and Prophetic Perspective").
Theological Contributions and Polemics
Al-Marayati's scholarly focus includes addressing contemporary rationalist readings of Islamic scripture, specifically refuting positions advanced by Ali Mansour al-Kayali. He concentrated on responding to al-Kayali's dismissal of the eschatological bridge (al-Sirat) set over Hellfire, a denial that al-Marayati situated within earlier theological deviations such as those of the Mu'tazila and modern rationalist trends.
In his analysis, al-Marayati examined the forty-five occurrences of the word sirat in the Quran. He argued that while forty-three instances refer to an upright moral and intellectual path, two verses— وَلَو نَشاءُ لَطَمَسنا عَلى أَعيُنِهِم فَاستَبَقُوا الصِّراطَ ("And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to find the path") in Surah Ya-Sin and فَاهدوهُم إِلى صِراطِ الجَحيمِ ("and lead them to the path of Hellfire") in Surah al-Saffat—designate the reality of Hell's passage. He emphasized the necessity of relying on authentic hadith alongside the Quran, affirming the traditional Sunni consensus that al-Sirat is a real bridge spanning Hell, traversed by creation according to their righteous deeds.
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This contemporary theological treatise refutes the views expressed by Ali Mansour al-Kayali concerning the denial of the eschatological bridge (al-sirat) over Hellfire. It addresses al-Kayali's public dismissal of the belief in a physical bridge by examining Quranic terminology, citing authentic Prophetic traditions, and outlining the established theological consensus regarding this eschatological reality.