Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites

Abstract The issue of faith and good deeds had triggered several controversies in early Islam, particularly raised by Kharijites, Murji’ites, and Mu‘tazilites. Among the Sunnite schools, the Hanafites holds a slightly different view of faith and its relationship to good deeds. Since the Hanafites...

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spelling my.usim-144012017-03-21T04:25:53Z Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites Mohd Rosmizi Abd Rahman Salih Yucel Abstract The issue of faith and good deeds had triggered several controversies in early Islam, particularly raised by Kharijites, Murji’ites, and Mu‘tazilites. Among the Sunnite schools, the Hanafites holds a slightly different view of faith and its relationship to good deeds. Since the Hanafites exclude good deeds from being an element of faith, there are some parties who charge them with holding the heretical view of the Murji’ites concerning the issue, or at least, they are labelled as “the Sunnite Murji’ites.” This article argues, however, that this charge is erroneous and indeed, this article affirms that the Hanafites held a pure Sunnite position. To prove this stance, this article examines and compares briefly different views of the concept of, and relationship between, faith and good deeds, before critically scrutinize the Hanafite view and position on the issue. This article found that although the Hanafites do exclude good deeds from being an element of faith, their conception of faith is still dynamic, in which good deeds are absolutely still required, and this run counter the Murji’ite ultra-passive attitude towards good deeds. The slight difference between the Hanafites and the other three Sunnite Schools is due to the different socio-political context and different approaches employed by the two groups to the concept of faith. Thus, any allegation that the Hanafites are the Murji’ites or even “the Sunnite Murji’ites” is not only improper but is erroneous. Abstrak Isu iman dan amal telah mencetuskan beberapa kontroversi pada awal Islam, terutamanya yang dibangkitkan oleh golongan Khawarij, Murji’ah, dan Muktazilah. Antara golongan Ahli Sunnah, Mazhab Hanafi mempunyai pandangan yang berbeza sedikit mengenai iman dan hubungannya dengan amal atau perbuatan baik. Oleh kerana Mazhab Hanafi tidak menjadikan perbuatan baik sebagai unsur iman, terdapat beberapa pihak yang mendakwa mereka berpegang dengan pandangan sesat golongan Murji’ah mengenai isu ini, atau sekurang-kurangnya, mereka dilabel sebagai “Murji’ah Sunnah.” Artikel ini berpendapat bahawa tuduhan ini adalah salah dan sesungguhnya, artikel ini mengesahkan bahawa Mazhab Hanafi berpegang dengan pandangan Ahli Sunnah yang murni. Untuk membuktikan pendirian ini, artikel ini mengkaji dan membandingkan secara ringkas pandangan yang berbeza tentang konsep dan hubungan antara, iman dan amal atau perbuatan baik, sebelum meneliti secara kritikal pandangan Mazhab Hanafi mengenai isu tersebut. Artikel ini mendapati bahawa walaupun Mazhab Hanafi tidak menjadikan perbuatan baik sebagai unsur iman, akan tetapi konsep iman mereka masih dinamik, di mana perbuatan yang baik adalah benar-benar masih diperlukan, dan dapatan ini menangkis sikap ultra-pasif golongan Murji’ah terhadap perbuatan baik. Perbezaan kecil antara Mazhab Hanafi dan tiga lagi Mazhab Ahli Sunnah adalah disebabkan oleh konteks sosio-politik dan pendekatan yang berbeza yang digunakan oleh kedua-dua kumpulan ini terhadap konsep iman. Oleh itu, apa-apa dakwaan bahawa Mazhab Hanafi adalah Murji’ah atau “Murji’ah Sunnah” bukan sahaja tidak wajar tetapi adalah salah. 2017-03-21T04:25:53Z 2017-03-21T04:25:53Z 2016 2232-0431/e Issn: 2504-8422 http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/14401 Vol 7 2016; Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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description Abstract The issue of faith and good deeds had triggered several controversies in early Islam, particularly raised by Kharijites, Murji’ites, and Mu‘tazilites. Among the Sunnite schools, the Hanafites holds a slightly different view of faith and its relationship to good deeds. Since the Hanafites exclude good deeds from being an element of faith, there are some parties who charge them with holding the heretical view of the Murji’ites concerning the issue, or at least, they are labelled as “the Sunnite Murji’ites.” This article argues, however, that this charge is erroneous and indeed, this article affirms that the Hanafites held a pure Sunnite position. To prove this stance, this article examines and compares briefly different views of the concept of, and relationship between, faith and good deeds, before critically scrutinize the Hanafite view and position on the issue. This article found that although the Hanafites do exclude good deeds from being an element of faith, their conception of faith is still dynamic, in which good deeds are absolutely still required, and this run counter the Murji’ite ultra-passive attitude towards good deeds. The slight difference between the Hanafites and the other three Sunnite Schools is due to the different socio-political context and different approaches employed by the two groups to the concept of faith. Thus, any allegation that the Hanafites are the Murji’ites or even “the Sunnite Murji’ites” is not only improper but is erroneous. Abstrak Isu iman dan amal telah mencetuskan beberapa kontroversi pada awal Islam, terutamanya yang dibangkitkan oleh golongan Khawarij, Murji’ah, dan Muktazilah. Antara golongan Ahli Sunnah, Mazhab Hanafi mempunyai pandangan yang berbeza sedikit mengenai iman dan hubungannya dengan amal atau perbuatan baik. Oleh kerana Mazhab Hanafi tidak menjadikan perbuatan baik sebagai unsur iman, terdapat beberapa pihak yang mendakwa mereka berpegang dengan pandangan sesat golongan Murji’ah mengenai isu ini, atau sekurang-kurangnya, mereka dilabel sebagai “Murji’ah Sunnah.” Artikel ini berpendapat bahawa tuduhan ini adalah salah dan sesungguhnya, artikel ini mengesahkan bahawa Mazhab Hanafi berpegang dengan pandangan Ahli Sunnah yang murni. Untuk membuktikan pendirian ini, artikel ini mengkaji dan membandingkan secara ringkas pandangan yang berbeza tentang konsep dan hubungan antara, iman dan amal atau perbuatan baik, sebelum meneliti secara kritikal pandangan Mazhab Hanafi mengenai isu tersebut. Artikel ini mendapati bahawa walaupun Mazhab Hanafi tidak menjadikan perbuatan baik sebagai unsur iman, akan tetapi konsep iman mereka masih dinamik, di mana perbuatan yang baik adalah benar-benar masih diperlukan, dan dapatan ini menangkis sikap ultra-pasif golongan Murji’ah terhadap perbuatan baik. Perbezaan kecil antara Mazhab Hanafi dan tiga lagi Mazhab Ahli Sunnah adalah disebabkan oleh konteks sosio-politik dan pendekatan yang berbeza yang digunakan oleh kedua-dua kumpulan ini terhadap konsep iman. Oleh itu, apa-apa dakwaan bahawa Mazhab Hanafi adalah Murji’ah atau “Murji’ah Sunnah” bukan sahaja tidak wajar tetapi adalah salah.
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author Mohd Rosmizi Abd Rahman
Salih Yucel
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Salih Yucel
Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites
author_facet Mohd Rosmizi Abd Rahman
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author_sort Mohd Rosmizi Abd Rahman
title Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites
title_short Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites
title_full Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites
title_fullStr Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites
title_full_unstemmed Faith And Good Deeds In Sunnite Schools Of Thought And Deviated Sects: Revisiting The Notion Of “Sunnite Murji’ites” To The Hanafites
title_sort faith and good deeds in sunnite schools of thought and deviated sects: revisiting the notion of “sunnite murji’ites” to the hanafites
publisher Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
publishDate 2017
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