Before you is a tremendous treatise that was written by Shaikh Al-Islam Muhammad Ibn ’Abdul Wahh’ (d.1206AH). He was a great Scholar and Reviver (Mujaddid) of Islam of his era. The Four Principles that he expounds upon are related to Tawheed and Shirk. Tawheed refers to the fact that there is none who has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, and that is the purpose behind the creation of humankind and Jinn as well as the primary purpose behind the sending of the Prophets and Messengers. Shirk is the opposite of Tawheed and its nullifier. It is to direct worship to others, other than Allah. The author states the grievous sin of Shirk and how many Muslims in later times fell into polytheistic practices such as supplicating to the deceased in their graves and depending upon them for salvation. The principles are not based upon mere personal deductions, rather they are taken from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (s).
Two centuries after Shaikh Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab, the noble Scholar, Salih Al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him) compiled this excellent explanation of the Four Principles in light of the times the Muslims find themselves in. Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan is one of the great Scholars of our times and a member of The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Verdicts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a simple and well-compiled book, easy to access and memorise for the general reader and the student of knowledge. We invite you to send this book as a gift to others, so they may benefit from it also.
