What does Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah require from the worshipper?
2026-09-21
T26 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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A continuous excerpt from Ibn Taymiyyah's discussion of the benefit claimed for philosophical logic, Majmu al-Fatawa 9/34. The final sentence criticizes the philosophy under discussion; its negation is part of the source and must be retained. This is a complete translation of the selected passage, not the entire chapter.
النص العربي
المقتطف
فقد تبين أن أصل السعادة وأصل النجاة من العذاب هو توحيد الله بعبادته وحده لا شريك له والإيمان برسله واليوم الآخر والعمل الصالح. وهذه الأمور ليست في حكمتهم وفلسفتهم المبتدعة ليس فيها الأمر بعبادة الله وحده والنهي عن عبادة المخلوقات.
English translation
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Selected explanation
It has thus become clear that the foundation of happiness and the foundation of deliverance from punishment is to affirm Allah's oneness by worshipping Him alone, without any partner, to believe in His messengers and the Last Day, and to perform righteous deeds. These matters are absent from their innovated wisdom and philosophy: it contains neither the command to worship Allah alone nor the prohibition against worshipping created beings.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 9/34
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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