Allah support the just state even if it is non-Muslim, yet withholds His help from the oppressive state even if it is Muslim.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmu’ Fatawa 28/63
Allah is the lord and owner of everything; there is no Lord except Him. He is the God of everything. In the heavens, He is God. On earth He is God. There is nothing worthy of worship in the heavens or the earth except Allah, and if there were other gods besides Allah, the heaven and the earth would be ruined.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 34
There is no complete happiness and total enjoyment but in the love of Allah and in practicing the acts instructed by Him. This love is attained through the rejection of all others, and this is the reality of Laa ilaaha ill-Allah.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 16
The habit of Allah about the creature,in general,is that He brings relief after pain and ease after hardship.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 133
The goal of those loyal to Allah, His successful party and victorious soldiers, is repentance. And due to this, this religion is a mixture of affirming Allah’s true Oneness and seeking His forgiveness.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 16
If the heart is purified by faith, then the body is purified by Islam, which is part of faith.
Ibn taymiyya, The book of faith, p 24
Mercy is from the strong on the weak.
Ibn Tamiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 70
Everyone is born upon the fitrah(original deposition) of Islam, which is to worship Allah alone, and that is based on knowledge and love.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 288
It is well known that every believer hates what Allah hates and loves what Allah loves and therefore they will hate any form of love that Allah hates.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 284
The heart is the essential part; if it has knowledge and will, all the body will necessarily be influenced.
Ibn Taymiyya, The book of faith, p 197
Love and desire are the basis of every movement in the world.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principles of Love and desire, p 11
Nothing can simultaneously exist and not exist.
Ibn Taymiyya, Against the greek logicians, p 36
No one is called intelligent except he who knows and does good and abandon evil.
Ibn Taymiyya, The book of faith, p 38
The believer is protective of his honor and Allah is also protective of His honor, but Allah’s protectiveness of His honor is greater.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle oflove and desire, p 275
Every religion other than Islam is null and void.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 57
This life is but a lowly pursuit of leadership and wealth and its reality is worthless.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 25
Patience can sometimes be even harder during times of ease.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 241
Praise is not earnt by Iman without works but only by Iman accompanied by work.
Ibn Taymiyya, The book of faith, p 191
The basis of praiseworthy love is what Allah has commanded his creation to do and the reason for creating the creation, which is to worship Him alone without partners; and worship requires the utmost degree of love and humility.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 13
The religion of Islam commands support towards the poor and the weak.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 28
People do not sin–such unlawful sexual intercourse, oppressing others, shirk, speaking about Allah without knowledge, etc.–unless the foundation of their belief is weak or it is incomplete, or due to a lack of understanding and faith, or due to a weakness of their love and hate.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 150
Desire and choice are prerequisites for life and knowledge, just as life is also a prerequisite for knowledge and desire…And just as movement is a prerequisite for desire and life, then likewise life is a prerequisite for movement and desire.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 268
The truth which is obligatory to believe is that Allah, the glorified, sent His messenger as a mercy to the creation, and sending the messengers and revealing the book was greater mercy for the creation than the sending of the rains and the growing of seedlings, even if some people experience pain due to this mercy.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 249
Islam demands of all Muslims total surrender and pure monotheism. It allows no room for even the slightest form of polytheism.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The right way, p 88
One cannot enjoin good unless he forbids evil.
Ibn TaymiyyahThe right way, p 49
Worship combines complete love and complete submission.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 140
Islam demands of all Muslims total surrender and pure monotheism. It allows no room for even the slightest form of polytheism.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The right way, p 88
One cannot enjoin good unless he forbids evil.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The right way, p 49
Worship combines complete love and complete submission.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 140
Action and worship without knowledge is as undesirable as is action and worship against knowledge.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The right way, p 68
The nation of Muhammad (saw) is the best nation, raised for mankind, as they want for the whole of creation the best state in this life and the next. This nation enjoins good, forbids evil, and calls mankind to Allah and assists them in the affairs of their life and their hereafter.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 29
Allah the Glorified is close to him who calls to Him and who whispers to Him. He hears his prayer and whispers and answers his prayers whenever and in whatever form He likes.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya
He whose heart is pure certainly has a pure body, but not the reverse.
Ibn Taymiyya, The book of faith, p 24
An intention is present in every action of every living thing.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 19
Allah made it an obligation for the one experiencing hardship to be patient, and this is something beloved to Him. Likewise, He also made it an obligation for the one who is blessed to be thankful, and this is also something loved by Him. Therefore, both patient and gratitude must be loved and acted upon. This means that whatever is destined for a believer –whether it is good or bad – if accompanied by gratitude or patience, then it is good for him.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 266
Patience is an obligation in itself, commanded by Allah in times of ease more than at times of unease.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 11
Every Muslim must be a believer whether what one means by Islam is the performance of all required acts of obedience or the performance of simply one of them.
Ibn Taymiyya, The book of faith, p 168
Every movement in the universe is either voluntary, natural, or forced, and natural and forced movements are branches of voluntary movement. Therefore, every movement arises from desire and choice.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 267
Every action in this world is by accordance with the person’s intent, and the person will only get what he intends, loves, and desires from his action.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 19
When the slave of Allah takes help from supplication, expressing a desire of the nobility of Allah, with humility and prayer, then Allah opens up the treasures of His mercy upon him, of which he did not have the slightest notion.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 133
Whom Allah guides to His straight path is thereby given knowledge of His noble Names and exalted Attributes. The person is then awarded repentance and fear of him, so that he longs for Allah like the eagles long for their high nests, and to be immersed in His Love, the same way a baby loves his mother … It is Allah, the Creator of the seen and that which is beyond human perception, and His servants do not ascribe partners unto Him to be revered in the same way, nor do they take (instead of Allah) a protector, a king, a prophet or a priest. Allah’s worshipers recognize that everyone in the heavens and earth is mere servants. Allah knows them all and they will return to Him one by one on the Day of Judgement. Such are the people chosen, guided and strengthened to the truth by Allah the Most Graceful. For He guides whom He pleases to the Straight Path.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 19–20
The slave of Allah purifies his heart to Allah and bows his head before him.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 99
Allah is also giving information about the companion which the patient ones will receive who keep their passions in check from the undesirable things, go through troubles and hardships for the sake of Allah, they are patient in obedience to Allah as well as patient to ward off the evil temptations and patient with Allah’s decree.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 110
We, the Muslims, are instructed to seek good for all, show sympathy to all of His creation, and call them to the way of Allah and His Religion, thereby protecting them from the evils of the devils and humans.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 30
Society does not solely consist of the living, but also the dead. The greatest of the dead are still alive amongst us.
Ibn Taymiyyah Letters from prison; p 1
All actions that are not within the capabilities of mankind, jinn, and beasts are the actions of the angels and their movement of all the things in the heavens and earth and everything between them.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire p 32
When we return to the Islamic heritage, we should not be solely and sentimentally attached to the past, without it materializing and forming the basis and drive for our present and future.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 1
Our hearts should be big enough to encompass disagreements as long as they are not in the areas of innovation, deviation, or legislation contradicting Allah’s command.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 4 – 5
Love requires the lover to be by the one who is loved. If the love is corrupt, then Allah will not love it or be pleased with it.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 279
Allah’s allies are the opposite of His enemies: If, He brings them close to Himself then, He is an ally to them and they are allies to Him. If, He loves them, He is merciful upon them, and His blessings are upon them. If, He is distant from His enemies and they are distanced from Him, then, He curses them. If, They are far from Him and His mercy, then, He angers them and He hates them, and this is the state of the allies and the enemies. Hence, the blessings are the opposite of the curse, mercy and pleasure are the opposite of anger, and anger and punishment are the opposite of enjoyment.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 272
Allah has all the attributes of perfection and beauty.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 22
Salam means asking for security from evil things.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Sharh Al-aqeedat-il-wasitiya, p 26
Those who are moderate in their consumption of something, experience greater enjoyment than those who are excessive.
Ibn Taymiyya, Principle of love and desire, p 212
Man is instinctively drawn to adopt something and give up another when he is offered an alternative. It is not befitting for any to abandon goodness unless he does something better.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The right way, p 49
Ask Allah to bless us and the rest of the Muslims, with His goodness and what that goodness encompasses of safety and benefit.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 8
You should know that one of the great principles of this religion is the bringing of Muslims’ hearts together and unifying their call.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 11
It is obligatory upon us to support each other, more so now than before.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 12
It is common knowledge to all that even those prisoners that we have under our hands are treated justly and mercifully. This was indeed one of the recommendations of the Seal of Prophets during his last days on this earth.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Letters from prison, p 26
Patience primarily means not to complain to anyone other than Allah. Not to let the heart feel angry with one’s fate, and not to let the organs express wrath, sorrow, grief, and the like in a forbidden way. Relying on this principle, whenever man lets himself do such prohibited actions, it means that he is not one of the patient…But telling his Muslim brothers about his bad circumstances only to get his advice, it does not violate patience.
Ibn Taymiyyah, The way to patience and gratitude, p 485
