The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Index of Sects
like His creation and that the Attributes of Allah are like the
attributes of the creation. This was first propagated by Maqatil
ibn Sulayman al-Khurasani, during the era of the tablin.
MURJf AH: They uphold the belief of lrya' (to hold that sins, major
or minor, do not affect imdn (faith) and that imdn neither increases
nor decreases). The first to call to this belief was Ghllan
ibn Abi Ghllan, the qadati. He was executed in 1 OSH. They claim
that actions are not part of imdn, that people do not vary in imdn,
that imdn does not increase and decrease and that one should
declare himself a Believer without saying 'If Allah wills. ' The
Murji'ah are divided into three groups, as Shaikh ul-Islam Ibn
Taymiyyah has mentioned: ) Those who claim that imdn is a
condition of the heart only. (ii) Those who claim that imdn is
merely verbal affirmation (i.e. the Karram!Jyah). (iii) Those who
claim that imdn is only affirmation with the heart and tongue,
but that action is necessary in addition to it.
MUT AKALLIMUN: Speculative Theologians, adherents to kakim.
MU'TAZILAH: Followers of Wail ibn 'Ata' al-Ghazzal who abandoned
the circles of I:Iasan al-Bari. They negated the Attributes
of Allah for fear of likening Him to His creation, yet affirmed
His Names. From amongst their beliefs was that a person who
committed a major sin was neither a believer nor a disbeliever,
rather of a station between the two stations, but he would be
consigned to Hellfire forever. They were from the rank and file
of the Mutaka/Jimun and gave precedence to their intellects over
the divine texts.
NASIBf: One who has hatred towards 'All (raef&Allahu 'anhu) and
the family of the Prophet (;i)
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