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The observation that affirming ”istiwaʾ ʿalā al-ʿarsh” “in a manner befitting Him” reflects an [[Atharism|Athari]] or [[Salafi]] alignment requires contextual clarification. Darul Ifta, [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], in multiple formal fatwas, explicitly states that affirming ”istiwaʾ ʿalā al-ʿarsh” while consigning its modality (”kayf”) to Allah is a sound Sunni position transmitted from the ”jumhūr” of the ”salaf”, and that this formulation is affirmed by Deobandi scholars themselves (cf. ”[[Ma’arif al-Quran|Maʿārif al-Qurʾān]]”, vol. 6, p. 65, cited within the same fatwa).<ref>{{cite web |title=Istiwāʾ ʿalā al-ʿArsh ke mutaʿalliq ṣaḥīḥ be-ghubār bāt |url=https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/ur/islamic-beliefs/26508 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307082448/https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/ur/islamic-beliefs/26508 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |access-date=14 December 2025 |website=[[Darulifta-Deoband.com]] |language=ur}}</ref> Another Deobandi fatwa further clarifies that within Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah there are two valid approaches to such texts—”tanzīh maʿa al-tafwīḍ” (affirmation with consigning meaning and modality to Allah), associated with the earlier authorities, and ”tanzīh maʿa al-taʾwīl” (contextual interpretation within strict limits), associated with later scholars—and that adherence to either approach is legitimate and does not warrant reproach or exclusion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Istiwāʾ ʿalā al-ʿArsh ka ṣaḥīḥ mafhūm kyā hai? |url=https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/ur/islamic-beliefs/146468 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723021210/https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/ur/islamic-beliefs/146468 |archive-date=23 July 2024 |access-date=14 December 2025 |website=Darulifta-Deoband.com |language=ur}}</ref> Consequently, the use of Athari-style language of affirmation does not place a speaker outside the Deobandi theological framework, nor does it warrant a reclassification of creed. The designation “Maturidi” was included not on the basis of a direct evaluation of Tariq Masood’s individual theological statements, but because he is identified as a Deobandi, and Deobandis are commonly described as Maturidi in Wikipedia and other secondary reference works. This reflects a conventional, school-based attribution rather than a case-by-case doctrinal assessment. The rationale for this attribution is evident in Darul Uloom Deoband’s own institutional description, which characterizes its theology as dialectical and defensive, drawing upon both Ashʿari and Maturidi traditions while maintaining ”īmān bilā kayf” regarding the divine attributes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maslak of Ulama-e-Deoband |url=https://darululoom-deoband.com/en/the-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221135848/https://darululoom-deoband.com/en/the-track/ |archive-date=21 February 2025 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=Darul Uloom Deoband (Official website) |language=en}}</ref> In this context, the absence of explicit self-identification with a particular kalām school, combined with affirmation of ”istiwaʾ bilā kayf” and references to the ”salaf”, indicates a difference of emphasis or methodological preference rather than a demonstrable theological departure.{{pb}}{{Reflist-talk}} —