As-sunnah foundation

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As-Sunnah Foundation of America is a religious educational organization founded to support the teachings of the Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jama`ah doctrine within Islam (traditional, classical Sunni doctrine) and the four Sunni schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Its primary focus is on the `aqeedah (doctrine) taught by Imam Abu'l-Hasan al-`Ashari (the Ash`ari school) and Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Founded by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani in 1995, ASFA's main work is publication of books in English relating to Sunni doctrine and refutations of Wahabi/Salafi teachings. ASFA's stated purpose, according to its website is "striving to promote A) The unity of Muslims; B) Understanding and awareness through education."

Some ASFA publications include:

  • Kabbani, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine, 7 Vols, 1400 pp., ISBN 1-871031-48-6, 1998, distributed by Kazi Publications.
  • al-Zahawi,by Jamal Effendi al-`Iraqi (translated with notes by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani), The Doctrine of Ahl as-Sunna Versus the "Salafi" Movement,ISBN 1-871031-47-1, 1996, distributed by Kazi Publications.
  • al-Bayhaqi, Imam, Allah's Names and Attributes (Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat), (Translated by Dr. Gabriel Haddad), ISBN 1-930409-03-6, 1999.
  • Ibn al-`Arabi, Islamic Doctrine (Al-'Aqida Ahl al-Islam), (Translated by Dr. Gabriel Haddad),ISBN 1-930409-01-X, 1999.
  • Ibn Khafif, Correct Islamic Doctrine (Al-'Aqida al-Sahiha),(Translated by Dr. Gabriel Haddad), ISBN 1-930409-01-X, 1999.
  • al-Maliki, Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Alawi, The Prophets in Barzakh;The Hadith of Isra' and Mi'raj;The Immense Merits of Al-Sham; The Vision of Allah, (Translated by Dr. Gabriel Haddad), ISBN 1-930409-00-1, 1999.
  • al-'Izz ibn Abd as-Salam, The Belief of the People of Truth (Aqa'id Ahl al-Islam),(Translated by Dr. Gabriel Haddad), ISBN 1-930409-02-8, 1999.
  • al-Humayri, Dr. `Isa al-Mani` , MAWLID Its Permissibility, Its Necessity, Its Reality, Fatwa of Dubai [pamphlet], 1998.

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