Nur al-Islam wa Zulumat al-Kufr fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna
- Author died
- 1440 AH
- Editions
- Matba'at Safir
Nur al-Islam wa Zulumat al-Kufr fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna ("The Light of Islam and the Darkness of Disbelief in the Light of the Book and the Sunna") is a concise theological treatise written by the Saudi scholar Saeed bin Ali bin Wahf al-Qahtani (d. 1440 AH / 2018 CE). The work examines the essential principles, merits, and nullifiers of Islam, contrasting them with the nature, categories, and ramifications of disbelief (kufr).
Composition and Context
The author completed the drafting of the treatise on the morning of Tuesday, 16 Shawwal 1419 AH. The work forms part of al-Qahtani's series of thematic treatises on Islamic creed, which were later collected within his larger work Aqidat al-Muslim fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna, where it appears as the ninth treatise in the compilation.
Structure and Content
The treatise is organized into an introduction followed by two primary chapters (mabhath), each broken down into several topical sections (matlab):
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Chapter One: The Light of Islam (Nur al-Islam)
- The definition and concept of Islam (Mafhum al-Islam)
- The degrees and levels of Islam (Maratib al-Islam)
- The fruits and merits of Islam (Thimarat al-Islam wa-Mahasinuh)
- The nullifiers of Islam (Nawaqid al-Islam)
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Chapter Two: The Darkness of Disbelief (Zulumat al-Kufr)
- The definition and concept of disbelief (Mafhum al-Kufr)
- The categories and types of disbelief (Anwa' al-Kufr)
- The gravity and dangers of excommunication (Khatarat al-Takfir)
- The core foundations of acts and doctrines that constitute disbelief (Usul al-Mukaffirat)
- The harms and consequences of disbelief (Athar al-Kufr wa-Adraruh)
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