al-Husam al-Mahiq li-Kull Mushrik wa Munafiq
- Author died
- 1407 AH
- Editions
- Dār al-Fatḥ lil-Ṭibā‘ah wal-Nashr wal-Tawzī‘
al-Husam al-Mahiq li-Kull Mushrik wa Munafiq (The Annihilating Sword Against Every Polytheist and Hypocrite) is a theological and polemical treatise by the Moroccan scholar Muhammad Taqi al-Din al-Hilali (d. 1407 AH / 1987 CE) dedicated to expounding Islamic creed and censuring theological and ritual deviations .
Subject and Content
The treatise forms part of al-Hilali's broader corpus defending the creed and methodology of the Salaf against what he identified as manifestations of polytheism (shirk), hypocrisy (nifaq), and unlawful innovation (bid'ah) . Among the specific issues addressed in the book is the critique of invented practices surrounding Quranic recitation, where al-Hilali argues against the practice of collective Quranic recitation performed in unison (qira'at al-Qur'an jama'atan bi-naghamah wahidah) .
Publication History
The work has been published in multiple editions across the Islamic world:
- An edition printed in India by Idarat al-Buhuth al-Islamiyyah in 1400 AH .
- An edition published in Cairo by Dar al-Sahwah in 1406 AH (120 pages) .
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