An Explanation Of The Four Fundamental Principles

Pages: 56

Cover Type: Paperback

Author: Shaykh Al-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab / Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan

Publisher: Salafi Publications

Before you is a tremendous treatise that was written by Shaikh Al-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab (d.1206AH). He was a great Scholar and Reviver (Mujaddid) of Islam of his era. The Four Principles that he expounds upon are related to Tawheed and Shirk. Tawheed refers to the fact that there is none who has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, and that is the purpose behind the creation of humankind and Jinn as well as the primary purpose behind the sending of the Prophets and Messengers. Shirk is the opposite of Tawheed and its nullifier. It is to direct worship to other than Allah. The author states the grievous sin of Shirk and how many Muslims in later times fell into polytheistic practices such as supplicating to the deceased in their graves and depending upon them for salvation. The principles are not based upon mere personal deductions, rather they are taken from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (s).