{كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ}

Verse 110 of Surat ‘Al ^Imran means:  “You are the best nation brought forth to mankind; you order what is right and forbid what is wrong.”

This treatise clarifies the case of Ibn Taymiyyah to the one who is not aware of his deviations from Ahlus-Sunnah and to refute some of his numerous sayings in which he deviated from the ‘Ijma^[1]  of the Muslims, the Salaf[2] and Khalaf[3]. This includes the Sahabah[4] and at-Tabi^in[5].

In addition, the history of the Wahhabiyy movement and their tribulations that were spread by Muhammad Ibn ^Abdul-Wahhab, who reawakened the methodology and deviance of Ibn Taymiyyah al Harraniyy, is included. This history was clearly documented by the late Mufti of Makkah, Ahmad Zayni Dahlan, May Allah endow His mercy upon him and widen and illuminate his grave.

[1] The unanimous agreement of the mujtahids among the followers of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ upon a religious matter during a certain period of time.

[2] The Salaf are the Muslims, who lived within the first three-hundred years A.H.; i.e., after the Immigration of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Makkah to al-Madinah.

[3] The Khalaf are the Muslims who lived after the Salaf.

[4] Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, i.e., those who met Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in a usual way, believed in him, and died as Muslims.

[5] Muslims who met the Companions but not the Prophet ﷺ.