Emir al-San'ani and the Thought of Absolute Ijtihad -A Return to the Origins Approach-
Subulu's-salam Its author, Amir al-San'ani, was a Yemeni mujtahid who lived during the "accounting period." Although he was raised and educated in the Zaydi-Hadawi environment, he did not confine himself to this school of thought. He characterized all schools of theology and jurisprudence as heresy and a source of division. He accepted the title of "Muslim," placing himself above all schools of thought. He later made a name for himself by producing over two hundred works in almost every field of Islamic sciences and educating numerous students. Inviting people to the creed of the Salaf, the author also influenced Egyptian neo-Salafi reformist thinkers, especially Shawkani, with his idea of absolute ijtihad. He proposed facilitating ijtihad and leveled harsh criticism at the tahrij method, which was presented as an intra-sectarian activity, accusing its proponents of substituting the founding imam's word for the Book and Sunnah. He distanced himself from established Sufi orders and their rituals, denying the existence of rabita (religious intermediary), intermediary, and miraculous miracles, and emphasizing individual piety. Theoretical Sufi Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi also received his share of harsh criticism.
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