Story of ibn taymiyyah biography book

Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyyah (1263 - 1328) (Arabic: ابن تيمية) was a SunniIslamic scholar born in Harran, located in what is now Turkey, close to the Syrian border. He lived during the troubled times of the Mongol invasions.

As a member of the school founded by Ibn Hanbal, he sought the return of Islam to its sources: The Qur'an and the sunnah (the prophetic tradition of Muhammad). He did not consider the Mongols to be true Muslims and encouraged war against them.

He believed that legitimate Islam is based on the opinions of the earliest Muslims, the salafa. He was critical of Shi'a and of Sufi Muslims for venerating their Imams and Sheikhs and for teaching that God dwelt within them.

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He was also critical of venerating and visiting the shrines of dead saints.

He was intolerant of Christians, arguing that Christianity as practiced was a corruption of what Jesus has taught, which was the message of Islam.

He was also critical of Islamic philosophy and accused Ibn Rus