Al-Shawkani

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Al-Shawkani

Religious Studies

#1498

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Theology

#1020

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Why Is Al-Shawkani Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Muḥammad ibn Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Abd Allah, better known as al-Shawkānī , was a prominent Yemeni Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian and reformer. Shawkani was one of the most influential proponents of Athari theology and is revered as one of their canonical scholars by Salafi Muslims. His teachings played a major role in the emergence of the Salafi movement. Influenced by the teachings of the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyya, Al-Shawkani became noteworthy for his staunch stances against the practice of Taqlid , calls for direct interpretation of Scriptures, opposition to Kalam as well as for his robust opposition to various folk practices which he condemned as shirk .

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