The Creed Made Easy : New,
Al-'Aqida al-Muyassira, English/Arabic,
'A Bilingual Introduction to Islamic Theology'
[A5] Paperback - 120 pages,
by Shaykh Mahmoud Abu I-Huda al-Husainy
Transl. by Ali Peter Keeler
Published by Sunni Publications.
Now in Stock April 2025
Description :
The Creed Made Easy [Al-'Aqida al-Muyassira] is a concise and accessible bilingual treatise in Islamic theology, introducing the reader to all fundamental aspects of the Islamic creed that are necessary for a Muslim to know and believe. Set in Arabic and English side by side, it facilitates the path for the student to seek knowledge in what is the most important science of Islam.
Written in a clear and precise fashion without compromising on its pleasant style, the author takes the reader on an enlightening journey towards a rational and resolute affirmation of faith and the vanishing of doubts.
About the Author :
Shaykh Mahmoud Abu l-Huda al-Husainy is a renowned Shafiʿi scholar from the city of Menbij in Aleppo province, Syria, and the former Imam and Khatib of the ʿAdiliyya mosque and the Umayyad mosque of Aleppo.
Table of Contents :
---Preface,
The Creed Made Easy : [Al-'Aqida al-Muyassira]
---Religion,
---Individual and Communal Obligations,
---Legal Rulings,
---Rational Judgements,
---The Extrinsically Rationally Necessary and Impossible,
---Knowledge and Faith,
---The Accountable Person [mukallaf] and the Ruling regarding the Blind Follower [muqallid].
---Beliefs Regarding the Divine,
------Existence.
---The Negating Attributes,
------Pre-eternality,
------Eternality,
------Dissimilarity from Contingent Things,
------Self-Sufficiency,
------Oneness.
---Ascribing Partners to Allah and Disbelief,
------Shirk,
------Kufr,
---Customary Causes,
------The meaning of "there is no god but Allah"
---The Attributes of Meaning [sifat al-Ma'ani],
------Power,
------Will,
------Knowledge,
------Life,
------Hearing,
------Sight,
------Speech
---The Attributes Pertaining to Meaning [sifat al-Ma'nawiyya],
---What is Possible with Regards to Allah, Exalted is He,
------Wisdom,
---Justice and Injustice,
------A Note about the Difference between the Origination of the Universe [ihdath al-kawn] and its Contingency [huduth],
---Beliefs Regarding the Prophets, blessings and peace be upon them,
---The Attributes of the Messengers,
------Their Truthfulness [sidq],
------Their Fidelity [amana],
------Their Conveyance [tabligh],
------Their Intelligence [fatana],
---What is Impossible with Respect to the Prophets, upon them be peace,
---What is Possible with Respect to the Prophets, upon them be peace,
---Articles of Faith Known only Through Revelation,
------The Angels,
------The Heavenly Books,
------The Messengers [al-Rasul],
------The Day of Judgement,
------Destiny [al-Qadr].
---Bibliography.
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Dimensions : 21 x 14cm.
