On True Salafism, False Salafism & Ijma‘ Theology (Article) *

Author: Surkheel Abu Aaliyah

Excerpt: Ibn ‘Uthaymīn: “Look at the way of the pious salaf and the openness of their hearts in regards to differing in that which ijtihād is permitted … So Salafism with the meaning of a specific party with specific distinctions where other than them are seen as deviant, then we say: they are not from Salafism in the least.”

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3 questions
1. According to Ibn Taymiyyah in the supplied text, who is counted among ahl al-sunnah wa’l-jamā‘ah (the 'saved sect')?
2. How does the article distinguish between ikhtilāf and iftirāq?
3. Which of the following does the article identify as a sign of 'false Salafism'?

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