

Few figures in Islamic intellectual history have provoked such passionate debate across the centuries as Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyya (661–728 AH / 1263-1328 CE). His towering intellect and prolific writings continue to inspire devoted followers while simultaneously drawing sharp criticism from orthodox Sunni scholars. This enduring controversy finds its most systematic documentation in Mawlana Usman Iqbal's remarkable scholarly achievement, Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Taymiyyah 'Ulamā'-i-Deoband Kī Naẓar Main [Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Taymiyyah in the View of the Scholars of Deoband].