Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (3/447)

It is also well known that he and his followers recklessly disregarded (1) Islam’s obligations and prohibitions. They did not observe the obligatory duties, such as the prayers (2), nor did they desist (3) from what Allah had forbidden, including sexual immorality, wine (4), and other evils. Indeed, those acquainted with them know what has been reported of their neglecting the prayers, committing (5) sexual immorality, and drinking wine (6) during Ramadan. They attained power and prominence only in alliance with the polytheists, whose religion is worse than that of the Jews and Christians.

For this reason, it was the case (7) that whenever Islam grew strong among the Mongols and the other Turks, the influence of these people declined because of their intense hostility (8) toward Islam and its adherents. Consequently, they were among those of lowest standing with Emir Nawrūz (9), the martyred warrior in the cause of Allah, who called Ghāzān (10), king of the Mongols, to Islam, pledged to him (11) that he would support him if he embraced Islam, and killed those polytheists among the Bakhshiyya sorcerers and others who did not embrace Islam,

(1) (S) reads: “mockery.” (2) (A) and (B) read: “like prayer.” (3) (N), (M), (H), (S), and (R) read: “nor do they restrain themselves”; (W) reads: “nor are they deterred.” (4) (A) and (B) read: “wine and sexual immorality.” (5) “And committing” is added in (B) only. (6) (A) reads: “and drinking,” with the word “wine” omitted; (B) reads: “and doing what.” (7) “It was the case” appears only in (A) and (B). (8) (A) and (B) read: “these people because of their hostility.” (9) (A) and (B) read: *Tūrūn*, which is a corruption. (10) (W) reads: *Qāzān*. (11) “To him” is omitted from (A) and (B).

وَمِنَ الْمَشْهُورِ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ أَتْبَاعِهِ الِاسْتِهْتَارُ (١) . بِوَاجِبَاتِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَمُحَرَّمَاتِهِ، لَا يُحَافِظُونَ عَلَى الْفَرَائِضِ كَالصَّلَوَاتِ (٢) .، وَلَا يَنْزِعُونَ (٣) . عَنْ مَحَارِمِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْفَوَاحِشِ وَالْخَمْرِ (٤) . وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ، حَتَّى أَنَّهُمْ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ يُذْكَرُ عَنْهُمْ مِنْ إِضَاعَةِ الصَّلَوَاتِ، وَارْتِكَابِ (٥) . الْفَوَاحِشِ، وَشُرْبِ الْخُمُورِ (٦) . مَا يَعْرِفُهُ أَهْلُ الْخِبْرَةِ بِهِمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ قُوَّةٌ وَظُهُورٌ إِلَّا مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، الَّذِينَ دِينُهُمْ شَرٌّ مِنْ دِينِ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى. وَلِهَذَا كَانَ (٧) . كُلَّمَا قَوِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ فِي الْمُغْلِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنَ التُّرْكِ ضَعُفَ أَمْرُ هَؤُلَاءِ لِفَرْطِ مُعَادَاتِهِمْ (٨) . لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَأَهْلِهِ. وَلِهَذَا كَانُوا مِنْ أَنْقَصِ النَّاسِ مَنْزِلَةً عِنْدَ الْأَمِيرِ نَوْرُوزَ (٩) . الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الشَّهِيدِ الَّذِي دَعَا مَلِكَ الْمُغْلِ غَازَانَ (١٠) . إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ، وَالْتَزَمَ لَهُ (١١) . أَنْ يَنْصُرَهُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ، وَقَتَلَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُسْلِمُوا مِنَ الْبَخَشِيَّةِ السَّحَرَةِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ،

(١) ص: الِاسْتِهْزَاءُ (٢) أ، ب: كَالصَّلَاةِ (٣) ن، م، هـ، ص، ر: وَلَا يَزَعُونَ، و: وَلَا يُرْدَعُونَ (٤) أ، ب: مِنَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْفَوَاحِشِ (٥) وَارْتِكَابِ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (ب) فَقَطْ (٦) أ: وَشُرْبِ، وَسَقَطَتْ كَلِمَةُ الْخُمُورِ، ب: وَفِعْلِ مَا (٧) كَانَ: فِي (أ) ، (ب) فَقَطْ (٨) أ، ب: هَؤُلَاءِ لِمُعَادَاتِهِمْ (٩) أ، ب: تُورُونَ، وَهُوَ تَحْرِيفٌ (١٠) و: قَازَانَ (١١) لَهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب)