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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
of people wherein, as just stated, he would use their own colloquial
language.
Given all the above, ibn Abdul-Wahhaab did leave behind
more than a small amount of writings. Below is a review of some of
his more important works:
Works on Aqeedah or Islamic Beliefs
There is no question that the most important of ibn Abdul-
Wahhaab’s works are related to the concept of aqeedah. This was his
first and primary concern (however, this does not mean that he ever
neglected the other important topics such as fiqh, as shall be seen
below). Among the important works he wrote on aqeedah are the
following:
(i) Kitaab al-Tauheed alladhi Huwa Haqq Allah ala al-Abeed
(“The Book of Tauheed which is Allah’s Right Upon the Servants”) 1:
According to his grandson Abdul-Rahmaan ibn Hasan, ibn Abdul-
Wahhaab wrote this book while in Basra. However, according to ibn
Ghannaam, he wrote it while in Huraimila, after returning from his
travels. 2 In either case, it is agreed upon that this was his first work.
Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab himself taught and explained this
work to a large number of students. Indeed, from the actual brevity of
the work itself (for example, many times verses of the Quran would
not be quoted in their entirety), it seems that it was meant first and
foremost to be taught. However, his excellent way of summarizing the
most important topics related to the Oneness of God and his selections
of Quranic verses and hadith point to the author’s depth of knowledge
in this field. 3 Al-Husain notes that the style of this book in itself is an
1 This work has been published numerous times on its own and may also be
found in numerous anthologies, such as Muallifaat, vol. 1, pp. 7-151.
2 Cf., al-Uthaimeen, al-Shaikh, p. 74; Abdul-Muhsin ibn Baaz, vol. 1, p. 82.
3 In Arabic, numerous commentaries have been written on this book, including
Taiseer al-Azeez al-Hameed by Sulaimaan ibn Abdullah, Ibtaal al-Tandeed by
ibn Ateeq, Fath al-Majeed by Abdul-Rahmaan ibn Hasan and al-Qaul al-
Sadeed by al-Saadi. Muhamamd ibn Saalih al-Uthaimeen also has a threevolume
commentary on this work, Al-Qaul al-Mufeed ala Kitaab al-Tauheed.
Translations include the original translation by Ismail al-Faruqi, translated
many years ago and published by many companies. More recently, a new
translation from Darussalam in Riyadh came out in 1996. The very important
commentary by Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s grandson Abdul-Rahmaan