Ibn Taymiyyah adopted the view that God should be described as he was literally described in the Qur'an and in the hadith, and that all Muslims were required to believe this because it was the view held by the early Muslim community (salaf).
Ibn Taymiyyah adopted the view that God should be described as he has described himself in the Qur'an and the way the Prophet Muhammad has described him in the hadith. He stated that this was the universally correct view because it was the view held by the early Muslim community (salaf).