Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah was a 13th-14th century Islamic scholar and theologian whose writings continue to influence conservative and reformist Islamic movements.
He advocated returning to the Quran and hadith as primary sources, rejecting what he saw as later innovations in Islamic practice.
His ideas on jihad, governance, and religious purity are cited by both mainstream Salafi scholars and extremist groups, making him a contested figure in modern Islamic discourse.
Islamic monotheistic principle
- creedStatement of belief
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
blasphemy · intercession · saints · shirk · anthropomorphism · predestination · free will · monotheism
Syrian seat of government
- MamluksSlave soldiers turned sovereigns
- MongolsGenghis's conquering people
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
- CairoEgyptian capital city
prison · persecution · Sultan · 13th century · 14th century · jihad · Alexandria · incarceration
Islamic legal pronouncement
- shariaMuslim canonical jurisprudence
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- muftiIslamic law interpreter
- legal theoryDoctrine explaining law's foundations
halal · haram · ijma · legal reasoning · prohibition · permissibility
Ultraconservative Sunni movement
- WahhabismPuritanical Islamic reform doctrine
- revivalismMovement rekindling religious passion
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- reformImprove by correcting faults
Islam's central scripture
- HadithProphetic tradition collection
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
- refutationDisproving a statement
prolific · writings · commentary · epistles · polemicist · intellectual · encyclopedic · Arabic
Tawhid
Islamic monotheistic principle
- creedStatement of belief
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
apostasy · blasphemy · intercession · saints · shirk · anthropomorphism · predestination · free will · monotheism · refutation
Damascus
Syrian seat of government
- MamluksSlave soldiers turned sovereigns
- MongolsGenghis's conquering people
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
Cairo · prison · persecution · Sultan · 13th century · 14th century · jihad · Alexandria · incarceration
fatwa
Islamic legal pronouncement
- shariaMuslim canonical jurisprudence
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- muftiIslamic law interpreter
legal theory · halal · haram · ijma · legal reasoning · prohibition · permissibility
Salafism
Ultraconservative Sunni movement
- WahhabismPuritanical Islamic reform doctrine
- revivalismMovement rekindling religious passion
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
reform · traditionalist · Saudi Arabia · jihadism · fundamentalism
Quran
Islam's central scripture
- HadithProphetic tradition collection
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
refutation · prolific · writings · commentary · epistles · polemicist · intellectual · encyclopedic · Arabic · manuscripts
Sufism
Islamic spiritual mysticism
- Islamic FiguresProphet Muhammad, Umar, Ali, Khadijah, Fatimah
- Muslim Scholars
- Islamic TheologyAllah, tawhid, creed, divine wisdom, predestination
- Hanbali Fiqhliteralism, strict interpretation, fatwa, mufti, qadi
- Hanbali Scholars
- Hanbalismliteralism, strict interpretation, traditionalism
Ibn TaymiyyahRumi