Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (1/4)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

that there is no deity except Allah alone, with no partner, just as He Himself—glorified and exalted—has testified (1):

{There is no deity except Him, as the angels and those endowed with knowledge also testify. He upholds justice. There is no deity except Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise.}

[Surah Āl Imrān: 18]

And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, [through whom He brought the line of His prophets to a close and guided His devoted servants] (2). He described him (3) in the Noble Quran with the words:

{There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; he is deeply concerned for you and is compassionate and merciful toward the believers. But if they turn away, say: “Allah is sufficient for me. There is no deity except Him. In Him I put my trust, and He is Lord of the Mighty Throne.”}

[Surah al-Tawbah: 128–129]

May Allah bestow upon him [and upon his family (4) the finest blessings and the finest (5) peace] (6).

[Why Ibn Taymiyya Wrote the Book]

To proceed: A group from among the people of the Sunnah and the Community had (7) brought me a book composed by one of [the Rāfidī shaykhs of our time, promoting] (8) this merchandise. By means of it (9), he sought to invite whomever he could among those in authority to the doctrine of the Imāmī Rāfidah, [as well as other benighted people whose knowledge] (10) of learning and religion was scant and who did not—

(1) “And exalted is He” is absent from (م) and (ل). In (ن): “He has no partner, as He said: ‘Allah bears witness that there is no deity …’ etc.” (2) In (ن), there is a blank where the bracketed text appears. (3) أ, ب, ل: “And He sent him.” (4) “And upon his family” is an addition found only in (م). (5) ب: “and the most complete.” (6) In (ن), there is a blank where the bracketed text appears. (7) “Had” is an addition in (م) and (ن). (8) In (ن), there is a blank where the bracketed text appears. (9) (ن) alone: “through his call.” (10) In (ن), there is a blank where the bracketed text appears.

أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، كَمَا شَهِدَ هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى (١) : {أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [سُورَةُ آلِ عِمْرَانَ: ١٨] وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، الَّذِي [خَتَمَ بِهِ أَنْبِيَاءَهُ، وَهَدَى بِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ] (٢) ، وَنَعَتَهُ (٣) بِقَوْلِهِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ الْكَرِيمِ: {لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ - فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ} [سُورَةُ التَّوْبَةِ: ١٢٨ - ١٢٩] صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَعَلَى آلِهِ (٤) أَفْضَلَ صَلَاةٍ، وَأَفْضَلَ (٥) . تَسْلِيمٍ] (٦) . [سبب تأليف ابن تيمية للكتاب] أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ (٧) أَحْضَرَ إِلَيَّ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ كِتَابًا صَنَّفَهُ بَعْضُ [شُيُوخِ الرَّافِضَةِ فِي عَصْرِنَا مُنَفِّقًا] (٨) لِهَذِهِ الْبِضَاعَةِ، يَدْعُو بِهِ (٩) إِلَى مَذْهَبِ الرَّافِضَةِ الْإِمَامِيَّةِ، مَنْ أَمْكَنَهُ دَعْوَتُهُ مِنْ وُلَاةِ الْأُمُورِ، [وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، مِمَّنْ قَلَّتَ مَعْرِفَتُهُمْ] (١٠) بِالْعِلْمِ وَالدِّينِ، وَلَمْ

(١) وَتَعَالَى: لَيْسَتْ فِي (م) ، (ل) . وَفِي (ن) : لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، كَمَا قَالَ: (شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ. . إِلَخْ) . (٢) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ مَكَانُهُ بَيَاضٌ فِي (ن) . (٣) أ، ب، ل: وَبَعَثَهُ. (٤) وَعَلَى آلِهِ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (م) فَقَطْ. (٥) ب: وَأَكْمَلَ. (٦) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ مَكَانُهُ بَيَاضٌ فِي (ن) . (٧) قَدْ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (م) ، (ن) . (٨) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ مَكَانُهُ بَيَاضٌ فِي (ن) . (٩) ن (فَقَطْ) : بِدَعْوَتِهِ. (١٠) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ مَكَانُهُ بَيَاضٌ فِي (ن) .