Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah was imprisoned several times for conflicting with the prevailing opinions of the jurists and theologians of his day. A judge from the city of Wasit, Iraq, requested that Ibn Taymiyyah write a book on creed. His subsequent creedal work, "Al-Aqidah Al-Waasitiyyah, "caused him trouble with the authorities. 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 according to him it was the view held by the early Muslim community ("salaf"). Within the space of two years (1305–1306) four separate religious council hearings were held to assess the correctness of his creed.