Rereading the Theological Thoughts of Muhammad Omar Sarbazi in Criticizing Wahhabi Beliefs

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1 Level 4 Researcher in Comparative Theology, Islamic Seminary of Khorasan, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Al-Mustafa University, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

The Wahhabi movement, with its superficial and takfiri interpretations, has always caused doubts and ideological differences in the Islamic world. This research examines the theological foundations of Mohammad Omar Sarbazi, one of the prominent Deobandi scholars in Iran, as a representative of the mainstream Sunni movement, in response to these doubts. This study was conducted using an analytical-descriptive method and citing Sarbazi's written works and other main Deobandi and Wahhabi texts. The findings show that Sarbazi, relying on the foundations of the Matridi school, Hanafi jurisprudence, and Naqshbandi Sufism, has criticized Wahhabiism in eight main areas:
1. Takfir: Citing the rule of "not takfirizing the people of the Qiblah", he strongly opposes the takfiri approach of Wahhabiism.
2. News attributes: He considers the interpretation of these attributes necessary to avoid similes and personification, contrary to the "lack of quality" approach of Wahhabiism.
3. Intermission: By proving the life of the prophets and saints in their graves and hearing the dead, it strengthens the ideological foundations of tawasul, ziyarat, and istigatha.
4. Tawasul and istigatha: It considers tawasul to the essence of the Prophet (PBUH) and saints - whether in life or after death - permissible, provided that there is no belief in their independence.

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Available Online from 22 September 2026

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