Ibn Taymiyyah On The Oneness of God By Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim al-Harrani

The Oneness of God is not a claim that Islam merely asserts — it is a position Ibn Taymiyyah believed could be demonstrated to be rationally superior to every competing position offered by philosophy, Kalām theology, and other religions. Ibn Taymiyyah on the Oneness of God is the first volume in a series of English translations of Ibn Taymiyyah's theological works — focused specifically on the rational and Quranic arguments for divine Oneness and the critique of the philosophical frameworks that Muslim theologians had borrowed to argue for it.

What This Book Covers

The Argument from Composition — and Why It Fails

Medieval Kalām theologians adopted the Argument from Composition from Avicennian philosophy to prove God's Oneness — arguing that a composite being cannot be the first cause. Ibn Taymiyyah dedicates substantial attention to exposing the errors in this argument, showing that it is built on philosophical assumptions foreign to the Qur'an and that it actually undermines the very conclusion it claims to establish. This critique is one of the most important contributions Ibn Taymiyyah made to Islamic intellectual history.

Quranic Arguments for Divine Oneness

Rather than simply critiquing the philosophical approach, Ibn Taymiyyah offers what he considers the superior alternative: the Quranic arguments for the Oneness of God. He gives a detailed explanation of two specific arguments from Surah al-Mu'minun — arguments he argues are both simpler and more conclusive than anything the Kalām theologians produced — grounded in the natural human recognition of Allah rather than in abstract philosophical premises.

The Superior Rationality of the Quranic Position

The broader aim of the series — of which this is the first volume — is to demonstrate that the Islamic faith as expressed in the Qur'an and Sunnah is not only evidentially sound but rationally superior to its competitors. In an era of growing atheism and philosophical skepticism, Ibn Taymiyyah's approach offers Muslim readers a framework for intellectual confidence in their faith that does not depend on borrowing from those who oppose it.

About the Author

Shaykhul-Islam Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim Ibn Taymiyyah (661–728 AH) was one of the most intellectually formidable scholars in Islamic history, combining mastery of the revealed sciences with a devastating critique of the philosophical systems that had infiltrated Islamic theology. Published by Dar Al-Arqam.

Who This Book Is For

Students of Islamic theology who want to understand how Ibn Taymiyyah argued for Tawheed using rational and Quranic reasoning. Muslims encountering atheist or philosophical challenges to belief in God who want a grounded Islamic response. Students of aqeedah who want to understand why Ibn Taymiyyah criticized the Kalām approach and what he offered in its place. And anyone interested in how one of Islam's greatest minds engaged with the rational foundations of the religion.