A comparative analysis of the theological polemics of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafiyyah
The experience of the Muslim Ummah in the 19th and 20th centuries has given rise to various revivalist thoughts aimed at reclaiming the lost glory of Islam and returning Muslims to their right position. The Muslim Brotherhood current Salafiyyah groups represent the largest revivalist trend in cur...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2019
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14021/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14021/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14021/1/IJIT-Vol-15-June-2019_2_17-26.pdf |
| Summary: | The experience of the Muslim Ummah in the 19th and 20th centuries has given rise to
various revivalist thoughts aimed at reclaiming the lost glory of Islam and returning
Muslims to their right position. The Muslim Brotherhood current Salafiyyah groups
represent the largest revivalist trend in current time. Despite having the common
mission of revitalizing the Ummah, the two trends are always at loggerhead over
pressing issues of Islam. Hence, the research focuses on theological polemics as case
study for the multitudinous contention between the two trends. Library research
methodology was adopted. Findings of the research show that both trends share
common fundamental creeds and that the popular theological dichotomy between them
is due to various factors namely: the degree of priority attached to creeds, attitude
towards equivocal matters of creed such as anthropomorphic status of Allah and lastly
theologizing matters which are juristic. The research recommends the needs for the
Salafiyyah group to focus on theological training rather than the traditionally
theological polemics which was a product of refutation against the evolving heretic
sects that are ideologically not existing today. |
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