Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz al-Shaya
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Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz al-Shaya is a contemporary Saudi researcher and specialist in Islamic theology, best known for his monograph evaluating the doctrinal positions of the late Shafi'i scholar Ibn Hajar al-Haytami.
Academic Career and Research
His full name is Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad al-Shaya. He pursued higher academic studies in theology at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, joining the Department of Creed and Contemporary Ideologies (Qism al-Aqidah wa-al-Madhahib al-Muasirah). There, he completed his master's thesis under the title Ara Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Itiqadiyya: Ard wa-Taqwim fi Daw Aqidat al-Salaf ("The Theological Views of Ibn Hajar al-Haytami: Presentation and Evaluation in Light of the Creed of the Salaf"). The thesis received an excellent (mumtaz) distinction with an official recommendation for publication and institutional exchange, and was subsequently published in Riyadh in 1427 AH (2006 CE).
Al-Shaya's scholarly research focuses on late medieval theological developments, particularly the intersection of Ash'arite theology and Sufism among leading jurists of the later Islamic centuries. In his study of al-Haytami, he surveyed the author's published works and manuscripts to examine his doctrinal stances, criticisms of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, and contentious devotional practices, assessing them against the creedal framework of early Sunni scholarship (al-Salaf).
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Ara Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-I'tiqadiyya (Ard wa Taqwim fi Daw' 'Aqidat al-Salaf) is an academic study in Islamic theology that surveys, categorizes, and analyzes the theological positions of the late Shafi'i jurist Ibn Hajar al-Haytami. Using an inductive method across published and manuscript sources, the work examines his doctrinal stances and contentious devotional views, presenting his statements in full and evaluating each issue in light of the creed of early Islamic scholars (al-Salaf).