Nasb-and-the-Nawasib

Contents
Introduction 7
The Reason for Choosing the Topic 9
The Objectives of the Study 10
The Structure of the Study 10
The procedure of the study 12
The Ṣaḥābah and their Status according to the Ahl al-Sunnah 16
The literal meaning of a Ṣaḥābī: 16
The Technical Definition of a Ṣaḥābī: 16
The First Position 17
The Second Position 20
The Third Position 22
The Fourth Position 24
The Fifth Position 25
The Status of the Ṣaḥābah M, their Integrity and their Rights 28
The integrity of the Ṣaḥābah M 34
Their Rights 36
The Ahl al-Bayt and their Status according to the Ahl al-Sunnah 49
The Root Letters of the word Āl: 49
The first view 49
The second view 49
The Technical Meaning of Āl 50
The First View 51
The Second View 54
The Third View 60
The Fourth View 63
The Fifth View 66
Conclusion 69
The Status of the Ahl al-Bayt according to the Ahl al-Sunnah 69
The First Chapter - The Concept of Naṣb, its History and the Stances of the Umayyad
and the Abbasid Rulers regarding it 81
The First sub-chapter 81
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