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Islamic History Does Not Rely on Written Records

Islamic scholar Muhammad Nuruddin criticizes several views expressed by Mun'im Sirry.

Muhammad Nuruddin, an alumnus of Al-Azhar University in Egypt, is a frequent speaker at mosques and a vocal advocate for Islam on social media. In an interview with Tempo journalists, he criticized the views of Mun’im Sirry, arguing that Islamic history is not reliant on written records but rather on a verifiable chain of transmission. Nuruddin acknowledged that he and Mun’im disagreed on many issues, but on the topic of conservatism and government criticism, they shared the same stance.

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