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Shūrā (Consultation in Succession)

The principle of consultative selection of a leader, exemplified by the council that chose ʿUthmān, and basis of Sunnī succession theory.

The principle of consultative selection of a leader, exemplified by the council that chose ʿUthmān, and basis of Sunnī succession theory.

Key passages(20)

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

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Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

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Mughni · Ibn Qudama

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Sharh Maqasid · al-Taftazani

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Tafsir Quran · Ibn Kathir

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Sacada Wa Iscad · al-Amiri

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Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

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Jamal 143challenges

Jamal · al-Mufid

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Kafi Fi Fiqh · Ibn Qudama

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Minhaj Sunna · Ibn Taymiyya

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Musnad · al-Shafi'i

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Musnad · Ibn Abi Shayba

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Musnad · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

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Nahj Haqq · al-'Allama al-Hilli

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Nihayat Matlab · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

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Rasail Wa Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

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Sahih al-Bukhari · Muhammad al-Bukhari

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Tajarib · Ibn Miskawayh

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Tanzih Anbiya · al-Sharif al-Murtada

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Tathbit Dalail Nubuwwa · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

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