Yusuf al-Wabil
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Yusuf ibn Abd Allah al-Wabil is a contemporary Saudi scholar and specialist in Islamic creed (aqidah), best known for his eschatological work Ashrat al-Saa (Signs of the Hour) .
Education and Career
Al-Wabil completed his master's degree in Muharram 1404 AH (1983 CE) in the creed department of the Faculty of Sharia at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca . He served as a professor of Islamic creed at the Scientific Institute in Mecca .
Beyond his teaching duties, al-Wabil engaged in scholarly lectures and conferences abroad. He was a guest speaker at the eleventh cultural forum organized by al-Muntada al-Islami in London, where he presented lectures addressing doctrinal disagreements and the relations of Muslims with others, participated in a symposium on the principles and guidelines of declaring apostasy (takfir), and delivered a lecture in Portsmouth in southern Britain .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Wabil's academic output focuses on Sunni theology and classical textual verification. His prominent treatise, Ashrat al-Saa, systematically compiles and evaluates the minor and major signs of the Day of Judgment . He also contributed to the critical edition of classical theological literature, notably editing the volumes refuting the Jahmiyyah (Kitab al-Radd ala al-Jahmiyyah) within the theological compendium al-Ibanah al-Kubra by Ibn Battah al-Ukbari .
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Ashrat al-Saa (Signs of the Hour) is an eschatological treatise that examines the minor and major portents of the Day of Judgment according to Sunni creed and hadith criticism. Originating as an academic master's thesis completed in 1404 AH (1983 CE) at Umm al-Qura University, the work addresses unseen eschatological matters by restricting its discussions to signs explicitly indicated in authentic and good hadiths while explaining obscure terminology and geographical references.