Origins of the Usul of the Mutakallimeen

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I drafted the below discussion for a different purpose however I thought I would share.

Please let me know of any corrections that you recommend, In Sha Allah.

The following texts only list 3 Istimdad for Usul: Ilm al-Kalam, Lughat al-Arabiyyah, and al-Ahkam ash-Shari’ah. My argument is that ‘Ilm al-Kalam’ is only part of it since the later texts of Usul included Kalam and Kalami terminologies based on their introduction and predominant usage after the time of Imam ash-Shafi’ee.

The Mutakallimeen Accuse the People of Hadeeth with Taqleed

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I came across this quote of ‘Ibn Taymeeyah in Majmu’ al-Fatawaa while researching another topic. It discusses the false ‘Usuul ad-Deen as Fasaad ad-Deen, and the difference between the two.

That the People of Kalaam allege that the People of Hadeeth and Sunnah are People of Taqleed, not People of Investigation and Inference, and that they reject the Rational Proofs. And perhaps rejection of delving into (some matters) has been related on authority of some of the ‘Aa’immah of the Sunnah, and this is whereof they reject them. Thus it is said to them: ‘This is not true’.