Ibn Taymiyya's Cordial Letter of Advice to the Shia - Paperback

by Abdullah Al-Rabbat (Translator), Aḥmed Ibn ʿabdi Ibn Taymiyya (Author)

A brief treatise written by the great scholar, Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328), in advice to the Shia. It addresses a series of important topics in the context of the Shi'ite theology and/or culture, such as the rights of Ahlulbayt, the correct approach to the Prophet's companions, the roots of guidance and misguidance, the day of ʿĀshūrāʾ, the alleged Mahdī of the Twelver Shia, and the veneration of tomb shrines.