Muhammad Asad Speaks on Bedouins & The Desert

i wish we muslims shia and sunna start realizing that we are muslims and not considering one anther as kafirs

we all say la ilaha ila laah muhammed rasululaah the wilayah of ali shouldnt be a big isue to the shias

as sunah dont believe in that wiliah but love ali from the bottom of our hearts then

sunnas should be left to be judged by Allah and only Allah if we sunas are going to hell for denying that wilayah then so be it i know i love ali saifulaaaaah

Isn't Muhammad Asad a Shia with Mutazilite sympathies?

No, he criticized aspects of Shia theology in "Road to Makkah" and probably other works that I can't remember. He was not anything except Muslim and examined each so-called fact independently of what source it came and regardless of the stigma or praise associated with it.

Thanks, but could you tell me if Sunni Muslims would say the same thing? In other words, would they say he was an orthodox Muslim? Isn't his translation of the Qur'an banned in Saudi Arabia? Thanks in advance for your response.

I don't think there is anything about him that takes him out of the fold of Sunni Islam. I don't know about his translation of the Qur'an being banned in KSA; it's possible, but he was also very close friends with the Royal Family. Keep in mind there are a lot of books banned there, or at least disliked by their scholars.

There are some issues with his translation, though with most translations. My Sheikh (who is Sunni) recommended his translation with many clarifications (i.e. he often leans towards esoteric tafsirs even when it is not necessarily justified) but he is still most definitely considered Sunni.

Absolutely not.

SalehUddin,

To what does your "absolutely not" refer?

@Ousias1 He is absolutely not a Shia with Mutazalite sympathies.