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This short booklet is essentially a polemical work aimed at defending the Ash'arite creed (in its later form with strong Jahmite and Mu'tazilite tones), and he lays down what he claims was the way of the Salaf, and then proceeds to lay down arguments about the use of language, and the use of metaphors and so on, until he comes to a part where he answers certain objections. Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali On the Reality of the Creed of the Ash'aritesĪl-Ghazali has a short book, "Iljaam al-Awaam an Ilm il-Kalaam" (Bridling the Common Folk Away From the Science of Theological Speculation). This is readily apparent to the one who compares between the writings of the Early Ash'aris and the Later Ash'aris - and this is despite the fact that the Early Ash'aris still demonstrate the remnants of considerable influence from their Mu'tazilee roots. The Later Ash'aris set off on a path where they diverted the creed of the Early Ash'aris away from much of the ithbaat (affirmation) and towards the Kalaam (theological speculation), ta'teel (negation) and ta'weel (figurative interpretation) of the Jahmites and Mu'tazilites. 403H) and others who held positions close to the people of the Sunnah - Allaah being above the Throne with His Essence without Jismiyyah, and having Face, Hands, and Eyes without takyeef, or ta'weel being some examples. Recall that the Later Ash'aris reverted back to much of the ta'teel of the Jahmites and Mu'tazilites, unlike the earlier Ash'aris such as al-Ash'ari himself (d. 505H) is one of the major figureheads of the Later Ash'aris. And there is no need to waste our own words in this matter when the Imaams of the Ash'aris have very clearly expressed it in their own words.Ību Hamid al-Ghazali (d. We have mentioned in numerous articles previously that if the common folk were to come to terms with much of what is kept hidden in the books of the Ash'aris, then they would not hesitate in rejecting the Ash'ari madhhab in its totality. See also this article: Fakhr ud-Din ar-Razi (Imaam of the Later Asharis): If the Common Folk Were Invited Through the Language and Terminology of the Ash'arites They Would Fall Into AtheismĪll praise is due to Allaah, may the prayers and salutations be upon His Messenger, to proceed: