Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Tawassul

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• [Introduction]
• Definition of Tawassul
• a) Tawassul to the Prophet and Saints during their Lifetime
• b) Tawassul to the Prophet after his Death
• 1. Opinion on Permissibility
• 2. Opinion on Aversion
• Opinion of Contemporary Hanafi Scholars on Permissibility 
• Tawassul in the View of Prominent Imami 'Ulama'
• 3. Opinion on Non-Permissibility of Tawassul
• Rejection of Ibn Taymiyyah's Opinion
• Justification of the Salafiyyah on Non-Permissibility of Tawassul
• Critique
• Tamassuk in the Opinion of Abu Hanifah 
• Critique
• Salafiyyah Interpretation of Ayah 18 of Surah al-Jinn 
• Critique
• Salafiyyah Interpretation of Ayahs 13-14 of Surah al-Fatir
• Critique
• Salafiyyah Interpretation of Ayah 194 of Surah al-A'raf
• Critique
• Salafiyyah Interpretation of Ayah 3 of Surah al-Zumar
• Critique
• Salafiyyah Interpretation of Ayah 10 of Surah Yunus
• Critique
• Non-Permissibility of Tawassul to the Dead 
• Critique
• Tawassul to the Dead is Addressing the Non-Existent
• Critique
• Blocking of Means (Sadd-i Dhara'i')
• Critique
• Takfir of Shi’a for Tawassul
• Extreme Form of Tawassul among the Ahl al-Sunnah 
• Purity of Monotheism in Shi’a Supplications
• A Glance at the Supplications of the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.)
• Conclusion
• Notes