The following book is one of the more modern works on ‘aqidah, but also arguably one of the better ones. Like the recently uploaded Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah, the book is organized very well and simplifies issues of creed usually considered very difficult to understand.
Category: ‘Aqidah
Answering Those Who Altered the Religion of Jesus Christ (Translation of al-Jawab al-Sahih li man Baddala Din al-Masih) by Hafiz Ibn Taymiyyah
The attached book is a translation of one of Hafiz Ibn Taymiyyah’s several books written in response to Christian beliefs. The book was abridged by Ash-Shahhat Ahmad at-Tahhan and then later translated by Bayan Translation Services.
Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah by Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan al-Buti
Here is Shaykh Muhammad Sa`id Ramadan al-Buti’s masterful work on Islamic creed, Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah:
Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah
As well as a link to his audio explanation of the book:
Audio Lessons of the Book by Shaykh Buti
Both were provided courtesy of SeekeroftheSacred
Al-Jawahir al-Kalamiyyah ‘ala ‘l-‘Aqidat al-Islamiyyah by Shaykh Tahir al-Jaza’iri
The following is a short treatise on basic issues of ‘aqidah by the famed Imam Tahir al-Jaza’iri, the author of Tawjih al-Nazar in the science of hadith terminology and methodology and an excellent book on various issues of the ‘ulum al-Qur’an (published with the tahqiq of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah).
Short but thorough, Al-Jawahir is included in the syllabus of some schools as an introductory text to the science of ‘aqidah. It is prefaced by a wonderful excerpt from Shaykh Buti’s Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat that discussed the approach of the early and later scholars to ‘aqidah (salaf vs. khalaf).
Sharh al-Fiqh al-Akbar of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi al-Samarqandi
It has been a while since we last posted on the site. We are currently in the process of expanding the site and the scope of what is published on it. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
For the next few posts, we will try and focus our posts on uploading valuable ‘aqidah works in Arabic. This is due to the request of a number of students of knowledge and scholars who recently have been discussing the science of ‘aqidah and kalam.
For starters, we wish to begin with an early Maturidi work by a scholar named Abu Mansur al-Samarqandi. The work is a commentary on the famed treatise that is attributed to Imam Abu Hanifah, entitled al-Fiqh al-Akbar. This commentary, which does not include a detailed intro that could clarify the controversy about whether this commentary was authored by Imam Abu Mansur Maturidi himself or another person nonetheless is very beneficial.
There are a number of scholars who have questioned the attribution of this book to Imam Maturidi, amongst them ‘Allamah Kawthari. They claimed that the book should be properly attributed to Imam Abu ‘l-Layth al-Samarqandi, quoting amongst other reasons that the book includes objections to some Ash’ari claims. Given that Imam Maturidi was a contemporary of Imam Ash’ari and their schools developed independently of each other, a rebuttal of “Ash’ari” thought seems to be indication enough of the book having been authored by a later scholar.
Anyone more familiar with this debate is welcome to comment.
Mukhtasar al-Tuhfah al-Ithna ‘Ashariyyah of Imam ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Dihlawi
Attached is Shah ‘Abd al-‘Aziz’s famous polemical treatise on the Twelver Shi’as and their doctrine, translated from Farsi into Arabic and then abridged by Shaykh Ghulam Ahmad al-Aslami.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Sunni-Shi’a doctrinal debate and the critique offered by traditional Sunni scholarship. This book comes to us courtesy of Sidi Kakazai.
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