Description

The brief treatise known as the "Articles of Belief" (al'aqaid) in Islam, is by the renowned, `Najm ad-din al-Nasafi, a true example of a learned classical scholar considered a star within the circles of scholarship.

The book includes under the headings of this branch of knowledge the most striking gems and pearls of great value, which make up the fundamental standards of Islam. The author tries to explain the brief treatise so as to give the details of its general principles and clarify the intricacies of the subject.

Contents

The real essences of things
The cause of knowledge
The world
The originator of the World
Some Attributes of Alalh
The attribute of Speech
The attribute of creating and willing
The beatific vision of Allah
The creator and the actions of his creatures
The creature's legal responsibility and allah's sustenance and guidance
Some eschatological realities
Sins
Belief
The messengers, Angels and books of Allah
The Ascension of the Prophet and miracles
The khalifates and Imamate
Various articles of belief concerning worship, the companions of the prophet, the wiping of the inner shoes and nabidh
Various articles of belief concerning the rank of the Wali, the people of the inner meaning, the feeling of security and despair, the diviner, the non existent and prayers for the dead
Various articles of belief concerning the last hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of men and angels