Ibn Taymiyyah Quotes on Virtue
Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah was a Sunni Muslim theologian, jurist, and reformer of Mamluk-era Syria and one of the most controversial and influential thinkers of medieval Islam. This page collects quotes attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah:
“He who knows God most loves Him most and fears Him most.”
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Attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah:
“Right belief is the foundation of right action.”
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Attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah:
“He who is content with God needs nothing else; he who lacks God lacks everything.”
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“God does not create pure evil. Rather, in everything that He creates is a wise purpose by virtue of what is good. However, there may be some evil in it for some people, and this is partial, relative evil. As for total evil or absolute evil, the Lord is exonerated of that.”
Ibn Taymiyyah, A. (2004) Majmu’ al-Fatawa . Vol 14, p. 266. -
“If God —exalted is He—is Creator of everything, He creates good and evil on account of the wise purpose that He has in that by virtue of which His action is good and perfect.”
Ibn Taymiyyah, A. (1986) Minhaj al-Sunnah . Edited by Muhammad Rashad Salim. Riyadh: Jami’ah al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud al-Islamiyah. Vol 3, p: 142.