Who or What is a Salafi? The term "Salafi" was revived as a slogan and movement, among latter-day Muslims, by the followers of Muhammad Abduh (the student of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani) some thirteen centuries after the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), approximately a hundred years ago. Like similar movements that have historically appeared in Islam, its basic claim was that the religion had not been properly understood by anyone since the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and the early Muslims--and themselves. Read more...   Wahhabi Tampering with Classical Texts Question: As far as Wahhabi tamperings with classical texts goes, how widespread is this heinous crime? Can you give some serious examples of this? Read more...   The Ijazas of Ibn Baz and al-Albani Question: The Salafis allege that both Ibn Baz and al-Albani have ijazas (authorizations of mastery of a book, etc. in Islamic knowledge from the scholar it was studied with) from great sheikhs. They say that al-Albani has an ijaza from some sheikhs in Syria, do you have any information on this? Read more...   Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Question: Was Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal an anthropomorphist as is alleged by the Salafis? Can you provide me examples of the sayings of Imam Ahmad that show he did not hold the anthropomorphic ‘aqida of the neo-Salafis, as they claim? Read more...   Ibn Taymiya and Ibn Kathir Question: Ibn Kathir is considered to be part of Ahl al-Sunna by the orthodox community even though he was a student of Ibn Taymiya. Was Ibn Kathir’s Islamic faith (‘aqida) actually different than Ibn Taymiya’s? If so, on what points? Ibn Kathir’s tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis) is widely regarded as one of the great works of tafsir, but doesn’t it contain anthropormorphic assertions about the attributes of Allah Most High? If so, how can we reconcile that with the Ash‘ari and Maturidi positions? Read more...   Dawud al-Dhahiri and Ibn Hazm Question: Are the Hanbali Mujtahid Imams Dhahiri and Ibn Hazm considered Ahl al-Sunna? Read more...