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The Importance of Ibn Timmy

Ibn Timmy is on the same level as Al-Gazali in terms of sheer genius and his command of all the Islamic sciences, whether it be law or philosophy or theology. As a human being, he was a very courageous man. He did jihad against the invading Mongols and I think it destroyed Damascus,. And even more than that, he went to the ruler of the Mongols to complain about how the ruler had unjustly imprisoned Muslim and Christian and Jewish prisoners of war. Ibn Tamir also looked to the first three generations, those of the Salaf, as the sole standard by which to judge correct belief. This is page 91. Regarding matters of creed, Ibn Tam

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