The Essentials of Ibadi Islam

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xi abbreviations b. ibn (“son of”) d. indicates the year of that person’s death n. footnote or endnote pl. plural ch. chapter Q the Qur’an. References to Qur’anic passages are preceded by this notation unless the context makes it obvious that the quotation is from the Qur’an, for example, if it is preceded by“God’s words”or something similar. AH after the Hijra, dates according to the Islamic calendar. CE the “common era,” dates according to the Gregorian calendar. S Student, the hypothetical student who poses questions in al-Rawahi’s Al-‘Aqida ’l-Wahbiyya. T Teacher, the hypothetical teacher who responds to these questions. SA manuscript of Al-‘Aqīda ’l-Wahbiyya copied by Salim b. Sulayman, Bu Sa‘idi no. 1651 ‘ayn, 181 pages, dated 8 Jumada al-Ula 1343/5 December 1924. N manuscript of Al-‘Aqida ’l-Wahbiyya copied by Sayf b. Musallam b. Nujaym, Bu Sa‘idi no. 270 ‘ayn, 111 pages, dated 20 Ramadan 1380/8 March 1961. R manuscript of Al-‘Aqida ’l-Wahbiyya copied by Abu Muhammad Ahmad b. Sulayman b. Zahran al-Riyami, Ministry of Heritage and Culture no. 2443, 191 pages, dated 5 Dhu al-H  ijja 1351/1 April 1933. F an unpublished copy of Al-‘Aqida ’l-Wahbiyya, typed on a word processor. It was edited by Shaykh Sayf b. Muhammad b. Sulayman xii • Abbreviations al-Farisi, a teacher at the Institute of Shari‘a Studies in Muscat, from an annotated copy done by one of his students, Salih b. Sa‘id b. Nasir al-Qunubi. Guide to Abbreviated Titles for Hadīth Collections Fath al-Bari: Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Ahmad b. ‘Ali (773–852/1372–1449). Fath al-Bari bi-sharh al-Bukhari. Al-Jami‘ al-sahih musnad al-Rabi‘: Al-Rabi‘ b. Habib (d. ca. 170/786), Al-Jami‘ alsahih , following the arrangement of Abu Ya‘qub Yusuf b. Ibrahim al-Warglani (d. 570/1174–1175). Musnad Ahmad b. Hanbal: Ibn Hanbal, Ahmad (164–241/780–855). Al-Musnad. Sahih al-Bukhari: al-Bukhari,Abu‘Abdallah Muhammad b.Isma‘il (194–256/810– 870). Al-Jami‘ al-musnad al-sahih al-mukhtasar min umur rasul Allah. Sahih Muslim: Muslim b.Hajjaj al-Qushayri (206–261/821–875).Al-Jami‘ al-sahih. Sunan Abi Dawud: Abu Dawud al-Sijistani, Sulayman b. al-Ash‘ath (202–275/817 or 818–889). Kitab al-sunan. Sunan Ibn Maja: Ibn Maja, Abu ‘Abdallah Muhammad b. Yazid (209–273/ 824 or 825–887). Jam‘ jawami‘ al-ahadith wa-’l-asanid wa-maknaz al-sihah wa-’lsunan wa-al-masanid. Sunan al-Nasa’i: al-Nasa’i, Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman Ahmad b. ‘Ali al-Nasa’i (215– 303/830–915), Kitab al-sunan. Sunan al-Tirmidhi: al-Tirmidhi, Abu ‘Isa Muhammad b. ‘Isa (210–279/825–892). Al-Jami‘ al-sahih. ...