Dham al-Kalām is one of the most important classical works that clearly and systematically presents the early stance of the Salaf towards speculative Kalām. In it, Imām al-Harawī compiles numerous narrations, statements, and opinions of the first scholars who warned against the introduction of philosophical argumentation into ʿAqīdah (Islamic creed). The book offers a concise and reliable insight into the original methodology of the Salaf—adherence to the Qurʾān and Sunnah, without Taʾwīl (scientific analysis), without Taʿṭīl (intellectual analysis), and without the terminology of the Kalām schools.
The work demonstrates, in clearly structured sections:
the danger of Kalam and its effects,
the attitude of the early Imams towards the Jahmiyyah, Muʿtazilah and other innovations,
the benefits of adhering to the Sunnah,
and the principles by which the Salaf preserved the faith.
Dham al-Kalām is considered a foundational text that preserves the authentic theological purity of the early generations and provides students with direct access to their statements. It is a valuable and indispensable work for all who wish to study the ʿAqīdah of the Salaf aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn in a well-founded manner, free from later influence.
This is one of the most important classical works that clearly and systematically presents the early stance of the Salaf towards speculative Kalām. Imām al-Harawī compiles numerous narrations, statements, and opinions from the first scholars who warned against the introduction of philosophical argumentation into ʿAqīdah (Islamic creed). The book offers a concise and reliable insight into the original methodology of the Salaf—adherence to the Qurʾān and Sunnah, without Taʾwīl (Islamic doctrinal analysis), without Taʿṭīl (Islamic doctrinal analysis), and without the concepts of the Kalām schools.
The work demonstrates, in clearly structured sections:
the danger of Kalam and its effects,
the attitude of the early Imams towards the Jahmiyyah, Muʿtazilah and other innovations,
the benefits of adhering to the Sunnah,
and the principles by which the Salaf preserved the faith.
Dham al-Kalām is considered a foundational text that preserves the authentic theological purity of the early generations and provides students with direct access to their statements. It is a valuable and indispensable work for all who wish to study the ʿAqīdah of the Salaf aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn in a well-founded manner, free from later influence.
