Qur'anic literalism
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Ibn Baz was a follower of the Muslim scholars Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab and Ibn Taymiyya; he belonged to that current of Muslim thought sometimes called Salafism and sometimes Wahabbism. According to a Shi'a website, Answering-Ansar.org, Salafis believe that the Qur'an should be interpreted literally, not as an allegory. The site lists four examples of what it refers to as this "disease of literalism" (paraphrased below):[1]
- Giving physical attributes to God, believing that God has feet, arms, fingers, eyes, etc.
- Taking the "Throne of God" in a literal sense, concluding "that there exists a big throne upon which God sits."
- Taking the literal meaning of Bid'ah instead of its Shari meaning.
- Believing that the dead cannot hear.
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[edit] External links
- Introduction to Literal Approach of Salafi in Understanding Qur'an on answering-ansar.org
