Ibn Taimiyyah on The Oneness of God

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Ibn Taimiyyah on The Oneness of God

From the translator’s preface:This book is the first in an envisioned series of translations from 1bnTaymiyyah’s theological works that cover a wide range of topics from theevidences of God’s perfection to the signs of Prophethood, and from themeaning of God’s creative agency to the compatibility of divine predestinationwith human moral agency. The series aims to provide readers from theEnglish-speaking world access to Ibn Taymiyyah’s articulations of theseimportant matters of the Faith in an effort to demonstrate the superiorrationality embodied in Islamic Faith over the conflicting claims of rationalityoffered by other religions, philosophies and theological positions.It is my estimation that such an English series is much needed nowadays,especially in response to current challenges posed by growing trends ofatheism.Ibn Taymiyyah’s exceptional insight and distinguished explanationsof Qura’nic arguments have helped many Muslims remain intellectuallysatisfied in the face of doubts and challenges presented by competing worldviews.[…]In Sharh al-Asfahāniyyah,Ibn Taymiyyah criticizes the theology of al-Asfahāniand other Kalam theologians and disagrees with many of their key argumentsby which they sought to demonstrate the main tenets of Islamic creed. Hededicates an entire chapter to pointing out errors in the Argument fromComposition, an argument adopted from Avicennian philosophy to prove theOneness of God. Ibn Taymiyyah goes on to provide alternative rationalarguments for God’s Oneness from the Qur’ān, giving a lengthy explanation oftwo specific arguments from chapter al-Mu’minūn.