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**Agitoligflise** · 09-04-2012, 03:57 AM

Peace be upon those who follow the guidance.

There is a famous tafsir of Quran which was written by somebody who adhered to the mu'tazila sect, nevertheless his tafsir is studied because of the work's quality while the deviant beliefs of the author are disregarded and ignored.

Nothing curious, as long as a book provides accurate information of Islam and doesn't propagate deviant beliefs there should be no harm in reading it.

Maybe some of the students of knowledge could remember the name of the author as I don't remember anymore.

al-Zamakhshari is the name of the Mu'tazilite scholar.

People of intelligence can benefit even from works of people with some deviance in their beliefs. It is best to only do so under the guidance of scholars though if one isn't firm in Islamic knowledge.

The books that Sheikh Nuh recommended were translations, and Chittick and Arberry are competent translators. It isn't like he recommended works in which they were espousing their personal philosophy of Islam.

09-04-2012, 03:57 AM	#19
Agitoligflise Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 514 Senior Member	Peace be upon those who follow the guidance. There is a famous tafsir of Quran which was written by somebody who adhered to the mu'tazila sect, nevertheless his tafsir is studied because of the work's quality while the deviant beliefs of the author are disregarded and ignored. Nothing curious, as long as a book provides accurate information of Islam and doesn't propagate deviant beliefs there should be no harm in reading it. Maybe some of the students of knowledge could remember the name of the author as I don't remember anymore. al-Zamakhshari is the name of the Mu'tazilite scholar. People of intelligence can benefit even from works of people with some deviance in their beliefs. It is best to only do so under the guidance of scholars though if one isn't firm in Islamic knowledge. The books that Sheikh Nuh recommended were translations, and Chittick and Arberry are competent translators. It isn't like he recommended works in which they were espousing their personal philosophy of Islam.
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