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Kitab at-Tawheed

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Kitab at-Tawheed (Arabic: كِتَابُ التَّوْحِيدِ) (Book of Monotheism) is a Sunni book about monotheism in the Athari school of thought. The book is the primary source for Salafi beliefs on monotheism. The book was written by the Hanbali scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

The Book of Monotheism, which is God’s right over His servants
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AuthorMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Original titleكِتَابُ التَّوْحِيدِ الَّذِي هُوَ حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَبِيدِ
Translators
  • English: Sameh Strauch[1]
  • English: Dar us-Salam Publications[2]
  • Bengali: Ahmed Hassan[3]
  • Russian: Unknown at the moment[4]
  • Philipino: Abdullah Omar Naseef[5]
CountryEmirate of Diriyah (modern-day Saudi Arabia)
LanguageArabic
SubjectMonotheism
Publishedsomewhere in the 18th century 1115-1206 Hijri (1703-1791 AD)
PublisherDar-us Salam Publications (English and Arabic)
ISBN978-6038412435
Original text
كِتَابُ التَّوْحِيدِ الَّذِي هُوَ حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَبِيدِ at Script error: The function "name_from_code" does not exist. Wikisource

History

Following early education in Medina, Ibn ʿAbd-al-Wahhab traveled outside of the Arabian Peninsula, venturing first to Basra[6][7] which was still an active center of Islamic culture.[8] During his stay in Basra, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab studied Hadith and Fiqh under the Islamic scholar Muhammad al-Majmu'i. In Basra, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab came into contact with Shi'is and would write a treatise repudiating the theological doctrines of Rafidah, an extreme sect of Shiism. He also became influenced by the writings of Hanbali theologian Ibn Rajab (d. 1393 C.E/ 795 A.H) such as "Kalimat al-Ikhlas" which inspired Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab's seminal treatise "Kitab al-Tawhid".[9][10]

The book is banned in Russia since 16 July 2007 due to it being considered "extremist" by the Russian government.[11]

Summary

Original corpus of Kitab al-Tawhid (The Book of Monotheism) written by Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab on display, 2018 in National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

The book focuses on how God is one and that God should only be worshipped alone without any middleman (called monotheism).[12] It also disapproves of the worship of more then one God (which is called polytheism or shirk) and also refutes innovation within Islam by strictly following the Qur'an and hadith.[13] The book also tries to show the dangers of polytheism to the reader and the punishment for polytheism in Islam. The book also condemns the use of black magic or fortune telling (both called sihr or shirk) in any form such as amulets and astrology.[14]

Muhammad Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab sought to revive and purify Islam from what he perceived as non-Islamic popular religious beliefs and practices by returning to what, he believed, were the fundamental principles of the Islamic religion. His works were generally short, full of quotations from the Qur'an and Hadith, such as his main and foremost theological treatise, Kitāb at-Tawḥīd (Arabic: كِتَابُ التَّوْحِيدِ; "The Book of Oneness").[8][15][16][17] He taught that the primary doctrine of Islam was the uniqueness and oneness of God (tawhid),[18][19] and denounced those religious beliefs and practices widespread amongst the people of Najd. Following Ibn Taymiyya's teachings on Tawhid, Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab believed that much of Najd had descended into superstitious folk religion akin to the period of Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic era) and denounced much of their beliefs as polytheism (shirk).[17][20] He associated such practices with the culture of Taqlid (imitation to established customs) adored by pagan-cults of Jahiliyya era.[21] Based on the doctrine of Tawhid espoused in Kitab al-Tawhid, the followers of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab referred themselves by the designation "Al-Muwahhidun" (Unitarians).[22][23]

The "core" of Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab's teaching is found in Kitāb at-Tawḥīd, a theological treatise which draws from material in the Qur'an and the recorded doings and sayings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Hadith literature.[24] It preaches that worship in Islam includes conventional acts of worship such as the five daily prayers (Salat); fasting (Sawm); supplication (Dua); seeking protection or refuge (Istia'dha); seeking help (Ist'ana and Istigatha) of Allah.[25]

Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab had also allegedly believed that visiting the tomb of Muhammad was a righteous deed, referring to it as "among the best of deeds" while condemning its excesses.[26][27]

References

  1. ↑ Abdul-Wahhab, محمد بن عبد الوهاب Muhammad bin. Kitab At Tawheed - Explained By Muhammad Ibn ' Abdul - Wahhab (in English) (2010-01-01)International Islamic Publishing House. ISBN 978-603-501-078-8.
  2. ↑ Kitab at-Tawheed Archived 2024-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 May 2024
  3. ↑ Kitab at-Tawheed (bn) Retrieved 18 May 2024
  4. ↑ Kitab at-Tawheeed (ru) Retrieved 23 June 2024
  5. ↑ Kitab at-Tawheeed (ph) Archived 2024-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 September 2024
  6. ↑ ibn Ghannam[broken anchor]: 75–76.
  7. ↑ ibn Bishr[broken anchor]: 7–8.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Laoust, H.. Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb 11 (2012). Leiden: Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-9004161214. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3033.
  9. ↑ J. Delong-Bas, Natana. Wahhabi Islam:From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad (2004). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0195169913.
  10. ↑ Bradford, Joe. Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World: Digital Collection (2022)Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197669419. doi:10.1093/acref/9780197669419.001.0001.
  11. ↑ «Книга единобожия» входит в список запрещенной литературы (in Russian). islamnews.ru (16 July 2004). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Ilorin Journal of Arts and Social Sciences: IJASS : a Publication of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin (in en). Ilorin Journal of Arts and Social Sciences: IJASS : A Publication of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin (2002)Nathadex Publishers. p. 264. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Farooq, Mohammad Omar. Bangali: Ayin, Ayinsarboshota Abong Sangskar (Toward Our Reformation: From Legalism to Value-Oriented Islamic Law and Jurisprudence) (in bn) (2023)International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). p. 244. ISBN 979-8-89193-131-2. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Abukhalil, As'Ad. The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power (in en) (2011)Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-60980-173-1. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Haykel 2013.
  16. ↑ Khatab 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Saeed 2013.
  18. ↑ Esposito 2003, p. 333
  19. ↑ Allah. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  20. ↑ Weismann, Itzchak. Taste of Modernity: Sufism, Salafiyya, and Arabism in Late Ottoman Damascus (2001). Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. p. 268. ISBN 90-04-11908-6.
  21. ↑ Riexinger, Martin. The Presence of the Prophet in Early Modern and Contemporary Islam 2. Heirs of the Prophet: Authority and Power (2022). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. p. 55. ISBN 978-90-04-46674-6.
  22. ↑ Martin, Richard C.. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2004). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. p. 727. ISBN 0-02-865603-2.
  23. ↑ Martin, Richard C.. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2016). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. p. 1236. ISBN 978-0-02-866269-5.
  24. ↑ Commins, David. The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia (2009)I.B. Tauris. p. 12.
  25. ↑ Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Kitab al-Tawhid
  26. ↑ J. Delong-Bas, Natana. Wahhabi Islam:From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad (2004). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0195169913.
  27. ↑ ibn Abdul Wahhab, Muhammad. Kitab At-TauhidDar us Salam Publications.

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