Why do Ahl al-Sunnah reject takyif and tamthil?
2026-09-21
T38 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا وَصَفَ اللَّهُ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ وَبِمَا وَصَفَهُ بِهِ رَسُولُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَحْرِيفٍ وَلَا تَعْطِيلٍ وَمِنْ غَيْرِ تَكْيِيفٍ وَلَا تَمْثِيلٍ، بَلْ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ: {لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ}.
English translation
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They believe in what Allah has described Himself with and in what His Messenger Muhammad, may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, has described Him with, without distortion or negation, and without specifying how [His attributes are] or likening [them to those of creation]. Rather, they believe that Allah, Glorified is He, [is as He says]: “There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.”
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 3/130
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited volume and printed page. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.