Wahhabism and the Rise of the New Salafists

Abstract
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Table of figures
Notes on transliteration, translation, abbreviation and links

INTRODUCTION
Outline of the book
Definition of 'Salaf'
⢠Definitions taken from Arabic dictionaries, the Qurâan, and Hadith
⢠Salaf as: the first three generations after the Prophet
⢠Salaf: central notion in constructing orthodoxy
The Salaf, the Salafists, and the issue of the Attributes of God
Limitations of the book
Glossary of some theological concepts used in the book:
CHAPTER One: Introduction to Islamic theological issues
The origins of the main theological schools
The importance of the issue of the Attributes of God
Summary of Ashâari theological arguments
âGod exists without a placeâ
Ambiguous verses and hadiths
CHAPTER Two: Historical perceptions
The Salaf and the Attributes of God: perceptions of scholars towards a consensus on the position of the salaf
Presentation of the sources
⢠al-Bayhaqi (d.1066)
⢠al-Juwayni (d.1085)
⢠al-Nasafi (d.1114)
⢠al-Shahrastani (d.1153)
⢠Ibn al-Jawzi (d.1200)
⢠al-âIzz ibn âAbd al-Salam (d.1262)
⢠al-Nawawi (d. 1277)
⢠Ibn Khaldun (d.1406)
⢠Ibn Hajar al-âAsqalani (d.1449)
⢠Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (d.1567 )
⢠al-Qari (d.1605)
⢠al-Bayadi (d. 1686)
⢠al-Murtada al-Zabidi (d.1791)
Perceptions of opponents to the consensus
Presentation of the sources
⢠Abu Yaâla (d.1066)
⢠Ibn al-Zaghuni (d.1133)
⢠Ibn Taymiyya (d.1328)
⢠al-Dhahabi (d.1348)
CHAPTER Three: Wahhabism: a historical overview
Wahhabism : a short history
Is there a pre-Wahhabi and post-Wahhabi era?
The naming of his movement: from Wahhabis to Salafis and to Salafists
A typology of Salafists
What was the position of the Wahhabis on the issue of the attributes of God?
CHAPTER Four: Modern approaches since the rise of Wahhabism
Since the rise of Wahhabism: a consensus on the position of the Salaf
Presentation of the sources
⢠al-Subki al-Azhari (d.1932)
⢠al-Dujwi (d.1945)
⢠al-Zurqani (d.1947)
⢠al-Qudaâi (d.1956)
⢠al-Dusuqi (d.?)
⢠Diyab (d?)
⢠Ibn Marzuq (d.1970)
⢠Ibn âAshur (d. 1973)
⢠al-Harari al-Habashi (d.2008)
⢠al-Buti (d.2013)
Recent opposition to this consensus
Presentation of the sources
⢠Ibn Baz (d.1999)
⢠Muhammad al-âUthaymin (d.2001)
⢠al-Fawzan (b.1933)
⢠al-Hawali (b.1954 )
⢠al-âAwda (b. 1955)
⢠al-Khudayri
⢠al-Dumayji
⢠âAbd al-Rahman ibn âAbd al-Khaliq (b.1939)
⢠IS literature
⢠Abdullah al-Faisal, a supporter of IS
CHAPTER Five: A vision of history opposed to Sunni Islam
The âtraditionalâ vision of Islamic history
⢠Two theological schools, four legal schools
⢠A long continuum of scholars
⢠Representing the majority of Muslims
The Salafistsâ specific vision of history
⢠Ashâarism as a misguidance rejected by al-Ashâari himself
⢠Notions of rupture
⢠Numeric superiority is not decisive
Referring to âSunnismâ : a word of caution
CHAPTER Six: Case studies on the debate around the attributes of God and its consequences
Presentation of the Cyber Islamic Environments used for these case studies
Debates on the reality of God in sunni islam and on anthropomorphism
⢠Salafists recuse the accusation of anthropomorphism
⢠The Sunni Answers blog
⢠The Era of YouTube preachers: the example of Abdul Rahman Hassan
Some consequences of this debate
⢠The Khalas blog
⢠A Christian response to salafist theology
⢠The theology of IS and some of its supporters
Conclusion: Scholarly and Strategic implications of the Study
For a redefinition of the theology of the Salafists and of sunnism
Theology and counter-terrorism
A need for more exploration of classical Islamic sources and concepts
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