This book provides a lucid introduction to Ibn Taymiyya’s life of activism and his unique approach to Islamic spirituality, practice, and theology.
Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) of Damascus was one of the most prominent and controversial religious scholars of medieval Islam. He called for jihad against the Mongol invaders of Syria, appealed to the foundational sources of Islam for reform, and battled against religious innovation. Today, he inspires such diverse movements as Global Salafism, Islamic revivalism and modernism, and violent jihadism. This volume synthesizes the latest research, discusses many little-known aspects of Ibn Taymiyya’s thought, and highlights the religious utilitarianism that pervades his activism, ethics, and theology.
5th December 2019
Oneworld Publications
Ibn Taymiyya wrote things that were supposedly unthinkable in his time. I had a lot of fun writing this book, weaving my way through his unthinkable thoughts to discern the patterns that begin to make sense of what he wanted to say.
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