About “Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq”
Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq is a book written by the Shafi'i scholar Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi. It addresses the hadith about the division of the Muslim community into 73 sects. The book explains the hadith and describes the beliefs of 72 "misguided" sects. It then outlines the beliefs of Orthodox Sunni Islam in 15 points, according to the author's perspective. Additionally, the book details the doctrinal positions of other sects that are not considered part of the hadith's reference. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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