• Errors in the foundations of creed and their effect on the oneness of God in worship

    Denial of the divine attributes, with the attribute of love as a case study

    From the words of Shaykh al-Islam Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah al-Numayri (d. 728 AH), may God have mercy on him.

    With a chapter entitled:

    Misunderstanding the purpose of religion and its effect on the foundations of creed and the oneness of God in worship among proponents of the political interpretation and utilitarian interpretation of religion.

    Prepared by:

    Anas ibn Abd al-Razzaq al-Khalifah.

Introduction and preliminary remarks

Whoever properly understands the divine attributes and predestination properly understands monotheism

The innovators among the Jahmiyyah and Qadariyyah, and the unbelievers among the philosophers and esotericists, neither praise God, thank Him nor worship Him

The attributes of love and pleasure according to the speculative theologians

Denial of the attribute of love and its effect on the oneness of God in worship and God’s divinity, from the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

The outcome for those who accept the implications of denying the divine attributes

The situation of scholars of Islamic law who followed the path of denying the divine attributes without accepting these implications

Misunderstanding the purpose of religion and its effect on the foundations of creed and the oneness of God in worship among proponents of the political interpretation and utilitarian interpretation of religion

Conclusion