مقالات فِرقة الكرامية : عرض و نقد

Abstract EN

The research contains three chapters with subchapters.

The first chapter is about the imams of Karramiyyah.

The second chapter is a presentation and critique of Karramiyyah's doctrines, regarding: the attributes, the prophets and messengers, predestination, the true essence of Iman, and the great Imamate.

The third chapter dealt with the accusation regarding the connection between Karramiyyah and Salafism in their belief in the attributes and how they differed between the two words Rasol and Mursal.

The research reached many results, from the most important of them are: 1.

That the Karramiyyah sect is attributed to Muhammad bin Karram, and it became famous for saying that Allah had a body that does not resemble other bodies and that Iman is only a confirmation of faith with the tongue, so the hypocrite is a believer in this world, but will be in Hellfire for ever in the next life.

2.

The saying of the Karramiyyah that Allah is a body that does not resemble other bodies is an innovation, even though they intended a correct meaning, which is that Allah is self- sufficient.

3.

The Karramiyyah confirmed the attribute that Allah ascended over the throne, but they fell into Takyif , so sometimes they mention that he touches the throne and sometimes they mention finite distance and others mention infinite distance.

That which is obligatory in this issue is to confirm the attribute of ascension without Tamthil nor Takyif 4.

The Karramiyyah confirms Allah's attribute related to His essence without Tamthil.

5.

The Karramiyyah states - in accordance to their confused doctrine in Allah's attributes related to His actions - that Allah started to speak after not speaking, and they gave the attribute Kalam the name Qawi They prevent a renewal of single sayings, in an attempt to prevent a succession of happenings in Allah's essence.

6.

The Karramiyyah combined regarding the issues of predestination between agreeing with the Ash'arites in their doctrine of al-Kasb and the Mu'tazilites in their doctrine of intellectual Tahsin and Taqbih and that reward and punishment happens in accordance to it.

7.

There is no connection at all between the doctrine of the Salaf- whether the previous followers or the later ones - and the doctrine of Karramiyyah regarding the attributes.

The Karramiyyah agreed with the Salaf in confirming the attributes mentioned in the texts, and they should be praised for that.

However, they also confirmed attributes that has not been mentioned in the texts and they fell into Takyif and Tamthil, and they should be dispraised for that.

8.

The Karramiyyah has a strange saying when they differ between Rasul and Mur sal.

They say that the Rasul is a prophet and a messenger before the revelation comes to him, and when the revelation comes to him he become a Mursal.

That is an addition to him being a messenger.

If he dies, he will not become a Mursal anymore and is only a Rasul.

9.

There is no connection at all between the abomination of the Karramiyyah when they differ between a Rasul and a Mursal, and the doctrine of the Salaf when they say it’s not allowed to travel for the intent to visit graves in general, and from the graves is the grave of the prophet As well as all other forbidden issues in the religion like invoking the prophet &, giving oaths to him and seeking refugee and asking him for help in needs after his death.

These issues became prohibited because of the ruling of the Shari'ah, not because of the belief that the messenger $ is not a messenger after his death.

All of these accusations are only made to frighten people away from the true doctrine - and we seek help from Allah -.

I ask Allah that the content of this research was correct, that it lead to the benefit that was expected and that it was sincere for Allah's face.

May Allah exalt and send peace to Muhammad and his family.