Masa'il wa Fatawa Najdiyya (tubi'a dimn al-Rasa'il wa al-Masa'il al-Najdiyya, al-juz' al-rabi', al-qism al-awwal)
- Author died
- 1285 AH
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Masa'il wa Fatawa Najdiyya (tubi'a dimn al-Rasa'il wa al-Masa'il al-Najdiyya, al-juz' al-rabi', al-qism al-awwal) is a collection of theological treatises, polemical writings, and legal responsa (fatawa) by the Najdi scholar Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan Al al-Shaykh (1193–1285 AH / 1779–1868 CE) . It forms the first section of the fourth volume of the multi-volume anthology Majmu'at al-Rasa'il wa-l-Masa'il al-Najdiyya .
Context and Publication
The anthology was compiled to gather the scattered writings, epistles, and legal answers of prominent scholars of the Najdi reform movement, descended from or affiliated with the school of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab . The collection was published in Cairo at Matba'at al-Manar under the editorial supervision of Muhammad Rashid Rida, funded by King Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, who established the work as a religious endowment (waqf) for seekers of sacred knowledge .
Contents and Themes
The volume encompasses critical theological discourses and polemical refutations penned by Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan against opposing contemporaries, alongside jurisprudential and creedal rulings:
- Bayan al-Mahajja fi al-Radd 'ala al-Lujja: A refutation composed by Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan defending his colleague Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman Aba Butayn, addressing criticisms regarding the condemnation of perceived excessive veneration and polytheistic expressions found in verses of al-Busiri's famous ode al-Burdah .
- Bayan Kalimat al-Tawhid wa-l-Radd 'ala al-Kashmiri 'Abd al-Mahmud: A treatise expounding the meaning and demands of the declaration of faith (kalimat al-tawhid) and answering theological claims attributed to Abd al-Mahmud al-Kashmiri .
- Creedal and Legal Responsa: Doctrinal clarifications concerning the tenets of faith, adherence to the prophetic tradition, and responses to queries regarding communal practice, ethics, and jurisprudence within the Hanbali tradition .
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