Aqidah and Creed

This is a commentary on the book of Shaikh Muhammed ibn Abdul Wahhab’s Kitab At-Tawheed (The Book of Tawheed). Kitab At-Tawheed is an excellent and comprehensive book. It illuminates to the reader the light of tawheed the Oneness of Allah tawheed, the very foundation of this deen, the single most important concept and the purpose behind our creation.

This is a commentary of the classic treatise Lumatul I’tiqaad (The Illuminating Creed) of the great Imam, Abu Muhammad Muwaffaq-ud-Deen Ibn Qudamah AI Maqdisi, may Allah have mercy on him.

In this book, Ibn Qudamah presents the Creed of the Salaf as is the custom of the scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah in every century — to preserve the authentic Creed by way of writing it down in books and spreading it. So this Creed became well known amongst the scholars and studied in the gatherings of knowledge. In fact the treatise continues to be studied and reviewed by students of knowledge throughout the world.

The most important issue, for every Muslim, is to know the proper creed of beliefs. The obligation of having correct Faith and its fundamental pillars have been addressed in the Qur`an and authentic Ahadith at numerous places. It is the requirement of every Muslim, male or female, regardless of their nationality or age, to know the correct beliefs.

This book covers the very basis of the religion of Islam, the belief in the oneness of Allah. This text is unique in that it covers many of the essential points of belief that every Muslim should be aware of. The author has also dealt with some of the obnoxious practices and superstitions that the ‘Muslims’ of today have fallen into such as fortune-telling, grave worship and good luck charms. The uniqueness of this work lies not only in its thorough treatment of the subject in a fluid and uncomplicated style but also in its modern presentation of classical theological issues.