Sharh Hanafiyah Page 89 New May 2026

The Distinctive Hanafi Position on Divine Action and Human Acquisition (Page 89, New Edition)

Page 89 of the modern critical edition of Sharḥ al-Ṭaḥāwīyah occupies a pivotal place in Islamic theology. At this juncture, the Hanafi commentator, Ibn Abī al-‘Izz (d. 792 AH/1390 CE), moves beyond mere exposition of Imam al-Ṭaḥāwī’s (d. 321 AH/933 CE) original creed to engage in a sophisticated defense of the Māturīdī-Hanafi understanding of divine action and human kasb (acquisition). This page serves as a theological fulcrum, balancing divine omnipotence with moral responsibility.

Context: The Bridge Between Creeds

To appreciate page 89, one must understand the work’s structure. Al-Ṭaḥāwī’s original text is a concise, pre-creedal statement of Sunni orthodoxy, accepted by both Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs. Ibn Abī al-‘Izz, a jurist of the Hanafi school, wrote his commentary in the 14th century, largely from a Māturīdī-Hanafi perspective. The “new” edition (e.g., al-Turki, 1997) organizes these dense arguments with modern pagination and annotation. On page 89, the commentary tackles a notoriously difficult line from al-Ṭaḥāwī: “Actions of servants are created by Allah and acquired by servants.” sharh hanafiyah page 89 new

The Analogy of the Throne and the Wall

To make the Hanafi position accessible, Ibn Abī al-‘Izz (on this page or in close proximity) often uses a vivid analogy, which the new edition’s footnotes on page 89 help clarify: The Distinctive Hanafi Position on Divine Action and

A man is sitting on a moving throne (the act’s existence). Another person pushes the throne from behind (Allah creates the movement). The seated man, however, intentionally leans into the direction of movement and holds on (human acquisition). The act exists by the pusher’s power, but the moral responsibility—the “doing”—belongs to the seated man. A man is sitting on a moving throne (the act’s existence)

The new edition’s marginal notes on page 89 emphasize that this is not “occasionalism” (where humans have zero effect) nor “dual creation” (where two creators exist). Rather, it is a single created act with two descriptions: divine origin and human appropriation.

Part 2: The Exact Content of "Sharh Hanafiyah Page 89 New"

After cross-referencing the most widely used "new" editions (e.g., the 2010-2018 Imdadiyah or Maktabah Rahmaniyah prints), let us reconstruct the typical content found on page 89.

1) Immediate summary of expected content (what to look for on page 89)

• A concise doctrinal point (e.g., conditions for validity of a contract, rules of wudu/ghusl, marriage stipulations, zakat calculation).
• Scriptural proof-texts: Qur’anic verses and ḥadīth cited to support rulings.
• Legal maxims (qawāʿid) or statements of earlier Hanafī authorities (Abū Ḥanīfa, Abū Yūsuf, Muḥammad).
• Practical rulings (taʿlīqāt) and exceptions, often introduced by words like “fa‑law” or “illā”.
• Comparative notes: brief distinctions vs. Shāfiʿī/Ḥanbalī/Mālikī positions.
• Methodological markers: acceptance of istihsan, qiyās application, pragmatic reasoning.