Beliefs

Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine #1

by Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

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Genres: Islam, Religion

229 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Muhammad Hisham Kabbani was a Lebanese-American Sunni Sufi Muslim scholar belonging to the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Kabbani has counseled and advised Muslim leaders to build community resilience against violent extremism. In 2012, the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre named him on The 500 Most Influential Muslims. His notable students include the world-famous boxer Muhammad Ali and former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Reviews

[Wayfarer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My particular edition of this volume was published in 1998 and towards the end of this volume in the concluding chapter before closing his researches he, Sh. Hisham Kabbani, writes:

"Like the Wahhabis, the "Salafis" accuse Muslims at large of disbelief, they wish harm to the Prophet (saws) and those who love him but, unlike them, do not have the means to carry arms against the innocent. ..." ... fast forward to the present, 2016, and we now know and many have experienced firsthand the sheer brutality that is unleashed by holders of such a twisted doctrine when they are afforded finances and arms. The reality of ISIS is all too real, to be ignored. These stark warnings were there in a pre-911 world - whilst most sat oblivious.

One can easily imagine, back in 1998, when this was first published that many a simpleton, would have cringed at the above rhetoric, dismissing it as sectarian and divisive. Although the researches may have been superseded with better materials today, the overall synthesis of the text remains as poignant as true today as it was when first published. Recommended for those who are still confused over the validity of the "Salafi" claims to traditional scholarship and adherence to the school of the Salaf in doctrines and belief.