Ibn Taymiyyah's Theology - Part 1 with Dr Hatem al-Haj

Here is a PDF version of the presentation slides:
drive.google.com/file/d/1BLzh...
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Background of Dr. Hathem
00:50 - Today's Topic of Presentation
02:04 - Outline of the Presentation
05:06 - Introduction to Taymiyyah Theology
16:31 - Biography of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
17:54 - When did He Live?
24:18 - The Life of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
38:38 - Distinction: Testimonials
45:41 - Distinction in Rational Sciences
51:41 - Islamic Beliefs
52:19 - Core Beliefs of Islam
55:25 - Qadar (Predestination) in Islam
57:42 - Actions: Hasan (beautiful) vs Qabeeh (holy)
1:02:31 - Qadar: Secondary Causality
1:10:27 - Ibn Taymiyyah's view of secondary causality
1:15:43 - Divine "Attributes" of Beauty, Majesty & Perfection
1:19:05 - The Beginning: The God of the Qur'an
1:21:08 - The Beginning: The Qur'an and Sunnah
1:28:01 - The Way of the Predecessors
1:31:53 - Did they consign their meaning to the Lord?
1:35:10 - Can We Conceptualize the Unseen?
1:37:55 - Ibn Taymiyyah's Key Statement
1:39:42 - Is There Room for Misunderstanding?
1:49:52 - How Could They Disagree?
1:53:53 - Taymiyyan Rejection of Delegationism
1:56:00 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Textual
1:58:59 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Rational
2:01:02 - Empire of Faith: Influence of Aristotelian Philosophy
2:07:11 - Empire of Faith: Responses of Sunni Muslim Apologists
2:10:29 - Rational Theology Motivations: Pressure or Conviction?
2:13:09 - Proof for Origination of Bodies
2:20:56 - Opposition to the Use of the Technical Cosmological argument
2:22:23 - Ibn Taymiyyah on the Proof of Origination of Bodies
2:31:24 - Taymiyyan Alternative
2:36:42 - Typology
2:42:53 - Turning of the Tide & Excommunication of Corporealists
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*Timestamps:* 00:00 - Introduction 00:17 - Background of Dr. Hathem 00:50 - Today's Topic of Presentation 02:04 - Outline of the Presentation 05:06 - Introduction to Taymiyyah Theology 16:31 - Biography of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah 17:54 - When did He Live? 24:18 - The Life of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah 38:38 - Distinction: Testimonials 45:41 - Distinction in Rational Sciences 51:41 - Islamic Beliefs 52:19 - Core Beliefs of Islam 55:25 - Qadar (Predestination) in Islam 57:42 - Actions: Hasan (beautiful) vs Qabeeh (holy) 1:02:31 - Qadar: Secondary Causality 1:10:27 - Ibn Taymiyyah's view of secondary causality 1:15:43 - Divine "Attributes" of Beauty, Majesty & Perfection 1:19:05 - The Beginning: The God of the Qur'an 1:21:08 - The Beginning: The Qur'an and Sunnah 1:28:01 - The Way of the Predecessors 1:31:53 - Did they consign their meaning to the Lord? 1:35:10 - Can We Conceptualize the Unseen? 1:37:55 - Ibn Taymiyyah's Key Statement 1:39:42 - Is There Room for Misunderstanding? 1:49:52 - How Could They Disagree? 1:53:53 - Taymiyyan Rejection of Delegationism 1:56:00 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Textual 1:58:59 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Rational 2:01:02 - Empire of Faith: Influence of Aristotelian Philosophy 2:07:11 - Empire of Faith: Responses of Sunni Muslim Apologists 2:10:29 - Rational Theology Motivations: Pressure or Conviction? 2:13:09 - Proof for Origination of Bodies 2:20:56 - Opposition to the Use of the Technical Cosmological argument 2:22:23 - Ibn Taymiyyah on the Proof of Origination of Bodies 2:31:24 - Taymiyyan Alternative 2:36:42 - Typology 2:42:53 - Turning of the Tide & Excommunication of Corporealists

[@BloggingTheology]

@Asadullah SAAiD thank you so much!

[@asadullahsaaid3794]

@@BloggingTheology You're Most Welcome Sir 😊

[@bukasem_]

Qabeeh means bad or ugly

[@Tazkia-Tasawwuf]

​@@asadullahsaaid3794 please kindly edit the translation of Qabeeh

[@Mixedblood82]

Much needed lol. JazakAllahkhair

[@MohamedShou]

Mashallah was not expecting Hatem al-Haj to be on Blogging Theology. If anyone’s interested he did a whole Hanbali Fiqh series on a book called Umdat al-Fiqh by the great Hanbali scholar Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasi. I have learned how to pray, make wudhu, ghusl, fasting and even he goes into zakat, inheritance, hajj/umrah, marriage etc from Hatem al-Haj. Thanks for this Paul 👍🏾

[@shihab2468]

​@Esfan Why not both?

[@MohamedShou]

@Esfan that’s fine and I also love listening to Abu Aaliyah but Hatem el-Haj is a literal Hanbali scholar not a regular scholar or sheikh. So his lectures and classes go into great detail about history of Fiqh and Usool al-Fiqh and goes into detail hundreds if not thousands of scholars that contributed to the Hanbali *and sometimes he talks about other madhabs* madhab

[@abdurrahmanal-ows9251]

I myself I'm Striving to follow the Athari creed and I dearly respect Sheikh Dr hatem Al-haj may Allah preserves him.

[@huskee7684]

yeah! his book "between the god of the prophets and the god of the philosophers"

[@saadaden7769]

@@huskee7684 huskee how are you 😂😂😂

[@riazzaman20]

Sheikh Hatem is an ocean of knowledge mashaAllah.

[@kareemmagribi6427]

Wonderful . Just about to start a 7 hour trip. Just what I needed

[@mouradali8270]

That moment when you find the right podcast for the right occasion :)

[@mostafajamal102]

may Allah have mercy on Shaykh al Islam ibn taymiyyah and thank you brother paul for the hard work 🙏

[@_titanslayer_]

I recently finished his book, "Between the God of the Prophets and the God of the Prophets." Truly wonderful. ✨️

[@aismail8321]

*Between the God of the Prophets and the God of the Philosophers

[@HypostaticFridge]

I love that book

[@ARmirzaful]

@@aismail8321 good correct ismail yeah i need that book like asap.

[@aminaaden2921]

​@@ARmirzaful I can send to you. If you want inbox-leave your email.

[@ARmirzaful]

@@aminaaden2921 oh no, my teacher who i really respect is stricy on copyright issues in islam. So for books, i usually try to buy them. I didn't have the money before so i wouldn't but now i do, alhamdulillaah. May Allaah reward you for your intention though. Eid mubarak to all of you guys!

[@rams19th13]

Masya Allah.. This time is interesting topic to learn, I always curious about Ibn Taymiyyah.. Thank you brother Paul.. 🙏🏻🤲🏻🇮🇩

[@BloggingTheology]

My pleasure!

[@MARKTHESHARK101]

THERE IS NOTHING TO BE CURIOUS ABOUT IBN TAYMIYAH. EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD LOVE HIM.IF UOU BEEN BY CURIOUS YOU DIDNT KNOW WHO HE WAS OK BUT EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD LOVE HIM AND HIS WORKS.ONLY SUFI SHIA MISGUIDED PEOPLE AND THE IFNORANT HATE HIM

[@mouradali8270]

Was waiting for this one . May Allah Honour you, Br Paul, in this world and the next.

[@abdullahlakay8448]

Love this channel. May Allah reward br. Paul in abundance.

[@hatidjesabri7326]

Thank you Paul, for inviting such a diverse range of scholars.

[@fraze83]

Paul. May Allah reward your efforts to share knowledge.

[@hannain-90]

I have met, and attended a few classes of Dr. Hatem. He embodies Prophetic character in person.

[@bossssss]

Thank you Paul, thanks to you and your unique approach, I am getting to learn from scholars.

[@yogalates23]

Masha Allah, barak Allahu feekum I’m only 15mins in and i am completely hooked

[@KnightofPower]

Shaykhna Hatem al-Haj!!! What an excellent get masha’Allah, may Allah preserve both him and you!

[@ARmirzaful]

yeah he is one of my favorite scholars. Intellectual spiritual giant.

[@yusufyousuf3493]

Mind stimulating, exciting and informative presentation. May Allah reward Paul and sh hatem el hajj.

[@redihaderi8188]

Love these long lectures here. ❤ More of this please ❤

[@ngc-ahmadmaarouf4965]

Mashallah Tabarak Allah ...I really admire you brother Paul . MAY Allah fill your life with blessings and fruitful knowledge.

[@mrsasad1114]

Jazakallah again brother Paul.Amazing discussion as usual

[@BloggingTheology]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@techutopiareviews]

One of the best most beautiful people to call on podcast. May Allah bless you Paul.

[@Biko357]

Oh boy 3 hours on theology on blogging theology ❤️😄

[@safyafarooq2878]

😂 It's just part 1. You could do some work while listening. I color the wall in my daughter's room and listen.

[@Biko357]

@@safyafarooq2878 yeah I usually play Total War while listening to blogging theology 😅

[@asad-kc8zf]

Really!

[@yogalates23]

I graded my kid’s homeschool work and changed diapers haha

[@m7mad2020]

mashaallah tbark allah great effort brother Paul.

[@firstaid6140]

Thanks Br Paul, lovely talks and informative explanation

[@tasneemsakifibnealam949]

Great content! Learnt a lot. MashaAllah. May Allah bless you.

[@Elmawas]

It only makes sense now that you have one on Fakhr Al-Din al-Razi

[@redman1300]

So if an ashari does a video on razi he should do one on ibn taymiyyah right?

[@Solemn_G]

Excellent presentation by an excellent scholar about an excellent scholar. Al-Hamdu lillah.

[@yogalates23]

This is absolutely fascinating

[@Faqr-e-Ghayoor]

Most awaiting video

[@peacenow6618]

May Allah Accept your works, and make it a means of acceptance and Guidance for the Ummah!

[@Sayz813]

JazakaAllahu khayr brothers.

[@mrtransmogrify]

Great effort Mr Williams... Ignorance can be a big part of (unnecessary) tension...

[@memonm786]

Can’t wait for part 2!

[@BloggingTheology]

Very soon!

[@taha2674]

​@@BloggingTheology 😊

[@taha2674]

😊

[@j.r.r.tolkien8724]

As an Ashaari I still highly respect Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Tymiyyah

[@hulkm8765]

ما الفرق بين اهل السنة و الجماعة و الأشاعرة ؟ هممم

[@j.r.r.tolkien8724]

@@hulkm8765 الأشاعرة من أهل السنة والجماعة

[@millatiibrahim2416]

Why would you be an Ashari?

[@valinogoldberg2475]

@@millatiibrahim2416 because it is the majority of the Muslims. Go seek for "Chechnya Conference". ibn taymiyah is a blatant mujasimmah who believes that Allah has corporeal body and limbs just like humans. All of wahabi in Indonesia have been preaching this theology.

[@misteryolo7248]

@@j.r.r.tolkien8724 لا، ليسو من اهل السنة من ينكر السنة، لا تكذب على نفسك.

[@azote339]

Shaykh al-Islam رحمه الله

[@creativedesignermd8340]

MasyaAllah ... good content❤

[@HussainFahmy]

*_One of the best from BT Uni._*

[@Abbas-obq]

Dr. Hatem al-Haj ❤

[@Seeking4JJ1]

May Allāh reward you for this, Paul. İt's excellent that you try to build bridges. However, I would like to request that in the same way you have allowed a supporter of Taymiyan Theology that recognises the validity of Ashari Theology to explain and defend such a theology (even if it leads to criticism of Asharis), please allow an Ashari Theologian that recognises İbn Taymiyyahs scholarly rigour to explain and defend Asharism.

[@BloggingTheology]

Great suggestion!

[@user-kj8yl6sn2z]

@@BloggingTheology Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Dimashqiyyah is a professor of theology and has a specialization and a great understanding of the Shi’a and Ash’ari faith. I advise you to host him.

[@elcapodeicapi80]

Don't know which argument can even be given against the arguments Ibn Taymiyyah has made and has refuted. Hhhh

[@misteryolo7248]

Why so they can misguide more people?

[@Ryan-lf6ds]

@@elcapodeicapi80 ikr. ibn gaymiyyah got bodied by everyone with a braincell. i dunno if there is anything left of him. 🤣

[@BBb-tl9gu]

Thanks to you Sirs.

[@ahmedshifaz2578]

Thanks Paul, very informative lecture. I would leave to hear a detailed discussion of the thoughts and works on Imam al Gazalli in this way,

[@fuaadjafree5395]

It’s a pleasureeeee to see Sh. Hatem here! A gem of the western Ummah! ❤️

[@Abbas-obq]

Release part 2, brother Paul!

[@saidhashi2856]

Brother Paul is in love with Ibn Taymiyah.... this is the 3rd time he is blogging about him.

[@memonm786]

'Shariah compliant Sufism' this is exactly what we need these days.

[@Halal_Dan]

Quran and Sunnah is what we need. The Prophet wasn't a "Sufi"

[@OmegaChad_7]

@@Halal_Dan he means sufism as a science, it used to be a science before it escalated into a 'sect'. Just like you call a person who gives fatwa a mufti, a scholar of hadith a muhaddith you call a person who studies shariah compliant tassawuf a sufi. It would be nice to have all the actions of the heart, good manners, zuhd etc. Explained in detail in one book.

[@kenkaneki9138]

@@OmegaChad_7 I would rather not use the word sufi at all. Its associated with so much innovation and even some extremist sufis have clear Kufr beliefs. The original tasawuf and zuhd is almost forgotten and overwhelmed by the later innovations.

[@-Ahmed8592]

@@kenkaneki9138 Rather, the original Salafi term has been overwhelmed by innovators today.

[@memonm786]

@@Halal_Dan The Messenger pbuh used to go into seclusion (cave of hira), he s.a.w. had the best of characters, would always remain in the presence of Allah, in his dhikr... This is what tasawuf is this is what Sufism teaches you. As the Sheikh says in this lecture Ibn Tayimiya was a Sufi himself. There are extremists and some that go out of the shariah and we should call those out but to say all are like this is not adal.

[@user-yi1it6dp8l]

جزاك الله خيرا وبارك الله فيك

[@peacenow6618]

جزاک اللہ خیرا

[@Sayz813]

JazakaAllahu khayr

[@elisaben3120]

Thank you for this chart

[@stevenv6463]

I love these videos on specific scholars. Might I suggest covering imam al Tabari? It is interesting to me that he wrote both history and tafsir. His history is one of the only and earliest witness of the Persian viewpoint in the Byzantine Sassanid wars prior to Islam and his tafsir is so influential being the earliest still surviving today with always many opinions and a lot of collected sources like israiliyat.

[@yogalates23]

1:09 it reminds me of the hadith of the woman who had seizures and she would be uncovered due to that. She asked prophet saw to make dua for her but he said it was better for her to be patient but he made dua that her modesty is protected

[@azazzaza5764]

Jazakumullah khayran

[@bahriboy]

Please invite on Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, & such a video on Imam Al-Ghazali would be amazing.

[@faizannazrawi2657]

Peace be upon you brother...!!! ✌🏼😇

[@saliyarabi]

jazakallahou ghair

[@wins9315]

Paul am praying to the creater everyday to be guided to the truth by you nd meet you oneday. May allah guide us along to the straight path.AAMEEN

[@LearnTawhid]

Listen to the works of shaykh uthaymiin, shaykh saleh fawzan shaykh bin baz shaykh al bani rahimahullah. They were and are the true scholars of islam. Follow the Quran and sunnah the way the salaf understood it.

[@misteryolo7248]

Read and follow the likes of imam ahmad ibn hanbal and ibn Tamiya, this video absolutely doesn't give him enough justice btw

[@ayyazsiddique5381]

JazakALLAHukhairan

[@mewying5184]

can you have a discussion with sam gerrans or edip yuksel please?

[@asad-kc8zf]

I had heard Ibn Tamiyaah was controversial. It’s also pretty obvious in the comments section. The fascinating thing I learned was that unlike other scholars/ theologians, he was just not a man of words but a man of action. I have to really look him up.

[@user-kj8yl6sn2z]

If he was not interested in philosophy and logic, how was he the first Muslim scholar to criticize Greek philosophers? In the matter of the Islamic faith, Ibn Taymiyyah seeks evidence from the two revelations (the Qur’an and the Sunnah), and not philosophy in matters of the unseen, and this is the approach of the early Muslims.

[@middlepath1388]

Same here from being only known as controversial figure to how grand his work speak was truly a master.

[@Ryan-lf6ds]

@@user-kj8yl6sn2z n he got his a$$ whooped. 🤣 yea, he will seek evidence from quran n hadith to say the opposite of it. lmao give youm her phone back, kid.

[@Immuslimdz]

Ma cha الله 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wail_bel]

Hello, I am one of your followers and your content is very wonderful, but I hope that you will put the translation in Arabic so that our Arab brothers can understand

[@DeenBot20x]

Mashallah, Ibn Taymiyyah is my inspiration too.

[@ARmirzaful]

IT is a heavyweight in fiqh and aqidah. Not totally hanbali as the expert on ibn taymiyyah shaykh hatem said...butj just addictive as dr. yasir qadhi said. You start reading his stuff its hard to put down. Especially the matters of the heart.

[@Ben_B.]

@@ARmirzaful He is recognized and seen as an Hanbali Sheikh because the later Hanabilah Scholars saw his opinions within the the hanbali madhhab but yes, he untied himself from a specific madhhab because he reached the status of a mujtahid mutlaq.

[@ahimss]

May Allah have mercy upon him Amin

[@Faqr-e-Ghayoor]

Great.....

[@naijiri]

Interesting.

[@nedalaburumi9477]

God bless you for the interview. However the ads are annoying and make it hard to follow up.

[@umibrahimibrahim4966]

ما شاء الله تبارك الله.

[@tronendk8668]

thanks youtube Al-Gorithm for letting us to this channel with state of the art deep knowledge!

[@alberxenos]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

[@youssssef]

The only channel where the longer the video is the better.

[@user-dz4ty5tj7q]

So many refutations against this great imam yet as a layman, I must admit his theology makes the most sense. The kalami schools are difficult to grasp especially for an everyday muslim who is not engage in knowledge that much.

[@andrewsies9065]

What are the best English resources to start understanding the theology on methods of both ibn Tamiyyah and al-Ghazali? I have an elementary understanding of Arabic, but am still dependent on English

[@MuslimYouthMedia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYKtd2arndllaaM

[@AbdullahodSandzak]

Good series. I hope we can have some more with the other creeds of ahlus sunnah - ashari and maturidi. Imam Safarini al Hanbali stated : Ahlus sunnah are 3 groups the Athari, Ashari and Maturidi. Allah bless us with unity.

[@Ben_B.]

the scholars criticized him for this statement, because noone said this before him.

[@AbdullahodSandzak]

@@Ben_B. I can only imagine which sect would be critical of his statement. People who don't want unity and to have a monopoly on tawhid would think so. The scholars are the testimony of these 3 creeds.

[@Ben_B.]

@@AbdullahodSandzak You can't say that the Prophet and the Sahaba believed that you either affirm the meaning of the attributes or you don't affirm the meaning and leave it to Allah or you change the apparent meaning to different meaning. These methods contradict each other and there is a consensus that the prophet and sahaba didn't have a dispute regarding the attributes of Allah. Allah knows best. So it's not possible to say that all of them are Ahlul Sunnah. Ahlul Sunnah has 2 definitions. 1: Global Definition -> This is used to distinguish Sunni from Shia. Asha'irah and Maturidiyyah are in this global definition of Ahlul Sunnah. 2: Specific Definition -> This describes the method of the Salaf - The Prophet, Sahaba, Tabi'i and Atbaa Tabi'i. The Asha'irah and Maturidiyyah are not within this definition.

[@AbdullahodSandzak]

@@Ben_B. This is a long and detailed discussion that takes time not in some youtube chat. Only the wahabiyah/psudo salafi don't hold the two largest schools as ahlus sunnah. Truly, wahabiyah are a poison for the ummah. Those who consider fellow Muslims out of the fold of Islam, may they come on the day of rising with faces darkened! I'll stay with Imam Safarini who is a great scholar.

[@misteryolo7248]

The ashari and maturidi aren't from ahlul sunnah wal jammah, how can they be when they reject the sunnah and put philosophy over the sunnah and hadith?

[@ammar1aaf]

Thanks

[@md.azizulhoque1263]

So, another few hours to spend with blogging theology.🤗

[@DAWAHTIME1]

All good but Br Paul it would be nice if there were no pics at the start or face of the video. Thx

[@asmrnaturecat984]

I salute you to have insights about ibn taymiyyah, most muslim only know him through slander and not his works People will believe grave blessings seekers with huge turban over common sense

[@-Ahmed8592]

Sheikh ul Islam as-Subki رحمه الله is a grave blessing seeker huge turban wearer now?

[@asmrnaturecat984]

@@-Ahmed8592 did i mention any name? Delusional?

[@aqeelahmed4999]

@@-Ahmed8592 imam Subki had high respect for ibn Taymiyyah and even praised him though they differed on issues, it was imam Subkis son taj ad din who really went against ibn taymiyyah and said harsh words against him.

[@-Ahmed8592]

@@asmrnaturecat984 He alongside with the majority of scholars were against Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله, you made it seem as if only “grave blessings seekers” were against him Whereas the truth is, giants of Islam like Ibn Hajr رحمه الله and As Subki رحمه الله rebuked him

[@aqeelahmed4999]

@@-Ahmed8592 the ibn hajar u mention is ibn hajar al makki and not ibn hajar al asqalani, ibn hajar al asqalani regarded ibn taymiyyah as shaykh ul islam and even wrote a mukadimah of Ibn Nasir Dimishqis Radd al Waafir where he brings over 50 scholars who called ibn taymiyyah shaykh ul islam.

[@30ameer]

A series on all of the prophets of Allah peace be upon them all, or on the Seerah, or on the companions of the prophet Muhammed pbuh should be made throughout Ramadan this year

[@Oo786oO]

Just had a glance at the slides, what a high quality presentation. Will need to save this for study later as opposed to passively watch. MashaAllaah Brother Paul, this moves away from your traditional podcast and is almost a private lesson between the two of you! A lesson in endurance, patience and knowledge

[@BinuJasim]

This video is a treasure. Hope it will answer my following question. The verse in Surah Arahman: "only the face of Allah will remain forever" 55:27, would that imply that the hands & eyes of Allah would perish (Astaghfirullah)? If you interpret the face of Allah as the entirety of Allah, would't that imply that you are 'interpreting the attributes of Allah' which is something you accuse of the Ash'aris?

[@bez1196]

Very good question

[@udaramalam7348]

Brother Binu Jasim, did you know why you write "astaghfirullah", your fitrah is talking, actually the fitrah wants to prevent you write that, fear Allah brother

[@udaramalam7348]

Also what quranic translation did you use? I read word by word in arabic, there is no word "only"

[@NK236]

Face of Allah means light Noor we can't describe Allah's attributes in a literal sense.. whatever Allah subhanutallah says about himself in Quran we belief without questioning because Allah's attributes are beyond human imagination..

[@youtubeisabitch5758]

​@@NK236 That's metaphorical interpretation hated by ibn taymiyyah himself (I don't agree with him tho)

[@abdulmuthalib6510]

Brother ibn thaimiyyah is like st.paul in Christianity Brought innovations.

[@at.tamiimi]

As an Ash’ari, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this! May Allah have endless mercy upon the soul of al Hafiz Ibn Taymiyya - truly a giant of the Islamic scholarly tradition who we owe it to cherish and admire. Thanks again Sir Paul Williams!

[@harunjameel7603]

Mister, could please also invite Asharis/Maturidis speaking on the topic? Especially about the balkafa-Doctrine? For example Muhammad Yasir al-Hanafi. I dont know who is engaged in this topics in the english world. Or maybe some academians like Jon Hoover himself, Livnat Holtzman...

[@misteryolo7248]

Why invite those misguided sects?

[@lpbszn2957]

Nice, I hope you do a similar length lecture on Imam Razi RA (or any other big name Mutakallim) for balance

[@udaramalam7348]

I hope not

[@lpbszn2957]

because you're low IQ

[@udaramalam7348]

@@lpbszn2957 wow what a response, are you muslim?

[@lpbszn2957]

@@udaramalam7348 yes

[@BF109G4]

Ghazali, Ibn Arabi, and Razi are deviant. They are Sufi and believe in Kalam (philosophy).

[@lubna.candid]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ME-yp7fn]

The presenter speaks slowly and the video is interrupted with too many ads.

[@adnankassem8114]

May Allah have mercy on Sheikh Ul-Islam. Easily one of the most influential theologians from after the era of the 3 great generations. May Allah reward the two of your for this lecture.

[@elisaben3120]

Please can you cover in one of your guests programs. The Ethics and the war in Islam in the time of Ali ibnu Alkhatab, Abou bakr essidik because we saw some videos in isreali war soldats behaviour. Some are traumatised. It horrible horrible what they do.

[@user-kj8yl6sn2z]

Ibn Taymiyyah wrote books that are considered references in the comparison of religions and sects, such as his book on Shia, his book on Christianity, his books on faith, his books that contradict the ideas of the Ash’aris, his books on responding to Greek philosophers, etc..

[@aacc5984]

i wish it was without PowerPoint presentation, rather classical and traditional analysis presentation.

[@BinuJasim]

what is that? another name for boring monologue?

[@aacc5984]

@@BinuJasim natural polylogues, superior than secular presentation.

[@AlexJones-stratfor-connection]

Majority of the scholars before and after him were opposed to him and imam Subki went so far as to call him an innovator for calling haram and bid'ah what the ashab and the salaf al saliheen used to do. But I'm sure he meant to serve Allah as best as he could, and Allah knows best at the end of the day

[@Ben_B.]

Any source for your claim, that the majority called him an innovator? I mean if you've listened to the video. His area was filled with Asha'irah. What did you expect? Some of them literally tried to kill him. They even whiped him on a donkey publicly with his student Sheikhul Islam Ibnul Qayyim because of 1 Fiqh Fatwa. Like please, is this the majority you're talking, which have this extreme unislamic behaviour? Sheikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is a real man for not giving up and STILL forgiving them.

[@Ryan-lf6ds]

@@Ben_B. nah, the vast majority. scholars of the four maddhabs considered him an innovator.

[@Ben_B.]

@@Ryan-lf6ds nice source

[@Ryan-lf6ds]

@@Ben_B. n it's not bin baaz's a$$. 🤣

[@Ben_B.]

@@Ryan-lf6ds im probably writing with a rafidhi lol

[@Noman22348]

All video need caption language such as English, Urdu, bangla etc.....l am a Bengali...from Bangladesh....to learn proper way, it's necessary to open all caption language way...

[@aqeelahmed4999]

Thankyou brother Paul for this video, i look forward to watching it soon. Ibn Taymiyyah is one of the most misunderstood people, only when we actually read ibn Taymiyyahs works do we see that he is free from the accusations his opponents label against him.

[@kemikali]

And from his proponents! 👍🏻

[@willsimp1273]

Extremism is always wrong

[@safyafarooq2878]

Very beautiful picture of a library. Does someone know, in which city or place does this building stands and how is its name? Impressive story about how he asked to make free the Muslim prisoners and then also the Christian prisoners. He actually followed the sunna of prophet Musa, as. We are following these days the example of western countries. We go and rebell with huge groups of ppl. In this way the tyranic leaders feel threatened and react with violence. The violence spiral up, faren forces use the chaos and weakness. The whole country gets destroyed. The ppl just wanted a better life, but what they got is full destruction. We should follow Allah's guidance. Take example from Musa, as. He confronted the Pharao alone (with brother Haroon), he has risked just his life. He did what Allah wanted him to do, that's why Allah helped him. And that's why Allah helped also Ibn Taymiya.

[@aminaaden2921]

​@@seekthetruthandthetruthwil2388 And you know that how exactly? Did Moses himself told you that ? Lol

[@mawims2271]

Now iam with ibn taimaiyyah

[@tugi7104]

Imam al-Razi's statement should have been explained with more nuance. And has been presented in a somewhat misleading way. 1. He made this statement in the context of possible benefits the ambiguous verses can have. 2. His statement was about the possible reasons for the usage of anthropomorphic expressions. The Qur'an is for all people. The illiterate and the literate. Anthropomorphic language is more accessible and easier to understand. He does not say that lay people believe in an anthropomorphic god. Or that they are being misled by these verses. He is saying that the meaning is expressed through these statements. For example: Allah is closer to us then our jugelar vein. This is an example of an anthropomorphic statement. That is obviously not to be taken literally. The meaning of this verse is easy to understand for everyone. Allah is close to us with his knowledge. (By confess of the mufasireen). There have also been other points that weren't adress correctly. I would advice u. Let an ashari talk about ashari aqeedah. U could invite Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury English Academic who is familiar with Ashari aqaid.

[@tugi7104]

So in short. Imam Razi's point was about the accessibility of the language. The Qur'an did not came down as a complex sophisticated manual. It came down for everyone.

[@-Ahmed8592]

I hope brother Paul gets someone to discuss a book like “A Critique of the Palmyran Creed” by Shaykh Sa’id Fodeh. Maybe even the Shaykh himself could be invited ان شاء الله Or any Ash’ari guests to discuss our creed

[@tugi7104]

​@@-Ahmed8592 he should do it. I don't think he will invite Saeed Foudah (language barrier. maybe in french?). It's always problematic to let non-asharis or non-maturidis explain ashari/maturidi aqeedah. Especially if it's a Taymiyyan Athari. I have seen people butcher the hanafi madhab and ashari aqaid too often on this channel. But it's not surprising Brother Paul is a Taymi Hanbali himself.

[@perfect_chaos4217]

@@tugi7104 they can if they learn their side of the argument. We see many Muslim scholar who openly discuss about the Bible yet they are not Christians . Everything is put to the pen , so get the books and read that will give you the bit you need . But to rely upon a person who happens to be a believer in one sect of Islam , in this case Ash,ari , I think is a mistake and can lead people astray

[@tugi7104]

@@perfect_chaos4217 we rely on the selef (al ashari/ibn kullab). Whereas others rely on the khallaf ibn Taymiyya. And if you make the claim that they were.not of the selef. Than imam hanbal and the entire hanbali madhab was also not from the selef..because.none of them actually met or studied under a tabi. But we ashari/maturidi have shuyuk who did.

[@tugi7104]

Also in the presentation. The presenter for some reason completely ignores.the fact that Ibn Taymiyya was put in prison together with Ibn Qayyim because he forbade travelling to the grave of the prophet. An by ijma accepted practice. Why didn't he mention this? Also why didn't he mentioned the criticism imam Dhababi leveled agains His teacher ibn Taymiyya. I am missing a lot of nuance...

[@saidhashi2856]

Prophet Yahya was also executed and Yussuf was imprisoned too. They must have been guilty of what they were accused of. According to your logic.

[@tugi7104]

@@saidhashi2856 bro are u serious? I don't understand the logic behind your response. Taymiyyans/Salafis don't even deny this. And till this day preach his views. That it's haram to visit the grave of the prophet.

[@saidhashi2856]

@@tugi7104 Did you read his reasons for forbidding that? or you are just joining a bandwagon of criticising everything just becoz becoz the Imam has different opinion than yours or your asheikh??

[@saidhashi2856]

The Prophet s.a.w said: “No one should travel for the purpose of visiting (any mosque) except three: al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah), this mosque of mine (in Madeenah) and al-Masjid al-Aqsaa (in al-Quds/Jerusalem).” Agreed upon). If One has the intention of visiting both (the mosque and the grave), this is permissible, because things may be permissible as part of something else which are not permissible on their own. But having the intention only to visit the grave and travelling for that purpose is not permissible. Intending to visit the grave only is not permissible if it involves travelling. But if a person lives close by and does not need to travel, and his going to the grave is not regarded as “travel” or a “journey”, then it is OK, because visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the graves of his two companions without having to travel is Sunnah and is an act of worship. The same applies to visiting the graves of the martyrs and of the people of al-Baqee’. Similarly, visiting the graves of Muslims in all places is Sunnah and is an act of worship, but without travelling for that purpose, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Visit graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.” (Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh).

[@tugi7104]

@@saidhashi2856 I am not going to discuss fiqh online with you. I don't know why you are getting triggered. I am just mentioning what his rulings were and why he was imprisoned. And u do know that you just refuted yourself with that hadeeth u mentioned. Miskeen. Who is the one that's blindly following?

[@dayan47]

Not necessarily every disease has a cure if Allah has written death for you while you are afflicted. Regarding kasb, we know Allah has given us the verse كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة. Surat Al Muddathir verse 38 Clearly everyone will be held responsible. This signifies beyond doubt choice i.e. free will. Is there predestination as they term it in the west, yes, but in your limited sphere, you cannot comprehend it not should you or must you.However, the upshot is...stay in your lane. Paul, Allah leads to pure truth understandable by all, that is why it is called the guide..الهدي His words are absolute truth الحق المبين

[@rafiquekhatim7634]

Hi there. Great work on this. You should also consider Farahi school of thought in parallel to Ghazali, and Ibn Thamiyah. Most of the work is in Urdu language but there are scholarship who have used English language as their medium lf study such as Dr. SHEHZAD SALIM who has translated the Holy Quran as well as written great books like History of Quran.

[@zubayergillarkyckling7832]

30:35 Assains creed

[@Berke-Khan]

dont believe anyone talking about Ibn taymia, everyone wants to attribute his personal speculations to him Go read ibn taymia, not about ibn taymiah

[@misteryolo7248]

Yes, go to the source because so many conspiracies happen by the enemies of this great scholar, May Allah bless ibn Tamiya and grant him the highest level of paradise 🌹