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Wilayah Takwiniyah and Tashriʿiyah: An Alternative Reading: Ontological and Legislative Authority in the Light of the Qur'an, Sunnah, and Scholar

Wilayah Takwiniyah and Tashriʿiyah: An Alternative Reading: Ontological and Legislative Authority in the Light of the Qur'an, Sunnah, and Scholar

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ISBN13: 9798248766161
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 17 2026
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A timely and thought-provoking work that challenges common assumptions within contemporary Shiʿa theology, Wilayah Takwiniyah and Tashriʿiyah: An Alternative Reading offers a rigorous re-examination of the concepts of ontological authority (wilāyah al-takwīniyyah) and legislative authority (wilāyah al-tashrīʿiyyah).

Drawing on the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and a wide range of classical and contemporary scholarly sources, Dr. al-Qazwini presents a carefully argued case that absolute ontological and legislative authority belong exclusively to Allah. The book critically engages with claims that prophets and Imams possess independent or delegated control over creation, miracles, life and death, and cosmic governance-distinguishing authentic Shiʿa beliefs from later theological formulations and misunderstandings.

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