Why must love and allegiance follow revelation rather than mere natural inclination?
2026-09-21
T60 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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Selected passage containing Ibn Taymiyyah’s criticism of the particular theological position under discussion. The attribution to named schools is his historical argument, not an independently issued judgment by this site. The English translates every displayed Arabic paragraph; this selection is not the complete surrounding work. Square brackets identify translator-supplied clarification.
النص العربي
المقتطف
الَّذِينَ يَرَوْنَ رَأْيَ جَهْمٍ وَالْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَنَحْوِهِمَا فِي الْقَدَرِ تَجِدُهُمْ لَا يَنْتَهُونَ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ وَالْبِغْضَةِ وَالْمُوَالَاةِ وَالْمُعَادَاةِ إلَّا إلَى مَحْضِ أَهْوَائِهِمْ وَإِرَادَتِهِمْ وَهُوَ الْفَرْقُ الطَّبِيعِيُّ.
English translation
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Selected explanation
Those who hold the view of Jahm, al-Ashʿarī, and others like them concerning divine decree—you find that, in love and hatred, loyalty and enmity, they ultimately follow nothing but their own desires and wishes. This is the distinction based on natural inclination.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 8/344
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.