The Da`wah of Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab was a resurrection of Tau`heed and the way of, As-Salaf As-Sali`h. It came at a time when Arabs and Muslims were in serious decline in aspects of religion and life. Lack of knowledge in Islam, in general, the flourishing of numerous bid`ah innovations which tarnished the image of Islam and established disobedience to Allah on a massive scale, and more seriously, innovations in the creed, were all widespread and prevalent in most of the Islamic world. Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab renewed for Muslims matters of their religion, especially Tau’heed.
This is part of Jalal Abualrub’s, Biography and Mission of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, Pg., 512. Here, Imam Ibn Abdul Wahhab asserts the creed of Ahl As-Sunnah wa Al-Jama`ah with regards the status of the Quran.
Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdullah wrote, “I believe that the Quran contains Allah’s Kalam (Speech), a revelation from Him, not created.”In footnote number 1437, Jalal Abualrub commented on the Quran being Allah’s Kalam (Word): “Imam Abu Ja`far At-Ta`hawi (239-321Hijri/853-933CE) [a major scholar of hadeeth from the HanafiMadhhab] said, ‘The Quran is Allah’s Speech, it started from Him: He truly said it, but we do not have knowledge as to the nature of how He said it; He sent it to His Messenger in revelation; and the believers truly believe in all of this. They believe that the Quran is truly Allah’s Word, not created like the speech of men. Consequently, whoever hears it and claims that it is the speech of men will be committing Kufr (disbelief): Allah chastises and admonishes this type of person and promises them Saqar (Hell) as a consequence of their statement, {This (Quran) is but the speech of men} (74:25). Thus, we have knowledge and certainty that the Quran is the Speech of the Creator of men; it is nothing similar to the speech of men.’ (Ibn Abi Al-Izz, Shar`h Al-`Aqeedah At-Ta`hawiyyah, Pg., 168).’ For proof that Allah speaks with what He wills, Imam Ibn Abi Al-`Izz [Al-Hanafi, who explained Imam Ta`hawi’s book on Aqeedah] mentioned this ayah, {And when Mûsâ (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord (Allâh) spoke to him…} (7:143).’
Where did the Quran Come from and Where is it Going?
Imam Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab wrote: “[The Quran] started from Him (Allah) and to Him it shall be returned.” (Jalal Abualrub. Biography and Mission of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, Pg., 513)
In footnote number 1438, the author, Jalal Abualrub commented on the Quran starting from Allah and returning to Him: “Amr Ibn Dinar, one of the scholars of the Salaf, said, ‘For seventy years, I have heard those whom I met [Salaf scholars] state that Allah is the Creator and everything else is created, except for the Quran: it is Allah’s Speech, not created; it started from Him and to Him it shall return.’ (Ibn Taimiyyah said that this statement is authentic and well known from the Salaf, but is it not a Prophetic `Hadeeth; Ibn Taimiyyah, Minhaj As-Sunnah 8/150). There is a hadeeth that states the following, ‘The slaves never draw close to Allah better than with what came out of Him (i.e., by reciting Quran)’ (At-Tirmidhi 2836, and, Ahmad 21274. The chain of narration reporting this hadeeth is weak, as Al-Albani stated in his books, Silsilat Al-A`hadeeth Adh-Dha`eefah wal-Maudhu`ah 1957, Dha`eef At-Targheeb wa-t-Tarheeb 862, Dha`eef At-Tirmidhi 555, and, Mishkat Al-Masabee`h 1281; it appears, and Allah has the best knowledge, that this statement was collected from one of the Companions, Abu Bakr, rather than from the Prophet ). Just before the end of time, Allah will remove the Quran, virtually overnight, and not a single ayah will remain on earth or in any one’s memory, according to an authentic hadeeth collected by Ibn Majah (4039) and graded as Sahih by Al-Albani in his, Silsilat Al-A`hadeeth As-Sahihah 87; also, Ibn Taimiyyah, Majmu Al-Fatawa, Vol., 3, Pg., 199.’”
Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdula Wahhab wrote, “Allah truly spoke with the Quran and revealed it to His Slave and Messenger, our Prophet, Muhammad , Allah’s trustworthy on His Revelation and the emissary between Him and His slaves.” (Jalal Abualrub. Biography and Mission of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, Pg., 513)Bukhari and Muslim narrated that Allah’s Prophet said, “I am the Trustworthy of He (Allah) Who is in (above) heaven.”