The Six Fundamental Principles is one of the numerous short articles written by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab in his effort to spread tawhīd (Islamic monotheism) in the Arabian Peninsula. His works are distinguished by their brevity, ease of understanding, and reliance on texts from the Qur'ān and Sunnah. The current book is the translation of an explanation made by the illustrious scholar, Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan.

Before 9/11, few Westerners had heard of Wahhabism. Today, it is a household word. Frequently mentioned in association with Osama bin Laden, Wahhabism is portrayed by the media and public officials as an intolerant, puritanical, militant interpretation of Islam that calls for the wholesale destruction of the West in a jihad of global proportions. In the first study ever undertaken of the writings of Wahhabism's founder, Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1702-1791), Natana DeLong-Bas shatters these stereotypes and misconceptions. Her reading of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's works produces a revisionist thesis: Ibn Abd al-Wahhab was not the godfather of contemporary terrorist movements. Rather, he was a voice of reform, reflecting mainstream 18th-century Islamic thought. His vision of Islamic society was based upon a monotheism in which Muslims, Christians and Jews were to enjoy peaceful co-existence and cooperative commercial and treaty relations. Eschewing medieval interpretations of the Quran and hadith (sayings and deeds of the prophet Muhammad), Ibn Abd al-Wahhab called for direct, historically contextualized interpretation of scripture by both women and men. His understanding of theology and Islamic law was rooted in Quranic values, rather than literal interpretations. A strong proponent of women's rights, he called for a balance of rights between women and men both within marriage and in access to education and public space. In the most comprehensive study of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's interpretation of jihad ever written, DeLong-Bas details a vision in which jihad is strictly limited to the self-defense of the Muslim community against military aggression. Contemporary extremists like Osama bin Laden do not have their origins in Wahhabism, she shows. The hallmark jihadi focus on a cult of martyrdom, the strict division of the world into two necessarily opposing spheres, the wholescale destruction of both civilian life and property, and the call for global jihad are entirely absent from Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's writings. Instead, the militant stance of contemporary jihadism lies in adherence to the writings of the medieval scholar, Ibn Taymiyya, and the 20th century Egyptian radical, Sayyid Qutb. This pathbreaking book fills an enormous gap in the literature about Wahhabism by returning to the original writings of its founder. Bound to be controversial, it will be impossible to ignore.

NOT for independent self-study, this workbook is your study guide for the summer seminar at Masjid as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah in Germantown, Philadelphia (USA) this year (2019). The workbook includes the Arabic text of Thathaatul-Usool wa Adillatuhaa (The Three Fundamental Principles and Their Evidences), translated into English, and spread out over 92 points. The full text of the translation, as well as the complete original Arabic text (both vowelled and unvowelled) are also included as appendixes, as well as a chain of transmission and a manuscript of the text. This allows beginner students to begin reading a basic text, vowelled for beginners, and continue their studies all the way to proficiency in reading Arabic manuscripts! A unique learning opportunity awaits you this summer, in shaa' Allah. 1: An Introduction to the Text and its Author 2: Four Essential Matters We Must learn 3: One Short Soorah as Comprehensive Proof 4: Knowledge Precedes Statements and Actions 5: The Purpose of Mankind's Creation 6: Messengers Must be Obeyed: The Proof 7: Allah is not Pleased with Shirk 8: The Absolute Prohibition of Shirk 9: Religious Loyalty Must be for Allah's Sake Alone 10: True Believers and Their Religious Loyalty 11: The Religion of Ibraaheem: Islamic Monotheism 12: Allah Created Mankind to Worship Him 13: The Greatest of All Obligations 14: The Most Severely Forbidden Sin 15: A Specific Order and a Broad Prohibition 16: What are the Three Fundamental Principles? 17: The First of the Three Fundamental Principles 18: The One True Lord, Creator, and Sustainer 19: How a Worshipper Knows about his lord 20: Among the Greatest of Allah's Signs 21: The Creation and the Command Belong to Allah 22: The Lord and Creator Alone Deserves Worship 23: The Three Levels: Islam, Eemaan, and Ihsaan 24: All Acts of Worship are Due to Allah Alone 25: Places of Prostration are for Allah Alone 26: Directing Worship to Other than Allah 27: Calling Upon False Deities is Disbelief 28: Supplication is the Core of Worship 29: Allah Refers to Supplication as Worship 30: Fearing Allah Alone is a Form of Worship 31: The Worship of Hope and Aspiration 32: The Worship of Trust and Reliance 33: Hope and Fearful Awe are Forms of Worship 34: Knowledge-based Fear is a Form of Worship 35: Repentance is a Form of Worship 36: Seeking Help as a Form of Worship 37: Seeking Allah's Help in All Affairs 38: Seeking Refuge as a Form of Worship 39: Seeking Relief as a Form of Worship 40: Slaughtering Sacrificial Animals is Worship 41: Sacrificing Animals to Other than Allah 42: Taking a Vow is a Form of Worship 43: The Second of the Three Fundamental Principles 44: The Three Levels of the Religion 45: The Five Pillars of Islam 46: Allah Himself Testifies to His Oneness 47: The Meaning of the Testimony of Towheed 48: A Fine Example of Implementation of Towheed 49: Another Quranic Explanation of Towheed 50: Testifying to the Messengership of Muhammad 51: The Meaning of the Testimony to His Messengership 52: The Upright Religion of Towheed, Prayer, & Zakaat 53: Fasting is an Act of Worship 54: Hajj (Pilgrimage): An Act of Worship 55: THe Second Level of the Religion: Eemaan 56: The Six Pillars of Eemaan (Faith) 57: Five Pillars of Eemaan in a Quranic Verse 58: Belief in Qadar, the Sixth Pillar of Eemaan 59: The One Singular Pillar of Ihsaan 60: Allah is with the People of Ihsaan 61: The All-Seeing, All-Hearing, All-Knowing 62: Allah Witnesses Whatever We Do, Always 63: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part One) 64: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part Two) 65: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part Three) 66: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part Four) 67: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part Five) 68: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part Six) 69: The HAdeeth of Jibreel (Part Seven) 70: THE Lineage of the Prophet Muhammad 71: 23 Years as a Prophet and Messenger 72: The Opening Verses of...

Kitab At-Tauhid - The Book of Monotheism By: Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab In this book, all the relevant Verses have been discussed reasonably, rationally and sincerely; and the essence of the Qur'an and Sunnah is placed in a very simple and appealing manner. This is the reason that the upright persons, beyond group ism and prejudices, have been adopting the correct Islamic path - the path of the Qur'an and Sunnah - under the influence of the basic facts and proofs produced herein. Kitab At- Tauhid is one of the best books on the subject of Tauhid(Monotheism) and ranks high in authenticity. Till date it has been published many times. It has been a means of guidance for millions of people throughout the world, by taking them out of the darkness of polytheism, heresy and error. If Allah wills, this book would also undoubtedly prove beneficial in all the times to come.

Followers of Muhammad b. ’Abd al-Wahhab, often considered to be Islam’s Martin Luther, shaped the political and religious identity of the Saudi state while also enabling the significant worldwide expansion of Salafist Islam. Studies of the movement he inspired, however, have often been limited by scholars’ insufficient access to key sources within Saudi Arabia. Nabil Mouline was granted rare interviews and admittance to important Saudi archives in preparation for this groundbreaking book, the first in-depth study of the Wahhabi religious movement from its founding to the modern day. Gleaning information from both written and oral sources and employing a multidisciplinary approach that combines history, sociology, and Islamic studies, Mouline presents a new reading of this movement that transcends the usual resort to polemics.

This is the first principle; doing actions sincerely for Allah the Blessed and Exalted, and warning and distancing oneself from Shirk. This is the principle which the Shaykh of Islam began with, may Allah have mercy upon him. This is the core of the foundation, the greatest of them, and the most beneficial of them without exception; making the actions sincerely for Allah, and warning against Shirk. Making all actions sincere for Allah means: the worship of the person, and their obedience, to include prayer, Zakat, sacrificing, hope, fear, vowing, reliance, seeking help and other than that, must be sincerely for Allah the Blessed and Exalted. The (action which is) sincere (ِِAl-Khaalis) is that which is pure and untainted; not containing impurity. It does not contain the impurity of Shirk, or the impurity of showing off or trying to be heard of, rather the person only seeks by his actions the Face of Allah the Blessed and Exalted. When he supplicates, he makes his Dua'a sincerely for Allah. When he relies, purifies his reliance only relying upon Allah, when he fears he purifies his fear, only fearing Allah. He performs all of his worship for Allah the Blessed and Exalted. He does not ask from other than Allah, he only seeks aid from Allah, he only puts his trust in Allah, and he entrust all of his affairs to Allah the Blessed and Exalted.The (action which is) sincere is that which is pure and untainted. And Allah the Blessed and Exalted only accepts actions if they are done sincerely for His Face, in accordance with the Sunnah of His prophet, peace be upon him. The Exalted said: And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion. (Soorah Al-Bayyinah 98:5)Surely, the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allah only. (Soorah Az-Zumar 39:3)And He said: Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases (Soorah An Nisa 4:48)And the prophet peace be upon him said: Allah the Blessed and Exalted said: I am so self-sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus he who does an action for someone else's sake as well as Mine, I will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with Me. Here is an issue which needs attention and it is: Regardless of our level of knowledge and regardless of our level of obedience and worship it is upon us-O slaves of Allah-to enjoin one other with the Tawheed of Allah the Blessed and Exalted often; and to always warn ourselves from falling into Shirk, its major forms and its minor forms. From the proofs of that is the statement of Allah the Blessed and Exalted about the Imam of the monotheist, Ibrahim Al Khaleel, peace be upon him. He said in his Dua'a: And keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols. (Soorah Ibrahim 14:35)And he is a prophet, and his sons Ismael and Ishaq are prophets, and yet he makes this great Dua'