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Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah

Ibn Taymiyyah was a renowned philosopher and Islamic scholar who lived from January 22, 1263, to September 26, 1328. He made significant contributions to Islamic jurisprudence, theology, and philosophy, and his works have had a profound impact on Islamic thought and practice. more

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“Indeed, the term body (jism), organs ('arad), extent (mutahayyiz) and their like are all newly-invented terminologies. We have mentioned many a time before that the Salaf and the Imaams have not spoken about such things, neither by way of a negation nor by way of affirmation. Rather, they declared those who spoke about such matters to be innovators and went to great lengths to censure them.”

“How many of us would be able to overcome our desires and resist the temptation of sin? How many of us even lower our gaze when we look upon something that we are not supposed to? The real prisoner is the one whose heart has been kept away from remembering his Lord, and the real captive is the one who has been captivated by his whims and desires.”