Analysis and Critique of the Salafi Arguments about the Pilgrimage of the Graves with the Emphasis on the Ideas of Ibn Taymiyyah

One of the most important beliefs among Muslims, especially Shiites, is pilgrimage and resorting to graves, especially the graves of prophets and awliyā. This belief led to the formation of individual and collective travels trips on foot and riding which people went to these tombs for prayer and desires. The Takfiri Salafis are destroying are destroying the tombs of the prophets and their successors, they are also excommunicating and killing them, by knowing the innovation of the pilgrimage of the graves and the journey for it. This article is designed to investigate the authenticity of the fatwas and the arguments of the most prominent and most influential figure of this cult, namely, Ibn Taymiyyah, in three parts of "Ibn Taymiyyah's View", "Ibn Taymiyyah's Reasons" and "Their Evaluation". In this paper, an analytical method is used to collect the evidence and documents of Ibn Taymiyyah. Then, by evaluation and analyzing this evidence and revealing their contradiction with Qur'anic and narrative arguments, it is proved that the beliefs of Abbatimyah and Salafis are groundless and unfounded. In the end, we conclude that there are many reasons in the Qur'an, the tradition, and the consensus of Muslims, which implies the legitimacy of the pilgrimage of the graves and the journey for it. And the viewpoint of Ibn Taymiyyah and his followers is not a religious documentary, and it is against the Qur'an, prophetic tradition, and his manner.