And {their Wali } is their Ruler .

And {their Wali } is their Ruler .[^18] He also says: )والله وليهما (أي متولي أمورهما (And Allah is their Wali ) [3:122] meaning, their Ruler .[^19] As such, due to dishonesty or ignorance, Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (supported by ‘Allamah al-Albani) effectively attributes linguistic incompetence to Allah, His Messenger and the mostly Sunni Muslim scholars!

We have reasons to believe that Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah deliberately misrepresents the truth about the word wali , but does not intend the blasphemous implications. He only seeks to undermine the Shi’i claims by all means, including by crook.

We say this because Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah himself has said these words in the same Minhaj al-Sunnah : وكل هؤلاء العلماء الذين ذكرناهم يعلمون أن عدل عمر كان أتم من عدل من ولي بعده وعلمه كان أتم من علم من ولى بعده All of these ‘ulama that we have mentioned knew that the fairness of ‘Umar is more…