Abd Allah ibn Salih al-Ghasn
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Abd Allah ibn Salih al-Ghasn is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic theology (Aqidah) at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, known for his academic study Daawa al-Munawiin li Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya: Ard wa Naqd .
Background and Career
Abd Allah ibn Salih ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Ghasn belongs to the al-Ghasn branch of the Al Salim family of Buraydah in the al-Qassim Province of Saudi Arabia . He pursued higher academic studies in Islamic creed and earned his doctorate, subsequently serving as a professor in the Department of Aqidah at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh .
Academic Contribution
Al-Ghasn's scholarly output centers on Sunni theology and apologetics. His primary academic treatise, Daawa al-Munawiin li Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya: Ard wa Naqd ("Claims of Opponents Against Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya: Presentation and Critique"), categorizes and examines the ideological backgrounds of critics of Ibn Taymiyya—identifying groups such as speculative theologians, partisan jurists, Sufis, and Shia polemicists—and methodically analyzes and refutes doctrinal allegations concerning divine attributes, anthropomorphism, cosmology, and other theological issues . First published in 1424 AH (with a second edition in 1433 AH) by Dar Ibn al-Jawzi in Dammam, the work has become a standard contemporary reference in defense of Ibn Taymiyya's theological positions .
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This academic treatise on Islamic theology catalogs and refutes doctrinal accusations leveled against Ibn Taymiyya. First published in 1424 AH, the work examines criticisms across major theological topics—including divine attributes, cosmology, intercession, and eschatology—by presenting each opponent's claim directly from original sources and evaluating it through scriptural evidence and the statements of early Muslim authorities.