The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

T H E D E VI L ' S
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also said: 'I believe there will not be another one like him.'10
Al-f:Iafi? Ibn Rajah said: 'So we conclude that his gatherings of
exhortation were one of a kind and nobody had heard of anything
like them. They were gatherings of great benefit where the heedless
would be reminded, the ignorant would come to know, the sinners
would repent and the polytheists would become Muslims.'11
His Works and Effects
Shaikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said in al-Ajwiba al-Mif'[yyab. 'Shaikh
Abii'l-Faraj excelled in many sciences and has many writings to his
account. He would write on many topics, and as I counted his works
I found them to be over one thousand in number. Later, I came to
know of works also.'12
Having mentioned some of his books, al-Dhahabi said: 'I don't
know of a scholar who has written what this man has.'13
The virtuous teacher 'Abd al-l:Iamid al-'Aliiji has written a book
on his works which was printed in Baghdad in 1965. In this piece he
researched their titles, their copies and copies that had been printed
and put them in alphabetic order. Whoever wishes to know about
these books should ref er to this work, keeping in mind that many of
the manuscripts mentioned therein by al-'Aliiji have now been
printed.
10
Styar ai-A 'lam ai-Nubuld', 21/384.
11
Tbail Tabaqtit ai-/f anabila, 1/410.
12
Tbail Tabaqtit ai-lf anabila, 1/ 415, al-Tqj al-Mukailai, 70 .
13
Tathkirat aJ-lf Hjftiz, 1344.
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