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✍️Works of Ibn Taymiyyah

Prophecies

النبوات

Author: تقي الدين أبو العباس أحمد بن عبد الحليم بن عبد السلام بن عبد الله بن أبي القاسم بن محمد ابن تيمية الحراني الحنبلي الدمشقي (المتوفى: 728هـ) (d. 728)

About this work

كتاب "النبوّات" لابن تيمية هو مؤلَّف في علم العقيدة الإسلامية، يتناول موضوع النبوة والرسالة من جوانبها المتعددة. يبحث الكتاب في حقيقة النبوة والحكمة من بعث الرسل ووظائفهم، مع تفصيل القول في معجزات الأنبياء وبراهينهم، ومناقشة أقوال الفرق المختلفة كالأشاعرة في تعريف المعجزة وإثباتها. يهدف العمل إلى تقرير الإيمان بالأنبياء كركن من أركان الإيمان، وبيان أن الإسلام دين جميع الأنبياء، مع الرد على المخالفين في مسائل المحبة والحكمة وتعليل أفعال الله.

Translation

The book “Prophecies” by Ibn Taymiyyah is a book on the science of Islamic doctrine, dealing with the subject of prophecy and the message from its many aspects. The book examines the truth of prophecy and the wisdom behind sending the messengers and their functions, detailing the sayings about the miracles of the prophets and their proofs, and discussing the sayings of different sects, such as the Ash’aris, in defining and proving a miracle. The work aims to establish belief in the prophets as a pillar of faith, and to explain that Islam is the religion of all prophets, while responding to those who disagree on issues of love and wisdom and explaining God’s actions.

Topics covered

  • Prophecies by Ibn Taymiyyah
  • First volume
  • introduction
  • Chapter one
  • The first section: an introduction to studying the subject of the book and what was written in it
  • The first requirement: the truth of prophecy
  • The second requirement: The wisdom behind sending the messengers
  • The third topic: the functions of the messengers
  • Fourth topic: People’s sayings about prophecy
  • The fifth requirement: Belief in the prophets is one of the pillars of faith
  • Sixth requirement: Islam is the religion of all prophets
  • Seventh requirement: miracles
  • The eighth topic: What is written about prophecies
  • The second section: introducing the author
  • The first requirement: the author’s personal life
  • The second requirement: the author’s scientific life
  • The third topic: studying the book
  • The first requirement: introducing the book
  • The second requirement: identification of the original manuscript
  • Part Two: Investigation Section
  • A chapter on the miracles of the prophets, which are their signs and proofs
  • Separating everything that indicates prophecy as a sign and proof of it
  • A chapter from the signs of the prophets: their victory over their people
  • A chapter on the verses of the prophets and their proofs
  • A chapter on the fact that the Messenger must explain the principles of religion

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