Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab: Ard wa-Naqd (The Claims of the Opponents to the Call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab: Presentation and Refutation) is a contemporary theological and apologetic study by Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad Al Abd al-Latif, examining and refuting historical polemics against the Najdi reform movement al-Daawa al-Muasira al-Mu…+1.

Background and Purpose

The work originated as an academic Master's thesis submitted to the College of Usul al-Din at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh al-Daawa al-Muasira al-Mu…+1. Its primary objective was to collect, classify, and systematically answer the arguments, accusations, and doubts levied by various opponents against the teachings and mission of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, relying on the writings of the Najdi scholars themselves as well as early supporters from outside the region al-Daawa al-Muasira al-Mu….

Structure and Contents

The book comprises an introduction, a prelude, three main parts, and a conclusion Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…:

• Prelude (Tamhid): Covers the call of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and its impact, followed by an inductive survey of anti-Wahhabi literature and the responses formulated by Najdi scholars Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…+1. The author categorizes historical opponents into different groups, including local rivals driven by personal enmity such as Sulayman ibn Suhaym, Sufi authors such as Alawi al-Haddad and Dawud ibn Jirjis, and Shi'i polemicists such as Muhsin al-Amin Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
• Part One (al-Bab al-Awwal): Focuses on explicit falsehoods and fabrications (muftariyat) attributed to the reformist movement Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…+1. It spans three chapters:
  1. Refuting the claim that the Shaykh claimed prophethood or disparaged the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
  2. Refuting accusations of anthropomorphism and corporealism (tashbih and tajsim) Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
  3. Refuting the claim that he denied the miracles of saints (karamat al-awliya') Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
• Part Two (al-Bab al-Thani): Deals with ambiguous doubts (shubuhat) that require detailed textual contextualization Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…+1. It contains three chapters:
  1. Takfir (excommunication) and armed conflict, divided into seven sub-sections addressing allegations of blanket excommunication, accusations of Kharijite tendencies, including non-nullifiers among nullifiers of Islam, claims of deviating from Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, claims that idolatry cannot occur in the Muslim nation, applying verses meant for polytheists to Muslims, and the accusation of rebelling against the Ottoman Caliphate Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
  2. The prohibition of supplicatory intercession (tawassul) Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
  3. The prohibition of seeking direct intercession (istishfa') from the Prophet ﷺ Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….
• Part Three (al-Bab al-Thalith): Discusses controversial core stances of the call Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa… across three chapters:
  1. Demolishing dome structures over graves and prohibiting devotional journeys specifically to visit shrines Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…+1.
  2. The categorization of monotheism into lordship (Tawhid al-Rububiyyah) and worship (Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah) Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…+1.
  3. The censure of directing supplications to the deceased Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa…+1.
• Conclusion (Khatimah): Summarizes the findings of the research Daawi al-Munawiin li-Dawa….

Publication History

The treatise was published in Riyadh by Dar Taybah in 1409 AH (1988–1989 CE) and subsequently issued by Dar al-Watan in 1412 AH (1991–1992 CE) Ziyadat al-Iman wa Nuqsan…+1.