Ibn Taymiyyah Expounds On Islam: Selected Writings Of Ibn Taymiyyah On Islamic Faith, Life And Society

These selections present in a single volume a clear and complete view of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah’s concepts of Islamic faith, life and society.

They are primarily intended to highlight his positive position and mention his criticisms and refutations of other positions only to the extent needed. In going through these selections, the reader will also form an idea of the work of tajdid that Ibn Taymiyyah undertook.

In the Introduction to this volume, the compiler Muhammad ‘Abdul-Haqq Ansari
has discussed at length the notion of tajdid in Islam and underscored the contribution of Ibn Taymiyyah in this regard. This will help the reader understand the tremendous impact that his writings have exercised on all the efforts that are being made to revive and reinvigorate Islam in our times.

The idea to compile a selection of Imam Ibn Taymlyyah’s vast corpus of writings, presenting in his own words his basic religious thought, was presented to the compiler Muhammad ‘Abdul-Haqq Ansari by the then Director of the Research Center of Imam Ibn Sa‘ud Islamic University (Riyadh), Dr. Muhammad Ar-Rubay. He very much welcomed the idea and got the approval of the President of the University, His Excellency, Dr. ‘Abdullah ‘Abdul-Muhsin At-Turki.

The compiler seeks to bring Ibn Taymiyyah closer to the English-speaking world, as well as in promoting a better understanding of the pure, pristine Islam which he tried to expound in his writings.