Ibn Taimiyah believed that Genus is eternal We read in Dare Tarud al-Aqel wa al-Naqel by ibn Taimiyah, Volume 1 page 310: وأما أكثر أهل الحديث ومن وافقهم فإنهم لا يجعلون النوع حادثا بل قديما Verily the majority of Ahlulhadith and who ever agrees with them, don’t...
We are living in a violent world. One only needs to switch on the television to see distressing images of suicide attacks, wherein innocent men, women and children are attacked. The Salafis involved in Al Qaida have adopted a barbarity that surpasses all, and they...
We read in Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 32: Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet said, “The signs of a hypocrite are three:1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ).3. If you trust him, he proves to be...
“Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful admonition, and argue with them in ways that are best.” [Soorah Nahl (16):125] There is a general thinking that the Ulema should be men who set the best examples to others. Those at the pinnacle of religious...
In this article we shall seek to present to our readers a brief overview of the beliefs of Ibn Taimiyah. His full name was Taqi ud-Din Abu-l-’Abbas Ahmad Ibn ‘Abd al-Halim Ibn ‘Abd as-Salam Ibn Taimiyah al-Harrani al-Hanbali. He was born on Monday the 10th of Rabi’...
