Life after Death and Affairs of the Unseen

Majmu' al-Fatawa Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is a tremendous collection of beneficial essays by Ibn Taymiyyah, compiled by Shaykh Abdur Rahman Qasim.

This selection includes commentary by Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan, and covers the affairs regarding life after death: the fitnah at the time of death; the condition of the deceased in the grave; punishment in the grave; the soul's connection to the body within the grave; visiting the graves of the disbelievers; and related matters concerning the unseen.

Why Ibn Taymiyyah's Treatment of This Subject Is Distinctive

Because he addresses the unseen with the same rigor he applied to every other subject — grounding claims in the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah, and explicitly rejecting speculation that goes beyond what the texts establish.

That discipline matters especially here, since the subject of death and the grave attracts more unfounded claims and folk belief than almost any other area of Islamic teaching.

What Is Covered

The specific essays selected address the moment of death and the trial that accompanies it, what happens to the deceased in the grave, the reality and nature of punishment and reward there, and how the soul relates to the body during this period — each treated with citation to the sources rather than assertion alone.

Who It Is For

Students of creed regarding the Hereafter, and any Muslim wanting a rigorously sourced account of what is actually established about the grave rather than what has become popular belief.

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