Is it permissible to use the term "ilm al-kalam" for the science of 'aqidah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to use the term "ilm al-kalam" for the science of 'aqidah?
Answer:
No. This is among the scholars of logic. They call the science of logic the science of 'aqidah, and they call it tawhid (the oneness of Allah). By tawhid, they mean the science of dialectics.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to use the term "ilm al-kalam" for the science of 'aqidah?
Answer:
No. This is among the scholars of logic. They call the science of logic the science of 'aqidah, and they call it tawhid (the oneness of Allah). By tawhid, they mean the science of dialectics.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [352 -858] هل يجوز إطلاق مسمى علم الكلام على علم العقيدة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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