Commentary on the Fatawa al-Hawiya al-Kubra of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah

Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Abdul Latif Author's name: Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Abdul Latif General overview: The "Fatawa Al-Hamawiya Al-Kubra" by Abu Al-Abbas Ibn Taymiyah, may Allah have mercy on him, is a foundational and affirming work for the methodology of the righteous predecessors in the divine attributes — those that are affirmed by the report from the Book and the Sunnah, such as the Arsh (Throne), Face, Hands, and similar. It is also considered a refutation and negation of those who deny these attributes, from the theologians and the later Ash'arites who hold false interpretations. This fatwa demonstrated part of Ibn Taymiyah's skill in sound argumentation and discussion, as he refuted the words of the later theologians — such as the Ash'arites who deny the exaltedness and the divine attributes that are affirmed by report, whom he called the "Mutazilites of the Attributes" — with the words of their early predecessors who affirmed the details of these attributes. Number of pages: 366 Book size: 17×24 Publisher: Al-Bayan