Ibn Taymiyyah Analysis
Introduction
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah was born to a family of scholars in an era when Islam was advancing and education was at its peak amongst the Muslims. At a very young age Ibn Taymiyyah was forced to move to Damascus with his family due to the Mongol invasion and was taken as a refugee. While they were moving, such was the state that their camels were laden with books and they had to walk. This shows the importance of I’lm they had.
Early Years
Ibn Taymiyyah had a very sharp memory and used to skip his playing time in quest of learning. His zeal of education went to an extent that he did not use to go with his brothers and sisters when their father used to take them and instead used to memorize books. He had an exceptional memory and was given …show more content…
He further defines that the land should be divided into more rulers and every ruler should be responsible for enforcing law and order in the country. He also believed that Muslims should be united both politically and religiously as a state that is united at military grounds is not united. He further added that leaders need to be chosen through an un-biased electoral body consisting of people who have nothing to gain or to lose and it should be without any …show more content…
Similarly we find a sahih hadith in bukhari
“Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, “There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it.”
This hadith shows that The Messenger of Allah condemned fighting to such an extent that he advised us to take shelter.
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah adds in his kitab al Istiqaamah that The Messenger of Allah advised the individuals to stay with his cattle, sheep, goats and camels as mentioned in the hadith: Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah was born to a family of scholars in an era when Islam was advancing and education was at its peak amongst the Muslims. At a very young age Ibn Taymiyyah was forced to move to Damascus with his family due to the Mongol invasion and was taken as a refugee. While they were moving, such was the state that their camels were laden with books and they had to walk. This shows the importance of I’lm they had.
Early Years
Ibn Taymiyyah had a very sharp memory and used to skip his playing time in quest of learning. His zeal of education went to an extent that he did not use to go with his brothers and sisters when their father used to take them and instead used to memorize books. He had an exceptional memory and was given …show more content…
He further defines that the land should be divided into more rulers and every ruler should be responsible for enforcing law and order in the country. He also believed that Muslims should be united both politically and religiously as a state that is united at military grounds is not united. He further added that leaders need to be chosen through an un-biased electoral body consisting of people who have nothing to gain or to lose and it should be without any …show more content…
Similarly we find a sahih hadith in bukhari
“Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, “There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it.”
This hadith shows that The Messenger of Allah condemned fighting to such an extent that he advised us to take shelter.
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah adds in his kitab al Istiqaamah that The Messenger of Allah advised the individuals to stay with his cattle, sheep, goats and camels as mentioned in the hadith: Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the