Course Outline

1. The Right Beliefs (Aqeedah)

• What Ibn Taymiyyah believes about Allah and Islam
• These beliefs are based on the Quran and Hadith, without changing their meanings

2. Love for the Prophet’s Companions

• Loving all the Sahabah (companions) is part of the correct belief
• Abu Bakr is the best of them, then Umar, Uthman, and Ali
• Each companion has a special place in Islam

3. Belief in the Unseen

• Belief in the Day of Judgment
• Belief in the grave (questioning, reward or punishment)
• Belief in the Scale (Mizaan), the Pool of the Prophet ﷺ (Hawd), and the Bridge over Hell (Siraat)

4. Belief in Paradise and Hell

• The righteous will enter Paradise
• The wrongdoers will be punished in Hell
• This all happens by Allah’s wisdom and justice

5. Following the Scholars of the Sunnah

• Ibn Taymiyyah says his beliefs are the same as the early Imams: Abu Hanifah, Malik, Shafi’i, and Ahmad
• Anyone who follows their path will be safe
• Anyone who invents new beliefs will be misguided