Abstract
Ibn Taymiyya, the renowned medieval Hanbali jurist (d. 1328), is not an easy person to pigeonhole, although many have tried. Fazlur Rahman noted as far back as 1979 that Ibn Taymiyya had become the hero of reform movements “of various shades”—from conservative to progressive.1 Commenting on modern scholars’ interpretations of Ibn Taymiyya’s political views, Mona Hassan recently noted that Ibn Taymiyya “has been subject to multiple, and even conflicting interpretations.”2 While those who call on reviving ijtihad (“independent reasoning”) today look to him for encouragement to distinguish between divine law and human interpretations that may be revised in accordance with the needs of the times, some militants advocating violent jihad find in his work encouragement for war against those deemed enemies of true Islam.
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