Sharif Murad
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Abu Amr Sharif Murad (fl. 1418 AH / 1997 CE) is a contemporary Islamic author and researcher known for his theological and legal writings, including al-Radd al-Amin.
Scholarly activity
Murad authored al-Radd al-Amin (The Trustworthy Refutation), completed in Jumada al-Ula 1418 AH (September–October 1997 CE), with a preface by Usama al-Qawsi. The work serves as a critical refutation of calculated timelines for the lifespan of the Muslim community and eschatological claims presented in books such as Umar Ummat al-Islam, Radd al-Siham, and al-Qawl al-Mubin. Murad also composed a legal treatise titled Irshad al-Abid fi Hukm Mukth al-Junub wal-Haid wal-Nufasa fi al-Masajid (Guiding the Worshipper Concerning the Ruling on the Staying of the Ritually Impure, Menstruating, and Postpartum Women in Mosques), examining Islamic jurisprudential positions regarding presence and residence in mosques during major ritual impurity.
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al-Radd al-Amin (The Trustworthy Refutation) is an Islamic theological treatise written to refute a series of popular apocalyptic books by Amin Muhammad Jamal al-Din regarding the calculated lifespan of the Muslim community and the signs of the Day of Judgment.
Irshad al-Abid fi Hukm Mukth al-Junub wal-Haid wal-Nufasa fi al-Masajid (Guiding the Worshipper Concerning the Ruling on the Staying of the Ritually Impure, Menstruating, and Postpartum Women in Mosques) is a legal treatise examining Islamic jurisprudence regarding the prohibition of staying or lingering inside mosques for individuals in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), menstruating women (ha'id), and postpartum women (nufasa').