??This work contains the Arabic text of Raf? al-Malam ?an al-A?imma al-A?lam and its translation. In the text, Ibn Taymiyyah pursues the argument as to why a mujtahid might depart from directly acting upon textual evidences. This forms the basis of his discussion regarding the causes underlying disagreements found among Muslim scholars in general and their holding differing legal opinions and proffering divergent arguments in support of those opinions.
Ibn Taymiyyah calls for tolerance and understanding of the conclusions arrived at by eminent Muslim scholars. Additionally, he insists that even if a scholar was to err in their judgement, it should not be assumed that they intentionally ignored textual evidence as there could be various reasons for what others consider to be a departure from textual evidences. Hence, according to Ibn Taymiyyah, such scholars should not be seen as blameworthy and liable to punish
