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Succession to the Prophet: Election or Selection?: A Sunni Perspective by Shaykh Mohammad Sajjad (Part 2 of 3)
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Succession to the Prophet: Election or Selection?: A Sunni Perspective by Shaykh Mohammad Sajjad (Part 2 of 3)
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19 minutes
Released:
Jun 25, 2021
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Event date: 27 February 2016
Shaykh Mohammad Sajjad presents the Ahl al-Sunnah view that the Prophet never appointed anyone explicitly as his successor and left the matter to the community, and the best among them should be appointed as the leader of the Ummah. It was acknowledged that Sunni historical accounts of Saqifa have been understood in ways that can challenge this mainstream position of Ahl-al Sunnah. Shia scholars of thought agreed that the appointment at Saqifa was not an election nor was it democratic; some members of the Ahl al-Sunnah also accepted this. (Part 2 of 3)
Shaykh Mohammad Sajjad presents the Ahl al-Sunnah view that the Prophet never appointed anyone explicitly as his successor and left the matter to the community, and the best among them should be appointed as the leader of the Ummah. It was acknowledged that Sunni historical accounts of Saqifa have been understood in ways that can challenge this mainstream position of Ahl-al Sunnah. Shia scholars of thought agreed that the appointment at Saqifa was not an election nor was it democratic; some members of the Ahl al-Sunnah also accepted this. (Part 2 of 3)
Released:
Jun 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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