Aqeedah

Islamic ‘aqeedah is a practical method; and important books on ‘aqeedah

Question: Is Islamic ‘aqeedah a theoretial method or a practical method? What books can we read to learn about ‘aqeedah? How can we apply ‘aqeedah in real life? What are the ways of learning ‘aqeedah?

Is doing one Islamic thing and not another (such as praying but not giving zakaah or not lowering the gaze etc) regarded as a fault in one’s ‘aqeedah? Do the Muslims nowadays need someone to teach them ‘aqeedah?

Does the Ayah ‘And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.’ imply that Allah is everywhere?

Does the Ayah ‘And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.’ imply that Allah is everywhere?
Allah’s knowledge[2] & power[3] is everywhere and in every place; Allah, the Most Exalted, Himself is above His Arsh, separate from His creation in a manner that befits His majesty.

The Necessity of Putting the Fundamentals in Order

Download article as PDF Shaykh Salman al-`Awdah Therefore, we want to correct the people’s `aqeedah and make them aware of all different kinds of outward and inward shirk and avoid the forbidden, and we want to encourage them to stick to the sunan and the mustahabbaat (recommended deeds), to incite them to avoid the makroohaat [...]

The Great Issue of Tawheed (Simplicity of the Islamic Creed)

Download article as PDF Shaykh Salman al-`Awdah Certainly the question of Tawhid and the singling out of Allah Almighty in worship is the great issue, the self-evident truth to which the Prophets called.  They centered all their efforts on this premise; they fought for it and made peace for it.  They suffered for its sake [...]

Care in Building Characteristics of the Believers

Download article as PDF Shaykh Ahmed Fareed Care in Building Characteristics of the Believers © 1996 Jam`iat Ihyaa Minhaj al-Sunnah From the morals and manners of the Salaf was that they would constantly search their souls to breed in them the characteristics of the believers, and to discard the characteristics of the hypocrites. One is the [...]

To Seek Help of Other than Allaah is Shirk

Download article as PDF To Seek Help of Other than Allaah is Shirk By Sheikh Muhammad Bin Sulaiman At-Tamimi From ‘Kitaab at-Tawheed’ Allaah subhanahu wa ta’ala said: “Do not call onto any beings other than Allaah. These are capable of neither benefiti nor harm. To do so is therefore guilty of wrongdoing. When Allaah inverts [...]