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Saud bin Abdul Aziz al-Khalaf

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Saud bin Abdul Aziz al-Khalaf is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic theology (Aqida) at the Islamic University of Madinah, recognized for his academic works in theology and comparative religion, such as Dirasat fi al-Adyan: al-Yahudiyya wa al-Nasraniyya .

Academic Career and Offices

Al-Khalaf served as a professor of creed in the Faculty of Da'wah and Usul al-Din at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he also held the position of head of the Department of Creed . In addition to his university roles, he served as the president of the Saudi Creed Society (Jam'iyyat al-Aqida) in Saudi Arabia .

Scholarly Contributions

Al-Khalaf's scholarly output centers on Islamic creed, the positions of early theologians, and comparative religion. In the study of early Hanbali theological treatises, he prepared an edition and analysis titled al-Qadi Abu Ya'la wa-Kitabuhu Masa'il al-Iman ("Judge Abu Ya'la and His Book on Matters of Faith") . In the field of comparative religion, he authored Dirasat fi al-Adyan: al-Yahudiyya wa al-Nasraniyya ("Studies in Religions: Judaism and Christianity") and published academic monographs addressing theological debates, including a critical study on Christian claims regarding the Second Coming of Jesus (Da'awa al-Nasara fi Maji' al-Masih) published in the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University in Shawwal 1422 AH .

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List of Works

  • Qawl al-Falasifa al-Yunan al-Wathaniyyin fi Tawhid al-Rububiyya

    Qawl al-Falasifa al-Yunan al-Wathaniyyin fi Tawhid al-Rububiyya (The Doctrine of the Pagan Greek Philosophers Concerning the Unity of Divine Lordship) is an Islamic theological study analyzing and refuting ancient Greek philosophical concepts of God and divine lordship from the perspective of the early Muslim community (Salaf). Published in 2002 (1423 AH) in the Journal of the Islamic University of Madinah, it examines how these philosophical notions arose from unguided human intellect and pagan contexts rather than divine revelation.

  • Dahd Daawa al-Mustashriqin anna al-Quran min ind al-Nabi

    Dahd Daawa al-Mustashriqin anna al-Quran min ind al-Nabi (Refuting the Claim of the Orientalists That the Quran Originated from the Prophet ﷺ) is an apologetic theological treatise focused on analyzing and refuting Western orientalist claims regarding the origins of the Quran. The work specifically addresses allegations that the Prophet Muhammad fabricated the text himself or derived its contents from Jewish and Christian sources, contextualizing these arguments within a broader history of opposition to prophetic revelation.

  • al-Mabahith al-Aqadiyya al-Mutaalliqa bil-Kabair wa Murtakibiha fi al-Dunya

    al-Mabahith al-Aqadiyya al-Mutaalliqa bil-Kabair wa Murtakibiha fi al-Dunya (Creedal Inquiries Concerning Major Sins and Their Perpetrator in This World) is a theological study examining Sunni creedal rulings regarding major sins and those who commit them during earthly life. It gathers scholarly positions to define and classify major sins and to evaluate the status, faith, and worldly rulings concerning the major sinner while distinguishing these creedal aspects from non-creedal and eschatological matters.

  • Daawa al-Nasara fi Maji al-Masih

    Daawa al-Nasara fi Maji al-Masih (The Claims of the Christians Regarding the Coming of the Messiah) is an academic research monograph on comparative religion published in 2001 (Shawwal 1422 AH). The study examines Christian eschatological doctrines regarding the Second Coming of Jesus, analyzing internal Christian debates, biblical proof-texts, and theological premises from an Islamic critical perspective.

  • Usul Masa'il al-Aqida inda al-Salaf wa inda al-Mubtadia

    Usul Masa'il al-Aqida inda al-Salaf wa inda al-Mubtadia (Principles of Creedal Issues According to the Salaf and According to the Innovators) is a contemporary treatise on Islamic theology published around 1999–2000 (1420–1421 AH). It examines the foundational principles and epistemic methodology governing creed (aqida) among the early righteous generations (al-Salaf al-Salih) and contrasts them with the approaches adopted by various theological sects and innovators.