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The foundations of Islam by Imām Muhammad ibn ‘Abdu’l-Wahhab (1.1206AH) Including the Author’s:

“Characteristics of the Time of Ignorance”, “The Five Maxima”, “The Four Principles”, “Ten Things which Breach Islam”, “The Four Principles of the Testification of Faith”, “The Pour Principles Differentiating the Muslim from the Polytheism” and “Succinct Counsel

THE FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAM

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Ibn ‘Abdu’l-Wahhab’s family was famous and known for its religious scholars and piety: his father was a judge, his uncle, Ibrahim, was a wellknown scholar, and his elder brother, Sulayman, an advanced student of knowledge, later to become a scholar in his own right.

It was at the hands of his father that ibn ‘Abdu’l-Wahhab memorised the Qur’an, completing it before the age of ten, and under whom he studied Hanbal jurisprudence, Qur’anic exegesis, and Hadith.

He developed a love of reading and studying and would make frequent use of both his father’s and grandfather’s libraries. As a young man, he came to love the Qur’an and spent much of his time studying exegesis and its related sciences.

His father, astonished at his son’s progress, remarked how he himself had benefited from his son in some issues of jurisprudence.

From a young age, ibn ‘Abdu’l-Wahhab became known for his devoutness, his intelligence and excellent memory, and his proficiency in debating.

He was generous and well-mannered, treating his guests with honour and respect, and would live a simple, austere life. He reached puberty before the age of twelve and his father contracted his marriage when he was twelve years old.

Soon after marriage, he sought permission from his father to perform the pilgrimage, and after receiving it, departed for Mecca, staying there for a few months.

As a young man, and more so in his later life, he was exposed to the writings of ibn Taymiyyah and ibn al-Qayyim and studied them extensively, personally transcribing many of ibn Taymiyyah’s books.

Later in his life, probably around the age of twenty, he went to perform the pilgrimage again, this time staying in Mecca for a short time to study under the scholars there; among them:

Abdullah ibn Salim al-Shafi. From there he travelled to Madinah and studied with some of the scholars residing there; one of these was the Hanbal jurist and scholar of Hadith, Abdullah ibn Ibrahim ibn Sayf from whom he attained a scholarly license in the books of Hadith.

Another was the Hanafi jurist and scholar of Hadith, Muhammad Hayat al-Sindi. It was these two scholars who made a lasting impression on the author and set him on his path. His great grandson, Abdu’l-Latif ibn Abdu’l-Rahman was later to observe that it was this latter scholar, well known for repudiating innovations and pagan practises, who had the greatest influence in shaping the views of the young

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