MULLĀ ǦĪWAN AND HIS DOCTRINAL VIEWS ON THE ANGELS IN HIS BOOK AL-TAFSIRAT AL-AHMADIYAH FI BAYAN AL-AYAT AL-SHAR’IYAH

Abstract

“The Unseen” is one of the important doctrinal investigations that is proof of the servant’s faith in his Lord and his belief in his news and the news of his honorable messengers, peace be upon them. Therefore, I directed my determination to study one of the investigations on this subject, so my research came under the title (Mullā Ǧīwan and his doctrinal views on the angels in his book Al-Tafsirat Al-Ahmadiyah Fi Bayan al-Ayat al-Shar'iyah).

This topic talks about the unseen matters that must be believed in, such as angels, their preference over humans and their infallibility in the light of the opinions of one of the scholars of India, Mullā Ǧīwan. This research aims at: Introducing Imam Mullā Ǧīwan al-Hanafi’s personality and his scientific efforts, learn about his life and scientific career, and introducing his name, lineage, birth, upbringing and death, as well as introducing his sheikhs and disciples, then his belief and jurisprudence doctrine, and finally, introducing his effects.

The book that was the focus of the study was also introduced, which is (Al-Tafsirat Al-Ahmadiyah Fi Bayan al-Ayat al-Shar’iyah), so I knew the name of the book and its subject.

Then I presented the opinion of Mullā Ǧīwan and his doctrinal opinions about angels and the evidence on which he was based, and compared them with the opinions of other scholars, and it appeared to me that Mullā Ǧīwan tackled two issues of belief related to angels, namely the differentiation between them and humans, and their infallibility, and I have detailed the statement regarding these two issues with focus on the words of Mullā Ǧīwan.