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**BalaGire** · 02-05-2011, 08:01 AM

I agree that the Hanbali maddhab was perfect for developing into Salafism. I was just tracing the history of the two movements, which began independently, into something similar. I did not mean to imply that they are the same movements, as I stressed that the Najdi Wahhabis still focus more on aqidah, and the Indian subcontinent Ahl al Hadith focus on fiqh. However, regardless of what they focus on more, they still agree on the fundamentals of fiqh and aqidah.

I would disagree with you about the arabs being mostly Hanbali. In fact, most Arabs are either Shafi'i or Hanafi (the Arabs living in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine/Israel are mainly Shafi'i, and the Arabs in Syria and Iraq are split between the Hanafis and Shafi'is.) The Hanbalis seem to be focused only in Saudi Arabia, and it is possible that after ibn Abdul Wahhab, they became (loose) Hanbalis, since the Hanbalis had always had tajsimi leanings.

I was referring to Hijjaz while mentioning the "arab land". i think hanbalis have always been dominante in that area and its my personal observation that no other madhab and aqeedah can fit their mind better than hanbalism.
The issues of tajseem etc are though debatable but many interpret the revival movement of Imam Mohamad ibn abdul Wahab ra in the light of these hadiths.
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 100:
Narrated Abu Huraira ra:
Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)."
The prophet PBUH said "Islam was initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its(old position) of being strange, and it would concentrate between the two mosques( mecca and madina) just as the serpent crawls back into its hole …(Sahih Muslim, 1.0270)

02-05-2011, 08:01 AM	#34
BalaGire Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 452 Senior Member	I agree that the Hanbali maddhab was perfect for developing into Salafism. I was just tracing the history of the two movements, which began independently, into something similar. I did not mean to imply that they are the same movements, as I stressed that the Najdi Wahhabis still focus more on aqidah, and the Indian subcontinent Ahl al Hadith focus on fiqh. However, regardless of what they focus on more, they still agree on the fundamentals of fiqh and aqidah. I would disagree with you about the arabs being mostly Hanbali. In fact, most Arabs are either Shafi'i or Hanafi (the Arabs living in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine/Israel are mainly Shafi'i, and the Arabs in Syria and Iraq are split between the Hanafis and Shafi'is.) The Hanbalis seem to be focused only in Saudi Arabia, and it is possible that after ibn Abdul Wahhab, they became (loose) Hanbalis, since the Hanbalis had always had tajsimi leanings. I was referring to Hijjaz while mentioning the "arab land". i think hanbalis have always been dominante in that area and its my personal observation that no other madhab and aqeedah can fit their mind better than hanbalism. The issues of tajseem etc are though debatable but many interpret the revival movement of Imam Mohamad ibn abdul Wahab ra in the light of these hadiths. Volume 3, Book 30, Number 100: Narrated Abu Huraira ra: Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)." The prophet PBUH said "Islam was initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its(old position) of being strange, and it would concentrate between the two mosques( mecca and madina) just as the serpent crawls back into its hole …(Sahih Muslim, 1.0270)
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