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Some of the matters or points covered:

• A look at the basic argument of the Mumathilah and how to answer their misconception and deviation.
• Description of the Mu’attilah and their division into a further 4/5 groups.

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Lesson 10.mp3

Note: just after the 31 minute mark there’s a slip of the tongue regarding the ending of verse [42:11].

The handout mentioned in the lesson can be found here: https://islamtees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Taqreeb-Tadmuriyyah-Deviation-in-Allahs-Names-and-Attributes.pdf

Some of the matters or points covered:

• Those who deviated in the issue of Allāh’s names and attributes are of two types: 1) Mumathilah and 2) Mu’attilah
• How both groups exaggerated in one aspect and fell short in another aspect.
• The shubhah (doubt) of the Mumathilah and how this is false and rejected by way of: 1) revelation 2) reason and 3) observation.

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Lesson 9.mp3

Some of the matters or points covered:

• Further elaboration on the principle: ‘Just because there’s similarity in the name/label, doesn’t mean that there is similarity in the reality’ with evidences provided from 1) Revelation 2) Reason and 3) Sensory perception/observation.
• A summary of how we speak about Allāh (which covers previous lessons), seven points mentioned.

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Lesson 8.mp3

Some of the matters or points covered:

• 1) Examples of tafseel (specific mention of names and attributes) to show that this is indeed what the Qur’an has come with and this is how we speak about Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala).
• 2) Negation – when make negation from Allaah there’s no such thing as a pure negation in and of itself without it implying and indicating the opposite of it which is perfection.
• 3) Just because there’s similarity in the name/label, doesn’t mean that there is similarity in the reality i.e. just because two things have the same name, does not mean that the realities are the same. This is one of the most important principles to understand.

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Lesson 7.mp3

Some of the matters or points covered:

• Expanding on the principles regarding affirmation and negation of Allah’s attributes.
• What Allah affirms for Himself are all attributes of perfection with no deficiencies unlike the creation whose attributes contain deficiencies.
• All of the attributes which are negated for Allaah are attributes of deficiencies and imperfection. By negating, the perfect opposite is affirmed.
• In the Qur’an overwhelmingly affirmation is specific but negation is general. Some example ayaat provided. However, there can be exceptions to this (i.e. affirmation in a general sense and negation in a specific sense) when the need arises.

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Lesson 6.mp3

Some of the matters or points covered:

• Two important foundational principles that form a sound methodology based upon knowledge, wisdom and uprightness.
• The evidences (textual and by way of reason) supporting this methodology.
• The meaning of tahreef, ta’teel, takyeef and tamtheel.

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Lesson 5.mp3

• Continued going through the main text, dealing in particular with the issue of talab (making a request) and the difference between it and khabr (imparting information).

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Lesson 4.mp3

• Continued going through the muqaddimah (introduction) in the book and completed it with statements from Ibn Hajr (rahimahullah) and Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) – in the preface of the book ar-Radd ‘ala al-Jahmiyyah – mentioned.
• Brief biography of Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah).
• A summary of the muqaddimah in four points.
• A start on the main text including the reasons for authoring the book Tadmuriyyah and a mention of affirmation and negation with regards to Tawheed and as-Sifat, and commands and prohibitions with regards to Shariah and al-Qadr.
• A mention of an important principle regarding Allah’s attributes.

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Lesson 3.mp3

Continued going through the muqaddimah (introduction) in the book covering a summarized history of how the Ummah split, what basically happened, and how the various sects appeared and the nature of their innovations.

The importance of learning about this is mentioned in the lesson.

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Lesson 2.mp3

Some of the matters or points covered:

• Book is a summarized version of the classical work by Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) where Shaykh Uthaymeen (rahimahullah) has simplified matters by extracting the main essential points made.
• Two issues discussed in this book, first half is to do with Allah’s attributes and the second half deals with al-Qadaa wal-Qadr.
• The importance of studying these topics and the effects this has.
• The muqaddimah (introduction) in the book (roughly half of it covered in this lesson).

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Lesson 1.mp3