Suhaib Webb – The Masses Creed 13 God in Islam (part two)
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Talking last time about the wisdom of why
scholars taught the qualities of God and that
the purpose of learning those qualities,
was 3 and 3 in particular. Right? We
mentioned
the
idea of transcendence and then, of course, the
idea that god was close to us. And
and what I wanted to do is really
offer some historical support for this method because
I know,
unfortunately, theological studies
within
the Muslim community, especially amongst the layman,
tends to be turned into, like, a really
hot topic. Again, because people are teaching these
differences and so on and so forth that
really were never meant for the masses to
digest. Right? The masses are taught theology that
creates
relationship with God, relationship with their community. Right?
Being good citizens,
and then also affirming his transcendence
and his nearness in
protecting the unity of the Muslim community.
So here is a few examples, historically, of
the idea of teaching God the concepts and
qualities around Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. So we
see Imam Al Khazari who dies in the
5th century,
who says in his very incredible book, the
40 principles of Islam,
he says he's
talking about God
who has no beginning
who who has no beginning.
Right? Also,
he's outside of time,
so he has no beginning.
The one who will never die, his existence
is is is infinite.
And again, the idea of him living forever
and having no ending. The point is we
see
here teaching concepts,
right, concepts
and not the specific differences
that existed amongst theologians.
The great Malik Iskara Al Qadhi Iyad who
was a giant, he says
meaning the the the the details of theology
are 40. Forty made of principles. So again,
we see here he and Al Ghazari, his
book is called what?
The 40 principles, they're in agreement. Although they're
from one is from Spain, one is from
Iran, right? You know, these people,
lived in different time periods, but subhanallah the
same conclusion. That's why I put this here,
right there are 40,
basically the fundamentals of aqidah are 40.
Religiously
intend what you hold as inconceivable.
Does that sound familiar to what I've been
teaching you? Point is I'm trying to show
you that there is historical precedent
for what I'm teaching you and what you
are being instructed.
Sheikh Ahmed
Adardir, who was one of the great scholars
of Egypt around 200 years ago, who wrote
the most important book in the Maliki,
he says,
right? It's an obligation upon the one who
is what? Responsible.
Remind you how he was teaching you.
That a person has to know the obligations
due to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
due to the prophets
and due to the angels. Does that sound
familiar to you? Now we could continue to
give scholar after scholar every epic, every century,
right? There were scholars
in our community
teaching this way. The majority of Sunni scholars
taught this way.
So the point is I wanted to really
establish
the historical precedent for what you and I
are about to do so that you can
feel comfortable,
right? You can feel comfortable in the knowledge