Some matters or points covered:

- Biography of the author, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (rahimahullah) including; his birth place, his travels, his acquiring of knowledge at a young age, the Islamic sciences he excelled at, the scholars praise of him and some of his virtuous works.
- Introduction to the authors reply to a question put to him about the Attributes of Allaah, wherein four important and mighty principles are mentioned and laid down.
- Four ways of categorizing Allah’s attributes with terms such as Sifaat as-Salbiyyah, ath-Thubootiyyah, adh-Dhahiriyyah and Fi’liyyah mentioned.
- What is the root through which we come to know Allaah’s attributes?
- What obligates you to acquire knowledge? The Texts or aql?

Supplementary material:
https://islamtees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/khatib-sifat-text-translation.pdf

The following 2 page PDF contains the visual diagram above along with brief descriptions of the sects mentioned:
https://islamtees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sects-diagram.pdf

Response To A Question on the Attributes

Response To A Question on the Attributes - Lesson 2

Calling to the correct understanding of Islam, the Qur'an and Sunnah upon the understanding of the Salafus-Saalih (Pious Predecessors).

Response To A Question on the Attributes - Lesson 2

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