The Qur’an Is Not Poetry In Any Sense Known To The Arabs
Al-Bāqillānī says the Qur’an denies being poetry, as Allah says “وما علمناه الشعر وما ينبغي له” “We did not teach…
August 2025
ISHAQ. K The Jinns Low Level Eloquence Shows They Would Have Failed The Qur’an Challenge
Al-Baqillānī speaks on the challenge to imitate the Qur’an not only a challenege for humans but also to the jinn,…
Three Matters Of The Unseen That Came True After Revelation Of The Qur’an
Among the different aspects of the miraculous nature of the Quran, Al Baqillani says his companions and other scholars mentioned…
The Arabs’ Failure to Imitate the Qur’an
Al-Baqillani says: The Prophet ﷺ openly challenged the Arabs over a long period to produce something like the Qur’an and…
Ibn Taymiyyah on Hiss (Sense Perception), Aql (Reason), & The Unseen: Refuting the Falasifa (Philosophers)
Ibn Taymiyyah says that all real existents can be known through hiss (sense perception), either outward (seeing, hearing, touching) or…
The Wisdom Behind The Differences In The Qira’at
Clarifying Inheritance Ruling The qira’a of Hafs says (وَلَهُ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ) “has a brother or a sister.” This could…
The Fabricated Principle: The Aql Precedes The Naql
Summary A fabricated claim: when naql and ʿaql conflict, either both are combined, and that is impossible because it combines…
Ibn Taymiyyah On The Correct Meaning Of Fitrah
Ibn Taymiyyah analyses the meanings of fiṭrah in the hadith “Every newborn is born upon the fiṭrah.” He reviews and…
The Meanings Of Taʾwil & The Misunderstanding Of What It Means From The Philosophers, Sufis & Jahmiyyah
In short, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH) says that the word taʾwil is used with three definitions: Later…
When To Declare Someone A Mubtadi (Innovator)
Al-Shāṭibī (d. 790 AH) says that the labels “Ahl al-ahwāʾ” and “Ahl al-bidʿah” applies only to those who originate innovations,…