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卮乇丨 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞
In an age of bewildering spiritual and intellectual confusion, creed has never been more important. Every Muslim is obliged to learn it and is promised protection from deviant beliefs by following the unassailable texts of the scholastic community of Islam. Of them all, The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi is the simplest, the most effective, and the least controversial. It serves as a sound basis for Islamic faith and is the most reliable of the early articulations of Muslim belief. Because Imam al-Tahawi avoided involuted theological issues and systematically presented the most fundamental aspects of dogmatic theology, his creed has achieved an unusual degree of acceptance in the Muslim milieu. In the thousand years since it was written, many great Muslim scholars have penned commentaries on it. It is still studied throughout the Muslim world and increasingly in the West.
Born in Taha in Upper Egypt in 239 AH/853 CE, Imam Abu Ja far al-Tahawi lived until 321/933. He came from a family where intellectualism and aristocracy, as well as piety and passion were the hallmarks. He mastered both the primary sources of Islam and the ancillary sciences necessary for independent reasoning. A first-rate jurist, a brilliant grammarian and philologist, and an erudite man of letters, Imam al-Tahawi is best known for his eponymous creed.
Imam al-Tahawi is called al-Azdi, in reference to the Yemeni clan known as Azd al-Hajar ; thus he was a descendent of a people about whom the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, Faith is Yemeni. It is altogether fitting that the man who penned such a unifying creed, free of controversy, descended from the land of which faith itself is a descendant. His creed is a beacon of certainty in the darkness of doubt and ambiguity, and it provides seekers of knowledge with a luminous set of simple yet sound creedal statements.
Born in Taha in Upper Egypt in 239 AH/853 CE, Imam Abu Ja far al-Tahawi lived until 321/933. He came from a family where intellectualism and aristocracy, as well as piety and passion were the hallmarks. He mastered both the primary sources of Islam and the ancillary sciences necessary for independent reasoning. A first-rate jurist, a brilliant grammarian and philologist, and an erudite man of letters, Imam al-Tahawi is best known for his eponymous creed.
Imam al-Tahawi is called al-Azdi, in reference to the Yemeni clan known as Azd al-Hajar ; thus he was a descendent of a people about whom the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, Faith is Yemeni. It is altogether fitting that the man who penned such a unifying creed, free of controversy, descended from the land of which faith itself is a descendant. His creed is a beacon of certainty in the darkness of doubt and ambiguity, and it provides seekers of knowledge with a luminous set of simple yet sound creedal statements.
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兀亘賵 噩毓賮乇 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷
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賳卮兀 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賮賷 兀爻乇丞 賲毓乇賵賮丞 亘丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱鬲購賾賯賶 賵丕賱氐賱丕丨貙 賰賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 匕丕鬲 賳賮賵匕 賵賲賳毓丞 賵賯賵丞 賮賷 氐毓賷丿 賲氐乇. 賵賰丕賳 賵丕賱丿賴 賲賳 兀賴賱 丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱兀丿亘 賵丕賱賮囟賱貙 兀賲丕 賵丕賱丿鬲賴 賮賴賷 - 毓賱賶 丕賱乇丕噩丨 - 兀禺鬲 丕賱賲夭賳賷 氐丕丨亘 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 賲毓乇賵賮丞 亘丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱賮賯賴 賵丕賱氐賱丕丨貙 賵賯丿 匕賰乇賴丕 丕賱爻賷賵胤賷 賮賷賲賳 賰丕賳 賮賷 賲氐乇 賲賳 丕賱賮賯賴丕亍 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷丞. 賵鬲鬲賱賲匕 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 毓賱賶 賷丿 賵丕賱丿鬲賴 丕賱賮賯賷賴丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲丞 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞貙 孬賲 丕賱鬲丨賯 亘丨賱賯丞 丕賱廿賲丕賲 兀亘賷 夭賰乇賷丕 賷丨賷賶 亘賳 賲丨賲丿 亘賳 毓賲乇賵爻貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱賯賻賾賶 賮賷賴丕 賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞貙 賵丕爻鬲馗賴乇 丕賱賯乇丌賳 丕賱賰乇賷賲貙 孬賲 噩賱爻 賮賷 丨賱賯丞 賵丕賱丿賴貙 賵丕爻鬲賲毓 賲賳賴貙 賵兀禺匕 毓賳賴 賯爻胤賸丕 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱兀丿亘貙 賵賳賴賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賲賳 賲毓賷賳 毓賱賲 禺丕賱賴 (丕賱賲購夭賳賷賽賾)貙 賮丕爻鬲賲毓 廿賱賶 爻賳賳 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵廿賱賶 毓賱賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賵乇噩丕賱賴.
鬲禺乇噩 毓賱賶 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱卮賷賵禺 賵兀賮丕丿 賲賳賴賲貙 賵賯丿 兀乇亘賶 毓丿丿賴賲 毓賱賶 孬賱丕孬賲丕卅丞 卮賷禺貙 賮賯丿 爻賲毓 賲賳 賴丕乇賵賳 亘賳 爻毓賷丿 丕賱兀賷賱賷貙 賵毓亘丿 丕賱睾賳賷 亘賳 乇賮丕毓丞貙 賵賷賵賳爻 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱兀毓賱賶貙 賵毓賷爻賶 亘賳 賲孬乇賵丿貙 賵賲丨賲丿 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱賱賴 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱丨賰賲貙 賵亘丨乇 亘賳 賳氐乇 丕賱禺賵賱丕賳賷貙 賵禺丕賱賴 廿爻賲丕毓賷賱 丕賱賲夭賳賷貙 賮賯丿 乇賵賶 毓賳賴 賲爻賳丿 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵爻賱賷賲丕賳 亘賳 卮毓賷亘 丕賱賰賷爻丕賳賷貙 賵賵丕賱丿賴 賲丨賲丿 亘賳 爻賱丕賲丞貙 賵廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 亘賳 賲賳賯匕貙 賵丕賱乇亘賷毓 亘賳 爻賱賷賲丕賳 丕賱賲購乇賻丕丿賷貙 賵亘賰丕乇 亘賳 賯購鬲賷亘丞貙 賵賲賯丿丕賲 亘賳 丿丕賵賵丿 丕賱乇購毓賷賳賷貙 賵兀丨賲丿 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱賱賴 亘賳 丕賱亘乇賯賷貙 賵賲丨賲丿 亘賳 毓賯賷賱 丕賱賮乇賷丕亘賷貙 賵賷夭賷丿 亘賳 爻賳丕賳 丕賱亘氐乇賷 賵睾賷乇賴賲. 賵丕賳鬲賴鬲 廿賱賷賴 乇賷丕爻丞 丕賱丨賳賮賷丞 亘賲氐乇 賵賱丿 爻賳丞 239賴噩乇賷 賵鬲賵賮賷 爻賳丞 321 賴噩乇賷.
賳卮兀 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賮賷 兀爻乇丞 賲毓乇賵賮丞 亘丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱鬲購賾賯賶 賵丕賱氐賱丕丨貙 賰賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 匕丕鬲 賳賮賵匕 賵賲賳毓丞 賵賯賵丞 賮賷 氐毓賷丿 賲氐乇. 賵賰丕賳 賵丕賱丿賴 賲賳 兀賴賱 丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱兀丿亘 賵丕賱賮囟賱貙 兀賲丕 賵丕賱丿鬲賴 賮賴賷 - 毓賱賶 丕賱乇丕噩丨 - 兀禺鬲 丕賱賲夭賳賷 氐丕丨亘 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 賲毓乇賵賮丞 亘丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱賮賯賴 賵丕賱氐賱丕丨貙 賵賯丿 匕賰乇賴丕 丕賱爻賷賵胤賷 賮賷賲賳 賰丕賳 賮賷 賲氐乇 賲賳 丕賱賮賯賴丕亍 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷丞. 賵鬲鬲賱賲匕 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 毓賱賶 賷丿 賵丕賱丿鬲賴 丕賱賮賯賷賴丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲丞 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞貙 孬賲 丕賱鬲丨賯 亘丨賱賯丞 丕賱廿賲丕賲 兀亘賷 夭賰乇賷丕 賷丨賷賶 亘賳 賲丨賲丿 亘賳 毓賲乇賵爻貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱賯賻賾賶 賮賷賴丕 賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞貙 賵丕爻鬲馗賴乇 丕賱賯乇丌賳 丕賱賰乇賷賲貙 孬賲 噩賱爻 賮賷 丨賱賯丞 賵丕賱丿賴貙 賵丕爻鬲賲毓 賲賳賴貙 賵兀禺匕 毓賳賴 賯爻胤賸丕 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱兀丿亘貙 賵賳賴賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賲賳 賲毓賷賳 毓賱賲 禺丕賱賴 (丕賱賲購夭賳賷賽賾)貙 賮丕爻鬲賲毓 廿賱賶 爻賳賳 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵廿賱賶 毓賱賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賵乇噩丕賱賴.
鬲禺乇噩 毓賱賶 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱卮賷賵禺 賵兀賮丕丿 賲賳賴賲貙 賵賯丿 兀乇亘賶 毓丿丿賴賲 毓賱賶 孬賱丕孬賲丕卅丞 卮賷禺貙 賮賯丿 爻賲毓 賲賳 賴丕乇賵賳 亘賳 爻毓賷丿 丕賱兀賷賱賷貙 賵毓亘丿 丕賱睾賳賷 亘賳 乇賮丕毓丞貙 賵賷賵賳爻 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱兀毓賱賶貙 賵毓賷爻賶 亘賳 賲孬乇賵丿貙 賵賲丨賲丿 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱賱賴 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱丨賰賲貙 賵亘丨乇 亘賳 賳氐乇 丕賱禺賵賱丕賳賷貙 賵禺丕賱賴 廿爻賲丕毓賷賱 丕賱賲夭賳賷貙 賮賯丿 乇賵賶 毓賳賴 賲爻賳丿 丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵爻賱賷賲丕賳 亘賳 卮毓賷亘 丕賱賰賷爻丕賳賷貙 賵賵丕賱丿賴 賲丨賲丿 亘賳 爻賱丕賲丞貙 賵廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 亘賳 賲賳賯匕貙 賵丕賱乇亘賷毓 亘賳 爻賱賷賲丕賳 丕賱賲購乇賻丕丿賷貙 賵亘賰丕乇 亘賳 賯購鬲賷亘丞貙 賵賲賯丿丕賲 亘賳 丿丕賵賵丿 丕賱乇購毓賷賳賷貙 賵兀丨賲丿 亘賳 毓亘丿 丕賱賱賴 亘賳 丕賱亘乇賯賷貙 賵賲丨賲丿 亘賳 毓賯賷賱 丕賱賮乇賷丕亘賷貙 賵賷夭賷丿 亘賳 爻賳丕賳 丕賱亘氐乇賷 賵睾賷乇賴賲. 賵丕賳鬲賴鬲 廿賱賷賴 乇賷丕爻丞 丕賱丨賳賮賷丞 亘賲氐乇 賵賱丿 爻賳丞 239賴噩乇賷 賵鬲賵賮賷 爻賳丞 321 賴噩乇賷.
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丨丕夭鬲 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀賱賮賴丕 丕賱賲購丨丿孬 兀亘賵 噩毓賮乇 兀丨賲丿 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷- 乇丨賲賴 丕賱賱賴- 卮賴乇丞 賰亘賷乇丞 貙 賳鬲噩 毓賳 賴匕賴 丕賱卮賴乇丞 鬲毓丿丿 丕賱卮乇賵丨 賱賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 貙 賵賲賳 丕賱毓噩亘 兀賳 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 賴賷 毓賯賷丿丞 賲鬲賳丕夭毓 毓賱賷賴丕 亘賷賳 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 賲賳 丕賱兀卮丕毓乇丞 賵丕賱賲丕鬲乇賷丿賷丞 貙 丨賷孬 賷毓鬲亘乇賴丕 賰賱 胤乇賮 賲購毓亘賽賾乇丞 毓賳 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳 鬲丕噩 丕賱丿賷賳 丕賱爻亘賰賷 賳賯賱 毓賳 賵丕賱丿賴 賮賷 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 賯賵賱賴 兀賳 賲丕 鬲囟賲賳鬲賴 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 賴賷 賲丕 賷毓鬲賯丿賴 丕賱兀卮毓乇賷 賱丕 賷禺丕賱賮賴 廿賱丕 賮賷 孬賱丕孬 賲爻丕卅賱 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 丕賳鬲賯賱 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賱賱賰賱丕賲 毓賳 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賳賮爻賴 亘賷賳 賲賳 賷賳爻亘賴 廿賱賶 丕賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵亘賷賳 賲賳 賷賳爻亘賴 廿賱賶 丕賱賲丕鬲乇賷丿賷丞 .
賵丕賱廿卮賰丕賱 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賳丕鬲噩 毓賳 賵噩賵丿 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賮賯 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷賴丕 賲毓 睾賷乇賴賲 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 貙 賵賱丕 賷馗賴乇 丕賱禺賱丕賮 廿賱丕 亘毓丿 丕賱卮乇丨 賵鬲賵囟賷丨 丕賱賲毓賳賶 丕賱賲賯氐賵丿 貙 賵賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 賲賯丕乇賳丞 亘丨噩賲 丕賱賲鬲賳 貙 賲賲丕 夭丕丿 賲賳 丕賱廿卮賰丕賱 賵丕賱賳夭丕毓 貙 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賮賴賲 賲賯丕氐丿 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 鬲購賮賴賲 賲賳 賰鬲亘賴 丕賱兀禺乇賶 貙 賵賲賳 鬲兀賲賱 匕賱賰 亘丕賳 賱賴 兀賳 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷- 乇丨賲賴 丕賱賱賴- 賰丕賳 毓賱賶 賲賳賴噩 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷 賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱鬲賱賯賷 賵丕賱丕爻鬲丿賱丕賱 貙 賮賴賵 賱賲 賷匕賰乇 賮賷 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 賯胤 兀賷 賱賮馗 賲賳 兀賱賮丕馗 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 賰丕賱毓乇囟 賵丕賱噩賵賴乇 賵丕賱噩爻賲 賵丕賱丨賷夭 ..丕賱禺 .
賷購毓丿 卮乇丨 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 毓賱賶 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 賴賵 毓賲丿丞 卮乇賵丨 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 貙 賵賷購賱丕丨馗 兀賳 卮乇丨賴 丕毓鬲賲丿 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇 毓賱賶 賲氐賳賮丕鬲 卮賷禺 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲 丕亘賳 鬲賷賲賷丞 賵丕亘賳 賯賷賲 丕賱噩賵夭賷丞 乇丨賲賴賲丕 丕賱賱賴 貙 賵乇睾賲 丕鬲賮丕賯 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 賲毓 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賮賷 賲噩賲賱 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賳丕 賴賳丕 爻賳噩丿賴 賮賷 卮乇丨賴 賯丿 禺丕賱賮賴 賮賷 孬賱丕孬 賲爻丕卅賱 : 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賮賷 賯賵賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 " 賯丿賷賲 亘賱丕 丕亘鬲丿丕亍 " 丨賷孬 毓丕乇囟賴 賮賷 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 賱賮馗 " 丕賱賯丿賷賲 " 貙 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 : 賮賷 賯賵賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 " 鬲毓丕賱賶 毓賳 丕賱丨丿賵丿 賵丕賱睾丕賷丕鬲 賵丕賱兀乇賰丕賳 賵丕賱兀毓囟丕亍 賵丕賱兀丿賵丕鬲 貙 賱丕 鬲丨賵賷賴 丕賱噩賴丕鬲 丕賱爻鬲 賰爻丕卅乇 丕賱賲亘鬲丿毓丕鬲 " 丨賷孬 乇兀賶 賮賷賴丕 毓亘丕乇丞 賲噩賲賱丞 鬲丨鬲賲賱 丨賯賸丕 賵亘丕胤賱賸丕 貙 賵丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 : 賯賵賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 : " 賵丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賴賵 丕賱廿賯乇丕乇 亘丕賱賱爻丕賳 賵丕賱鬲氐丿賷賯 亘丕賱噩賳丕賳 " 丨賷孬 乇兀賷 兀賳 賴匕丕 賯賵賱 兀亘賷 丨賳賷賮丞 賮賷 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賵賴賵 賲禺丕賱賮 賱兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 賮賷 賴匕丕 .
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賱賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 賷鬲囟丨 賲賳賴噩 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 賮賷 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 貙 賮賴賵 賷賱鬲夭賲 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷 兀氐賵賱 丕賱丿賷賳 賵賮乇賵毓賴 貙 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 賷丨鬲噩 亘禺亘乇 丕賱丌丨丕丿 賮賷 賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 貙 賵賰匕丕 鬲乇賰賷夭賴 毓賱賶 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱兀賱賵賴賷丞 囟賲賳 鬲賯爻賷賲鬲賴 賱賱鬲賵丨賷丿 貙 賵賲賳 賲賱丕賲丨 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 兀賷囟賸丕 乇賮囟賴 丕賱賯賵賱 亘鬲毓丕乇囟 丕賱賳賯賱 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賲毓 丕賱毓賯賱 丕賱氐乇賷丨 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 賷賴丿賲 賯丕賳賵賳 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 兀賵 賯丕賳賵賳 丕賱乇丕夭賷 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕乇囟 亘賷賳 丕賱毓賯賱 賵丕賱賳賯賱 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 賷乇賮囟 丕賱鬲兀賵賷賱 丕賱賰賱丕賲賷 賱賱氐賮丕鬲 .
兀賲丕 賲爻兀賱丞 丿禺賵賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賮賷 賲爻賲賶 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 兀賲 賱丕 貙 賮賯丿 賯乇乇 丿禺賵賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賮賷 賲爻賲賶 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 貙 賵賯丿 乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮賷賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 貙 賰賲丕 兀孬亘鬲 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賵賳賯氐丕賳賴 賵乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮賷賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 貙 孬賲 賷賵囟丨 賲賵賯賮賴 賲賳 丕賱禺賱丕賮 亘賷賳 丕亘賷 丨賳賷賮丞 - 乇丨賲賴 丕賱賱賴- 賵丕賱爻賱賮 賮賷 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賵賳賯氐丕賳賴 貙 賵賯丿 賳爻亘 丕賱亘毓囟 廿賱賶 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 兀賳賴 賷毓鬲亘乇 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻兀賱丞 賱賮馗賷 貙 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賰賲丕 兀賰丿 亘毓囟 丕賱亘丕丨孬賷賳 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷賯氐丿 兀賳 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賱賮馗賷 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻兀賱丞 賵賱賰賳 賮賷 賲爻兀賱丞 丿禺賵賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賮賷 賲爻賲賶 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 .
兀賲丕 乇兀賷賴 賮賷 賲乇鬲賰亘 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 賮賴賵 賷乇賶 兀賳賴 賲丐賲賳 賳丕賯氐 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 貙 孬賲 兀賳賰乇 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 毓賱賶 丕賱禺賵丕乇噩 賵丕賱賲乇噩卅丞 賵丕賱賲毓鬲夭賱丞 賱賲禺丕賱賮鬲賴賲 丕賱爻賱賮 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻兀賱丞 貙 兀賲丕 賮賷 賰賱丕賲賴 毓賳 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 賮賯丿 匕賰乇 孬賱丕孬 胤賵丕卅賮 丕賳丨乇賮鬲 賮賷賴 賵賴賲 丕賱賮乇毓賵賳賷丞 賵丕賱孬賳賵賷丞 賵丕賱賳氐丕乇賶 貙 孬賲 乇丿 毓賱賷賴賲 亘卮賰賱 賲禺鬲氐乇 貙 賵賷乇賶 兀賳 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳 兀賯爻丕賲 丕賱鬲賵丨賷丿 賴賷 丕賱鬲囟賲賳 賵丕賱賱夭賵賲 貙 賮賲孬賱賾丕 賷賯賵賱 兀賳 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱兀賱賵賴賷丞 賷鬲囟賲賳 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 .
孬賲 賷乇賶 丕賳 卮賴丕丿丞 " 賱丕 廿賱賴 廿賱丕 丕賱賱賴" 鬲丿賱 毓賱賶 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱兀賱賵賴賷丞 賵丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 貙 賵兀賳賴 賲賳 丕賱禺胤兀 賯氐乇 賲毓賳丕賴丕 毓賱賶 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 賲禺丕賱賮賸丕 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 貙 兀賲丕 丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 賵丕賱氐賮丕鬲 賮賴賵 賲賵丕賮賯 賱賱爻賱賮 賮賷 廿孬亘丕鬲賴賲丕 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 賷乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賮丕丞 賵賷乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賲孬賱丞 .
賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賲卮鬲賲賱 毓賱賶 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丿賯賷賯 丕賱賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿賷丞 貙 賮賴賵 賲丿乇爻丞 賮賰乇賷丞 賰亘賷乇丞 貙 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 孬賲丞 賳賯胤丞 爻賱亘賷丞 賮賴賵 賰孬乇丞 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿 賮賷 賰賱丕賲 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 貙 賵賱賰賳賰 爻鬲賰鬲卮賮 賲丿賶 兀賴賲賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿 丨賷孬 賱丕 賷禺賱賵丕 賲賳 賮賵丕卅丿 貙 廿賳 賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賷亘賷賳 亘賵囟賵丨 爻毓丞 丕胤賱丕毓 丕賱卮丕乇丨 貙 賵賯丿乇鬲賴 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 毓賱賶 廿賯丕賲丞 丕賱丨噩噩 賵丕賱亘乇丕賴賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賳賯賱 賵丕賱毓賯賱 賮賷 鬲賯乇賷乇 賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 .
賵丕賱廿卮賰丕賱 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賳丕鬲噩 毓賳 賵噩賵丿 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賮賯 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷賴丕 賲毓 睾賷乇賴賲 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 貙 賵賱丕 賷馗賴乇 丕賱禺賱丕賮 廿賱丕 亘毓丿 丕賱卮乇丨 賵鬲賵囟賷丨 丕賱賲毓賳賶 丕賱賲賯氐賵丿 貙 賵賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 賲賯丕乇賳丞 亘丨噩賲 丕賱賲鬲賳 貙 賲賲丕 夭丕丿 賲賳 丕賱廿卮賰丕賱 賵丕賱賳夭丕毓 貙 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賮賴賲 賲賯丕氐丿 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 鬲購賮賴賲 賲賳 賰鬲亘賴 丕賱兀禺乇賶 貙 賵賲賳 鬲兀賲賱 匕賱賰 亘丕賳 賱賴 兀賳 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷- 乇丨賲賴 丕賱賱賴- 賰丕賳 毓賱賶 賲賳賴噩 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷 賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱鬲賱賯賷 賵丕賱丕爻鬲丿賱丕賱 貙 賮賴賵 賱賲 賷匕賰乇 賮賷 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 賯胤 兀賷 賱賮馗 賲賳 兀賱賮丕馗 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 賰丕賱毓乇囟 賵丕賱噩賵賴乇 賵丕賱噩爻賲 賵丕賱丨賷夭 ..丕賱禺 .
賷購毓丿 卮乇丨 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 毓賱賶 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 賴賵 毓賲丿丞 卮乇賵丨 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 貙 賵賷購賱丕丨馗 兀賳 卮乇丨賴 丕毓鬲賲丿 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇 毓賱賶 賲氐賳賮丕鬲 卮賷禺 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲 丕亘賳 鬲賷賲賷丞 賵丕亘賳 賯賷賲 丕賱噩賵夭賷丞 乇丨賲賴賲丕 丕賱賱賴 貙 賵乇睾賲 丕鬲賮丕賯 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 賲毓 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賮賷 賲噩賲賱 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賳丕 賴賳丕 爻賳噩丿賴 賮賷 卮乇丨賴 賯丿 禺丕賱賮賴 賮賷 孬賱丕孬 賲爻丕卅賱 : 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賮賷 賯賵賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 " 賯丿賷賲 亘賱丕 丕亘鬲丿丕亍 " 丨賷孬 毓丕乇囟賴 賮賷 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 賱賮馗 " 丕賱賯丿賷賲 " 貙 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 : 賮賷 賯賵賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 " 鬲毓丕賱賶 毓賳 丕賱丨丿賵丿 賵丕賱睾丕賷丕鬲 賵丕賱兀乇賰丕賳 賵丕賱兀毓囟丕亍 賵丕賱兀丿賵丕鬲 貙 賱丕 鬲丨賵賷賴 丕賱噩賴丕鬲 丕賱爻鬲 賰爻丕卅乇 丕賱賲亘鬲丿毓丕鬲 " 丨賷孬 乇兀賶 賮賷賴丕 毓亘丕乇丞 賲噩賲賱丞 鬲丨鬲賲賱 丨賯賸丕 賵亘丕胤賱賸丕 貙 賵丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 : 賯賵賱 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 : " 賵丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賴賵 丕賱廿賯乇丕乇 亘丕賱賱爻丕賳 賵丕賱鬲氐丿賷賯 亘丕賱噩賳丕賳 " 丨賷孬 乇兀賷 兀賳 賴匕丕 賯賵賱 兀亘賷 丨賳賷賮丞 賮賷 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賵賴賵 賲禺丕賱賮 賱兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 賮賷 賴匕丕 .
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賱賱胤丨丕賵賷丞 賷鬲囟丨 賲賳賴噩 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 賮賷 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 貙 賮賴賵 賷賱鬲夭賲 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷 兀氐賵賱 丕賱丿賷賳 賵賮乇賵毓賴 貙 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 賷丨鬲噩 亘禺亘乇 丕賱丌丨丕丿 賮賷 賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 貙 賵賰匕丕 鬲乇賰賷夭賴 毓賱賶 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱兀賱賵賴賷丞 囟賲賳 鬲賯爻賷賲鬲賴 賱賱鬲賵丨賷丿 貙 賵賲賳 賲賱丕賲丨 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 兀賷囟賸丕 乇賮囟賴 丕賱賯賵賱 亘鬲毓丕乇囟 丕賱賳賯賱 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賲毓 丕賱毓賯賱 丕賱氐乇賷丨 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 賷賴丿賲 賯丕賳賵賳 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 兀賵 賯丕賳賵賳 丕賱乇丕夭賷 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕乇囟 亘賷賳 丕賱毓賯賱 賵丕賱賳賯賱 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 賷乇賮囟 丕賱鬲兀賵賷賱 丕賱賰賱丕賲賷 賱賱氐賮丕鬲 .
兀賲丕 賲爻兀賱丞 丿禺賵賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賮賷 賲爻賲賶 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 兀賲 賱丕 貙 賮賯丿 賯乇乇 丿禺賵賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賮賷 賲爻賲賶 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 貙 賵賯丿 乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮賷賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 貙 賰賲丕 兀孬亘鬲 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賵賳賯氐丕賳賴 賵乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮賷賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 貙 孬賲 賷賵囟丨 賲賵賯賮賴 賲賳 丕賱禺賱丕賮 亘賷賳 丕亘賷 丨賳賷賮丞 - 乇丨賲賴 丕賱賱賴- 賵丕賱爻賱賮 賮賷 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賵賳賯氐丕賳賴 貙 賵賯丿 賳爻亘 丕賱亘毓囟 廿賱賶 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 兀賳賴 賷毓鬲亘乇 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻兀賱丞 賱賮馗賷 貙 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賰賲丕 兀賰丿 亘毓囟 丕賱亘丕丨孬賷賳 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷賯氐丿 兀賳 丕賱禺賱丕賮 賱賮馗賷 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻兀賱丞 賵賱賰賳 賮賷 賲爻兀賱丞 丿禺賵賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賮賷 賲爻賲賶 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 .
兀賲丕 乇兀賷賴 賮賷 賲乇鬲賰亘 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 賮賴賵 賷乇賶 兀賳賴 賲丐賲賳 賳丕賯氐 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 貙 孬賲 兀賳賰乇 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賷 毓賱賶 丕賱禺賵丕乇噩 賵丕賱賲乇噩卅丞 賵丕賱賲毓鬲夭賱丞 賱賲禺丕賱賮鬲賴賲 丕賱爻賱賮 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻兀賱丞 貙 兀賲丕 賮賷 賰賱丕賲賴 毓賳 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 賮賯丿 匕賰乇 孬賱丕孬 胤賵丕卅賮 丕賳丨乇賮鬲 賮賷賴 賵賴賲 丕賱賮乇毓賵賳賷丞 賵丕賱孬賳賵賷丞 賵丕賱賳氐丕乇賶 貙 孬賲 乇丿 毓賱賷賴賲 亘卮賰賱 賲禺鬲氐乇 貙 賵賷乇賶 兀賳 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳 兀賯爻丕賲 丕賱鬲賵丨賷丿 賴賷 丕賱鬲囟賲賳 賵丕賱賱夭賵賲 貙 賮賲孬賱賾丕 賷賯賵賱 兀賳 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱兀賱賵賴賷丞 賷鬲囟賲賳 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 .
孬賲 賷乇賶 丕賳 卮賴丕丿丞 " 賱丕 廿賱賴 廿賱丕 丕賱賱賴" 鬲丿賱 毓賱賶 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱兀賱賵賴賷丞 賵丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 貙 賵兀賳賴 賲賳 丕賱禺胤兀 賯氐乇 賲毓賳丕賴丕 毓賱賶 鬲賵丨賷丿 丕賱乇亘賵亘賷丞 賲禺丕賱賮賸丕 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賲賷賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 貙 兀賲丕 丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 賵丕賱氐賮丕鬲 賮賴賵 賲賵丕賮賯 賱賱爻賱賮 賮賷 廿孬亘丕鬲賴賲丕 貙 賵賲賳 孬賲 賷乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賮丕丞 賵賷乇丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賲孬賱丞 .
賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賲卮鬲賲賱 毓賱賶 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丿賯賷賯 丕賱賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿賷丞 貙 賮賴賵 賲丿乇爻丞 賮賰乇賷丞 賰亘賷乇丞 貙 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 孬賲丞 賳賯胤丞 爻賱亘賷丞 賮賴賵 賰孬乇丞 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿 賮賷 賰賱丕賲 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 貙 賵賱賰賳賰 爻鬲賰鬲卮賮 賲丿賶 兀賴賲賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿 丨賷孬 賱丕 賷禺賱賵丕 賲賳 賮賵丕卅丿 貙 廿賳 賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賷亘賷賳 亘賵囟賵丨 爻毓丞 丕胤賱丕毓 丕賱卮丕乇丨 貙 賵賯丿乇鬲賴 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 毓賱賶 廿賯丕賲丞 丕賱丨噩噩 賵丕賱亘乇丕賴賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賳賯賱 賵丕賱毓賯賱 賮賷 鬲賯乇賷乇 賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 .
February 25, 2012
Cover to cover, this is an indispensable translation of an indispensable classical text that Sh. Hamza Yusuf spent years tweaking. The straight-forwardness of the translation and the minimalist commentary makes this work extremely practical and extremely useful as a reference work - the first of Zaytuna's curriculum series. Sh. Hamza did a tremendous service to the English-speaking world with this publication. And my copy is autographed ;)
Because of the similarities, I would highly recommend as an advanced "commentary" on this particular translation. Though they are of two different works, the historical role that Imam al-Tahawi played in the Hanafi school makes them complementary.
UPDATE: After scanning another translation of this wonderful work, I felt the need to add the following:
The notes that Sh. Hamza Yusuf includes are very beneficial and are free of the partisan attacks unfortunately found in most other English translations of Tahawi's creed. It is quite a shame that in spite of the fact that Sh. Hamza has attempted to avoid controversy with this translation (making it universally useful as a textbook in Islamic studies), the individuals who have appropriated Imam Tahawi's creed as their own (while they deny many of its implications) have nonetheless have attacked Sh. Hamza for not reflecting their Anthropomorphic leanings. They condemn mainstream scholarship for their "interpretations" and "distortions" while they themselves are guilty of what they accuse their opponents of. This is nothing but the manifestation of the sickness that is within their own hearts:
The "criticisms" of this translation greatly annoyed me - particularly when Sh. Hamza is the one who completely avoided the specific points of contention in his translation (while the footnotes of others are rife with accusations and condemnations). This is especially so when you compare this translation to another translation entitled "The Muslim Creed", which is clearly more guilty of the translation choices that Sh. Hamza was condemned for (assuming they are even correct in their nitpicking), but for which no criticism is given.
I usually avoiding such discussions in my reviews, but I had to make an exception with this one.
Because of the similarities, I would highly recommend as an advanced "commentary" on this particular translation. Though they are of two different works, the historical role that Imam al-Tahawi played in the Hanafi school makes them complementary.
UPDATE: After scanning another translation of this wonderful work, I felt the need to add the following:
The notes that Sh. Hamza Yusuf includes are very beneficial and are free of the partisan attacks unfortunately found in most other English translations of Tahawi's creed. It is quite a shame that in spite of the fact that Sh. Hamza has attempted to avoid controversy with this translation (making it universally useful as a textbook in Islamic studies), the individuals who have appropriated Imam Tahawi's creed as their own (while they deny many of its implications) have nonetheless have attacked Sh. Hamza for not reflecting their Anthropomorphic leanings. They condemn mainstream scholarship for their "interpretations" and "distortions" while they themselves are guilty of what they accuse their opponents of. This is nothing but the manifestation of the sickness that is within their own hearts:
It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah . But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding. (Qur'an 3:7)After reading both sets of translations (and you can pick any translations funded or approved by Saudi Arabia) and the attitudes of each "party", it is obvious whose approach the Qur'an Itself is condemning.
The "criticisms" of this translation greatly annoyed me - particularly when Sh. Hamza is the one who completely avoided the specific points of contention in his translation (while the footnotes of others are rife with accusations and condemnations). This is especially so when you compare this translation to another translation entitled "The Muslim Creed", which is clearly more guilty of the translation choices that Sh. Hamza was condemned for (assuming they are even correct in their nitpicking), but for which no criticism is given.
I usually avoiding such discussions in my reviews, but I had to make an exception with this one.
September 16, 2020
丕賱丨賲丿賱賱賴貙 賵丕賱氐賱丕丞 賵丕賱爻賱丕賲 毓賱賶 乇爻賵賱 丕賱賱賴貙 賵亘毓丿:
"賮廿賳 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱廿賲丕賲 兀亘賷 噩毓賮乇 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 丕賱丨賳賮賷貙 賴賷 毓賯賷丿丞 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 丕賱賲鬲賮賯 毓賱賶 丕鬲亘丕毓賴丕 賲賳 毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱兀賲丞貨 賱兀賳賴丕 賵丕賮賯鬲 賲毓鬲賯丿 毓賱賲丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賱丞 禺賱丕賱 賯乇賵賳 賲鬲毓丿丿丞, 賵賲賳賴賲 兀亘賵 丨賳賷賮丞 丕賱賳毓賲丕賳貙 賵賲丕賱賰貙 賵丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵兀丨賲丿 亘賳 丨賳亘賱貙 賵兀賰孬乇 兀鬲亘丕毓賴賲, 賰賲丕 兀賳賴丕 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱廿賲丕賲 兀亘賷 丕賱丨爻賳 丕賱兀卮毓乇賷貙 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲賯乇 毓賱賷賴丕 兀禺賷乇賸丕 亘丕賱噩賲賱丞, 賵賱賲 賷卮匕 毓賳賴丕 廿賱丕 賲賳 兀卮乇亘 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 賳賵毓 賲賳 丕賱丕毓鬲夭丕賱貙 賵丕賱噩賴賲賷丞貙 賵賲賳丕氐亘丞 丕賱爻賳丞 丕賱毓丿丕賵丞."
丕賱賱賴賲 廿賳丕 賳丿賷賳 賱賰 亘匕賱賰貙 賮丕賱賱賴賲 兀丨賷賳丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賯貙 賵兀賲鬲賳丕 毓賱賷賴..
卮乇丨 卮賷禺賳丕 丕賱睾賮賷氐 賲爻賲賵毓丕 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞:
"賮廿賳 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱廿賲丕賲 兀亘賷 噩毓賮乇 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 丕賱丨賳賮賷貙 賴賷 毓賯賷丿丞 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 丕賱賲鬲賮賯 毓賱賶 丕鬲亘丕毓賴丕 賲賳 毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱兀賲丞貨 賱兀賳賴丕 賵丕賮賯鬲 賲毓鬲賯丿 毓賱賲丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賱丞 禺賱丕賱 賯乇賵賳 賲鬲毓丿丿丞, 賵賲賳賴賲 兀亘賵 丨賳賷賮丞 丕賱賳毓賲丕賳貙 賵賲丕賱賰貙 賵丕賱卮丕賮毓賷貙 賵兀丨賲丿 亘賳 丨賳亘賱貙 賵兀賰孬乇 兀鬲亘丕毓賴賲, 賰賲丕 兀賳賴丕 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱廿賲丕賲 兀亘賷 丕賱丨爻賳 丕賱兀卮毓乇賷貙 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲賯乇 毓賱賷賴丕 兀禺賷乇賸丕 亘丕賱噩賲賱丞, 賵賱賲 賷卮匕 毓賳賴丕 廿賱丕 賲賳 兀卮乇亘 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 賳賵毓 賲賳 丕賱丕毓鬲夭丕賱貙 賵丕賱噩賴賲賷丞貙 賵賲賳丕氐亘丞 丕賱爻賳丞 丕賱毓丿丕賵丞."
丕賱賱賴賲 廿賳丕 賳丿賷賳 賱賰 亘匕賱賰貙 賮丕賱賱賴賲 兀丨賷賳丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賯貙 賵兀賲鬲賳丕 毓賱賷賴..
卮乇丨 卮賷禺賳丕 丕賱睾賮賷氐 賲爻賲賵毓丕 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞:
March 17, 2015
An essential read for all Muslims (and all interested non-Muslims) - it covers succinctly and comprehensively the fundamental creed/doctrine of Sunni Islam. This is an essential text that should ideally be studied under a qualified teacher with an unbroken chain of teaching authority and transmission back to the original author (Imam al-Tahawi) as it is scant on commentary and elaborations. I'd highly recommend the reading and study of this text for all concerned Muslims - in fact if you read or study only a handful of Islamic books in a lifetime then this has to be one of the essential short-listed texts that makes that list of 'a handful'.
February 6, 2017
亘毓丿 丕賳鬲賴丕亍 毓丕賲 佗贍佟佴 鬲賵賯賮鬲 賲毓 賳賮爻賷 賵賯賯丞 胤賵賷賱丞 毓賱賶 賲丕 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲 亘賴 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賲 丕賱爻丕亘賯 丕賵 賲丕 丕爻鬲胤毓鬲 鬲丨氐賷賱賴 貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賴賲 賲丕 賵賯賮鬲賴 毓賱賶 孬睾乇丕鬲賷 丕賱賲毓乇賮賷丞 賵 丕賱賮噩賵丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲賰賳賮賳賷 賵 賲賵丕囟毓 丕賱賯氐賵乇 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳鬲丕亘鬲賳賷 亘丨賰賲 鬲卮鬲鬲賷 丕賱丿丕卅賲 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕卅丞 賵 丕賳胤賱丕賯賷 丕賱毓卮賵丕卅賷 貙 賮丕爻鬲卮毓乇鬲 賳賯氐 賲毓乇賮鬲賷 賮賷 丕賱亘丕亘 丕賱毓賯丿賷 貙 賵賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱丨爻賳丞 亘賲孬丕亘丞 禺胤賵丞 丕賵賱賶 賱賲丨丕賵賱丞 爻丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮乇丕睾丕鬲 賵 丕賱賮噩賵丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱亘丕亘 丕賱毓賯丿賷 丕賱匕賷 賴賵 乇兀爻 賲丕賱 賰賱 賲爻賱賲 貙 賮兀禺匕鬲 賲毓賷 賲賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賲丕 賱賲 賷兀禺匕 睾賷乇賴丕 賲賳 丕賱賲氐賳賮丕鬲 亘睾賷丞 丕賱賮賴賲 賱賰賱 賲丕 鬲丨鬲賵賷賴 貙 賵賱丕 丕夭毓賲 丕賳賷 丕爻鬲胤毓鬲 匕丕賱賰 貙 亘賱 丕賳賳賷 賵 亘毓丿 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 卮毓乇鬲 亘丕賱噩賴賱 賷賮賷囟 毓賲丕 爻亘賯 貙 賵賱賷爻 賴匕丕 賵氐賮丕賸 賱賱毓賯賷丿丞 賵 卮乇丨賴丕 貙 亘賱 賵氐賮 賱賳賮爻賷 貙 丕匕 丕賳 賲鬲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 賵 卮乇丨 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱卮乇賵丨 丕賱噩賷丿丞 賲毓 毓丿賲 賲毓乇賮鬲賷 亘亘丕賯賷 丕賱卮乇賵丨 丕賱丕 丕賳賳賷 丕鬲賰賱賲 亘賳丕亍丕 毓賱賶 丕賳賳賷 賱賲 丕賱鬲賲爻 丕賵噩賴 賯氐賵乇 賮賷 丕賱卮乇丨 賵 賱賲 鬲卮賰賱 毓賱賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丕賲賵乇 賮賷賴丕 貙 亘賱 賴賷 賰丕賮賷丞 賵丕賮賷丞 貙 賵卮乇丨賴丕 亘爻賷胤 賲賷爻賾乇 賲丕鬲毓 賱丕 賷卮毓乇賰 亘丕賱賲賱賱 貙 亘賱 鬲爻亘丨 賮賷 睾賲乇丕鬲 丕氐賵賱 丕毓鬲賯丕丿賰 賲賳 賵丨丿丕賳賷丞 丕賱賱賴 爻亘丨丕賳賴 丕賱賶 賲噩賲賱 丕毓鬲賯丕丿 丕賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵 丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 亘丕賱丕丿賱丞 丕賱賯乇卅丕賳賷丞 賵 丕賱賳亘賵賷丞 貙 丨鬲賶 鬲賰丕丿 賱丕 鬲噩丿 亘丕亘丕 賱丕 賷禺賱賵 賲賳 佶 丕丿賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賯賱 貙
噩夭賶 丕賱賱賴 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賵 丕賱亘乇丕賰 毓賳丕 賵 毓賳 丕賱賲爻賱賲賷賳 賰賱 禺賷乇 ..
噩夭賶 丕賱賱賴 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷 賵 丕賱亘乇丕賰 毓賳丕 賵 毓賳 丕賱賲爻賱賲賷賳 賰賱 禺賷乇 ..
July 10, 2010
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 . .
丨賷賳 亘丿兀鬲 賮賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 亘丿賶 賱賷 賲卮賵卮丕賸 噩丿丕賸 貙 賳馗乇丕賸 賱胤亘賷毓丞 鬲賵夭賷毓 兀賯爻丕賲賴 貙 賵賲丕 兀賳 鬲毓賲賯鬲 賮賷賴 卮賷卅丕賸 賮卮賷卅丕賸丨鬲賶 亘丿鬲 丕賱丕賲賵乇 兀賲丕賲 賳丕馗乇賷 亘丕賱鬲噩賱賷 . .
賴賵 賱賱賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 兀賵 丕賱賲亘丨乇 賮賷賴丕 賷鬲囟賲賳 卮乇丨 賵丕賮賷 賱兀賲賵乇 賲鬲毓丿丿丞 賲賳 丕賳賵丕毓 丕賱鬲賵丨賷丿 賵胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱丿賳賷丕 賵丕賱丌禺乇丞 賵丕賱賲賱丕卅賰丞 賵丕賱噩賳 賵丕賱賵噩賵丿賷丞 賵賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱噩賴賲賷丞 賵丕賱賲毓胤賱丞 . .
賲賲鬲毓 賱丌禺乇 丿乇噩丞 丿乇爻賳丕賴 賮賷 賲爻丕賯 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 賲毓 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇 兀丨賲丿 丨賯賷 丨賷孬 賷乇賮毓賰 賮賷 丕賱卮乇丨 廿賱賶 爻賲丕賵丕鬲 兀禺乇賶 . .
賵賱賰賳 賰毓丕丿鬲賷 丕賱胤賷亘丞 廿賲丕 兀賳 兀賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賯亘賱 丕賱賲爻丕賯 兀賵 亘毓丿 丕賱賲爻丕賯 兀賲丕 兀孬賳丕亍賴 賮丕賱兀賲乇 賱賲 賷丨丿孬 賲胤賱賯丕賸 . .
May 18, 2020
The agreed upon creed text amongst mainstream muslims. This should be in every library. Hamza Yusuf's translation is really good, and his inclusion of short biographies of the people mentioned in the text as well as the author is phenomenal.
January 7, 2018
賰鬲丕亘賹 賲賴賲賹賾 賮賷 卮乇丨 丕賱賯丕卅丿 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳賷丞 賱兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 賮賷賴 丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 賲賳 丕賱卮丕乇丨 丕亘賳 兀亘賷 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丿賲卮賯賷 賮賷 鬲賵囟賷丨 賲賳賴噩 賲賳 囟賱賻賾 賲賳 丕賱賮乇賯 賵兀爻亘丕亘購 囟賱丕賱賴丕 賵賵爻胤賷丞 丕毓鬲賯丕丿賽 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 亘毓賷丿賸丕 毓賳 丕賱鬲賮乇賷胤 兀賵 丕賱睾購賱賵 賰丕賱賲毓鬲夭賱丞 賵丕賱噩賴賲賷丞 賵丕賱賲卮亘賴丞 賵丕賱賯丿乇賷賻賾丞 賲賳 賷賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷賳噩賵 賲賳 爻賵亍 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿賽 亘廿匕賳 丕賱賱賴
December 2, 2020
Must read for all muslims.
In an age where the ever growing landscape of contradicting or downright misrepresented voices about islam has thrived. It is important for people to read this to understand the core beliefs of your own religion. Because it seems like certain issues that some modern Muslims claim to be core ideological differences are anything but. Hamza Yusuf's translation is incredible, and essential for introducing this amazing piece of text to many people.
In an age where the ever growing landscape of contradicting or downright misrepresented voices about islam has thrived. It is important for people to read this to understand the core beliefs of your own religion. Because it seems like certain issues that some modern Muslims claim to be core ideological differences are anything but. Hamza Yusuf's translation is incredible, and essential for introducing this amazing piece of text to many people.
February 7, 2013
兀毓鬲賯丿 亘兀賳賾 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵 兀賰孬乇 丕賱賰鬲亘 廿賷噩丕夭丕賸 賮賷 丕賱卮乇丨 賵 丕賱鬲毓賱賷賯 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賮賷 鬲亘賷賷賳 賱賱賮乇賯 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞 賵 廿禺鬲賱丕賮賴賲 .. 賵賴賵 囟乇賵乇賷 賱鬲亘賷賷賳 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱氐丨賷丨丞 毓賯賷丿丞 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳賾丞 賵 丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 .
噩夭丕賴賲丕 丕賱賱賴 賰賱 禺賷乇 ..
噩夭丕賴賲丕 丕賱賱賴 賰賱 禺賷乇 ..
June 25, 2009
I'm taking a class on this book currently. It is a very deep book and my teacher states that it is a book that is meant to be taught, not just read passively.
March 22, 2013
毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱爻賱賮 賮賶 賰鬲丕亘.
December 2, 2014
4.5 stars
August 9, 2016
爻賮乇 毓馗賷賲
April 12, 2018
This is a classic book of aqeedah (Islamic theology) that takes our creed step-by-step. I enjoyed this particular translation as well. I hope it becomes 'in print' once again soon.
May 18, 2013
賲賳 兀賴賲 賲乇丕噩毓 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賮賶 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 ..賵賷賳氐丨 亘賴 兀睾賱亘 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍..氐丕丿賮賳賶 賮賯乇丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐毓亘丞..賵丕賱爻亘亘 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱乇丿賵丿 毓賱賶 兀賴賱 丕賱賰賱丕賲 賵丕賱亘丿毓 亘毓亘丕乇鬲賴賲 丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 丕賱賲鬲賰賱賮丞 兀賲丕 睾賷乇 匕賱賰 賮毓賯賷丿丞 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 爻賱爻賱丞 賲賮賴賵賲丞 ...兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賱賳賯賵賱丕鬲 毓賳 丕賱廿賲丕賲賷賳 丕亘賳 鬲賷賲賷賴 賵丕亘賳 丕賱賯賷賲 亘丿賵賳 丕賱鬲氐乇賷丨 賵賰賲丕 毓賱賱 亘毓囟 兀賴賱 丕賱毓賱賲 爻亘亘 毓丿賲 匕賰乇賴賲丕 亘丕賱丕爻賲..賴賵 賰孬乇丞 兀賴賱 丕賱亘丿毓 丕賱賲賳丕賴囟賷賳 賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱賰丕乇賴賷賳 賱賱廿賲丕賲賷賳 賮丨鬲賶 賷賳鬲卮乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵賱丕 賷鬲毓乇囟 賱賱丕賷匕丕亍賱賲 賷匕賰乇 丕賱賲氐丿乇..賵賯丿 賯丕賲賵丕 丕賱賲丨賯賯賵賳 賱賱賰鬲丕亘 亘丕丨丕賱丕鬲 毓丿丞 賱賱賰賱丕賲 賲賳 賰鬲亘 丕亘賳 丕賱賯賷賲 賵丕亘賳 鬲賷賲賷賴..
April 28, 2013
丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱胤丨丕賵賷丞..賲賳 賲乇丕噩毓 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞 賮賶 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞..賵賯丿 毓賰賮 毓賱賶 卮乇丨賴丕 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕卮賴乇賴賲 兀亘賵 丕賱毓夭 丕賱丨賳賮賶 貙賵賲賲賳 卮乇丨賴丕 賮賶 毓氐乇賳丕 丕賱丨丕賱賶 丕賱卮賷禺 毓亘丿 丕賱乇丨賲賳 丕賱亘乇丕賰..賵賴匕丕 丕賱卮乇丨 賷氐賱丨 鬲賲賴賷丿 賯亘賱 賯乇丕亍丞 卮乇丨 兀亘賶 丕賱毓夭 賱賲丿 賷噩丿 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賶 賮賴賲 亘毓囟 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍-賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賲毓賶- 賮賴賵 爻賴賱 爻賱爻 賲賮賷丿 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賮丕賱卮賷禺 賲賳 賰亘丕乇 毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱賲爻賱賲賷賳
兀賲丕 丕賱胤丨丕賵賶 賮賴賵 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱賲氐乇賶 賲賳 兀卅賲丞 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱孬丕賱孬 丕賱賴噩乇賶 賵賴賵 丕亘賳 兀禺鬲 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱賲購夭賳賶 鬲賱賲賷匕 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱卮丕賮毓賶
兀賲丕 丕賱胤丨丕賵賶 賮賴賵 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱賲氐乇賶 賲賳 兀卅賲丞 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱孬丕賱孬 丕賱賴噩乇賶 賵賴賵 丕亘賳 兀禺鬲 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱賲購夭賳賶 鬲賱賲賷匕 丕賱廿賲丕賲 丕賱卮丕賮毓賶
August 22, 2010
The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi is a basic creed text for all times. However the nature of the text is such that it should only be studied with a teacher. It is not something that you just pick up and read. After completing the text my teacher requested that I continue learning Arabic and go through the text again but in Arabic because of the profound language Imam al-Tahawi uses.
June 30, 2022
賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱爻賱賮賷丞 賮賷 丨賵丕賱賷 100 賳賯胤丞
賵毓賱賶 賴丕賲卮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 卮乇丨 賱賴匕賴 丕賱賳賯丕胤 賲賳 賯亘賱 丕賱卮賷禺 丕賱兀賱亘丕賳賷
賵賴賵 噩賷丿 賱賲賳 賷乇賷丿 丕賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱爻賱賮賷丞
賵賱賰賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷賴 卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱賯丿丨 賮賷 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮賷賳 賵賱賲 賷賰賳 賲賳氐賮丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丨噩噩賴賲
賵毓賱賶 賴丕賲卮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 卮乇丨 賱賴匕賴 丕賱賳賯丕胤 賲賳 賯亘賱 丕賱卮賷禺 丕賱兀賱亘丕賳賷
賵賴賵 噩賷丿 賱賲賳 賷乇賷丿 丕賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱爻賱賮賷丞
賵賱賰賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷賴 卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱賯丿丨 賮賷 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮賷賳 賵賱賲 賷賰賳 賲賳氐賮丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丨噩噩賴賲
January 1, 2008
Not only excellent - the appendices are great as well. I recommend this for Non-Muslims wanting to know what Muslims believe and for Muslims who are wondering as well!
May 7, 2013
賲賳 兀賵丕卅賱 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丨丕賵賱鬲 丕賱禺賵囟 亘賴丕貙 賯乇兀鬲賴 賲爻丕賷乇丞 賱鬲爻丕丐賵賱丕鬲 乇丕賵丿鬲賳賷 賮賷 賳賮爻賷貙 賰丕賳 賷爻賷乇 丕賱賮賴賲 賵賱丕 兀匕賰乇 兀賳賳賷 賵噩丿鬲 賮賷賴 孬賯賱丕賸.
February 14, 2013
賰鬲丕亘 賱丕 睾賳賶 毓賳賴 賱賰賱 賲爻賱賲貙 賷馗賴乇 丕賱丕禺鬲賱丕賮丕鬲 賵賲夭丕毓賲 丕賱賮乇賯 賵丕賱賲匕丕賴亘 丕賱兀禺乇賷 賵賷亘亘賳 丕賱氐賵丕亘 亘賷賳賴丕.. 賰鬲丕亘 賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
October 27, 2019
賲賳 丕賱賲乇丕噩毓 賮賷 卮乇丨 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賵丨賷丿 賱兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕毓丞
April 6, 2021
賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 賵 賲賴賲 賱賰賱 賲爻賱賲 賱賲毓乇賮丞 毓賯賷丿鬲賴 丕賱爻賱賮賷丞 賵 丕賱鬲賮乇賷賯 亘賷賳 丕賱亘丿毓 賵 馗賱丕賱丕鬲 兀賴賱 丕賱亘丿毓
January 8, 2016
The author of this work, Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 (d.321/935) was born in Taha, Egypt in 239/853 AH/CE. He came from a family of scholarship, piety and intellect hence, "he was destined to live more than an ordinary life" (p.25). The mother of Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 and her brother, Imam al-Muzan墨 (d. 264/878) were direct students of Imam ash-Sh膩fi士墨 (d.204/820) and were his first teachers. Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 however followed the School of Imam Ab奴 岣n墨fah (d.150/767) and even though he was an independent scholar, as described by Sh膩h Wal墨ull膩h (d. 1176/1762), he maintained allegiance to Imam Ab奴 岣n墨fah and was a prominent proponent of the 岣naf墨 School.
He was born during the Abbasid period and this is important in the context of this book because it was a time when many rationalists and those influenced by Hellenistic thought were advocating their ideas. It was at a point where the Mu士tazilah doctrine penetrated throughout the Muslim world, even taking the status of the official state creed under the caliph al-Ma'mun (d. 218/833). Hence theological debates were common place and scholars were busy in answering them in defence of the pure creed of ahl as-sunnah wa l-jam膩驶ah. This book is cut from that cloth. It should be noted that Imam Ab奴 岣n墨fah left behind more works on theology than any of his contemporaries and these works provided the basis for this book (p.21).
Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 was a master of the sciences and his works are testimony to this fact. He was a brilliant grammarian and philologist but his major discipline was mastery of the primary sources of Islam, the Qur'an and the Sunna. He was admired for his exposition of "the sciences of hidden defects" in the hadith in which he was an expert, even correcting his uncle, the great Imam of the Sh膩fi士墨 school, al-Muzan墨. There are too many superlatives to describe Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨, among scholars he is of the highest calibre. I can only look forward to more of his works being translated in to English as they will undoubtedly benefit the English speaking Muslims.
The Creed of Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 espouses the Islamic faith in adherence to the first community of Muslims in the simplest and yet most powerful way. As a Muslim you are obliged to learn your creed and it is the most fundamental part of your nature. As Imam Subki (d.771/1370) noted, the 岣naf墨s, M膩liks, Sh膩fi士墨s and Hanb膩lis are one in creed (p.34) and as stated in the introduction, "The creed is one with which the entire community concurs" (p.3). In this book you will find the pure and precise articulation of Muslim creed. It is easy to understand and learn, however as advised by the translator, "it should be studied with a qualified teacher" (p.24). It is the soundest text of the scholastic community of Islam and protection from deviant beliefs which are outside the fold of Islam. It occupies the highest respect in my collection of books as it is from where I take the articulation of my creed in one hundred and thirty points. A glimpse of which I have listed below:
1. God is one, without partner
2. Nothing is like Him.
8. Imaginations cannot attain Him; comprehensions cannot perceive Him.
32. He is the finality of the prophets, the paragon of the pious, the master of the messengers, and the beloved of the Lord of all worlds.
33. Any claim to prophecy after him is deviation and heresy.
38. Whoever ascribes any human qualities to God has blasphemed...
40. All that came [to us] from the Messenger (峁ll膩 All膩hu 士alayhi wasallam) in the authentic hadith is just as he said it was, and the meaning is as he intended. We do not interpret any of it to accord with our opinions, nor do we presume any of it to accord with our whims.
48. The Ascension is true. The Prophet (峁ll膩 All膩hu 士alayhi wasallam) was taken by night and ascended in person and consciously to the heavenly realm...
62. Whatever misses a person could not have afflicted him. And whatever afflicts him could not have missed him.
74. We do not dissent from the majority of Muslims.
92. We adhere to the Sunnah and the majority [of scholars], and we avoid isolated opinions, discord, and sectarianism.
93. We love just and trustworthy people and we loathe oppressive and treacherous people.
118. We love the companions of God's Messenger (峁ll膩 All膩hu 士alayhi wasallam). We are not, however, extreme in our love for any one of them. Nor do we dissociate from any of them. We loathe those who loathe them, and we only mention their merits. Loving them is essential to religion, faith, and spiritual excellence, and hating them amounts to infidelity, hypocrisy, and extremism.
124. We believe in the miracles of the saints as conveyed and verified by trustworthy narrators.
125. We believe in the signs of the End of Time, including the appearance of the Antichrist and the Descent of Jesus, the son of Mary (alaihsalaam), from the celestial realm. We also believe in the sun's rising in the west and the appearance of the Beast of the Earth from its appointed place.
I could have quoted all one hundred and thirty points as they are just as important as the ones listed above. The original Arabic of al-Aq墨dah al-Tah膩wiyyah has been translated by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and he leaves it parallel to the English. It has no added commentary, just an introduction, a short biography of Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨, an appendix (which includes biographies of Imam Ab奴 岣n墨fah, Imam Ab奴 Y奴suf, Imam Muhammad al-Shayb膩n墨 and the ten Companions promised Paradise) as well as notes to the text. As the Mufti of Bahrain, Dr. Nizam Yaqubi has said, "Out of several translations of Imam al-Tahawi's creed available in the market, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's is, in my opinion, by far the best rendition to date of this famous and very important treatise. We can expect no less of a scholar of the caliber of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf due to his command over his native tongue, English, as well as his acquired and well-learned Arabic."
I insist you buy this book.
He was born during the Abbasid period and this is important in the context of this book because it was a time when many rationalists and those influenced by Hellenistic thought were advocating their ideas. It was at a point where the Mu士tazilah doctrine penetrated throughout the Muslim world, even taking the status of the official state creed under the caliph al-Ma'mun (d. 218/833). Hence theological debates were common place and scholars were busy in answering them in defence of the pure creed of ahl as-sunnah wa l-jam膩驶ah. This book is cut from that cloth. It should be noted that Imam Ab奴 岣n墨fah left behind more works on theology than any of his contemporaries and these works provided the basis for this book (p.21).
Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 was a master of the sciences and his works are testimony to this fact. He was a brilliant grammarian and philologist but his major discipline was mastery of the primary sources of Islam, the Qur'an and the Sunna. He was admired for his exposition of "the sciences of hidden defects" in the hadith in which he was an expert, even correcting his uncle, the great Imam of the Sh膩fi士墨 school, al-Muzan墨. There are too many superlatives to describe Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨, among scholars he is of the highest calibre. I can only look forward to more of his works being translated in to English as they will undoubtedly benefit the English speaking Muslims.
The Creed of Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨 espouses the Islamic faith in adherence to the first community of Muslims in the simplest and yet most powerful way. As a Muslim you are obliged to learn your creed and it is the most fundamental part of your nature. As Imam Subki (d.771/1370) noted, the 岣naf墨s, M膩liks, Sh膩fi士墨s and Hanb膩lis are one in creed (p.34) and as stated in the introduction, "The creed is one with which the entire community concurs" (p.3). In this book you will find the pure and precise articulation of Muslim creed. It is easy to understand and learn, however as advised by the translator, "it should be studied with a qualified teacher" (p.24). It is the soundest text of the scholastic community of Islam and protection from deviant beliefs which are outside the fold of Islam. It occupies the highest respect in my collection of books as it is from where I take the articulation of my creed in one hundred and thirty points. A glimpse of which I have listed below:
1. God is one, without partner
2. Nothing is like Him.
8. Imaginations cannot attain Him; comprehensions cannot perceive Him.
32. He is the finality of the prophets, the paragon of the pious, the master of the messengers, and the beloved of the Lord of all worlds.
33. Any claim to prophecy after him is deviation and heresy.
38. Whoever ascribes any human qualities to God has blasphemed...
40. All that came [to us] from the Messenger (峁ll膩 All膩hu 士alayhi wasallam) in the authentic hadith is just as he said it was, and the meaning is as he intended. We do not interpret any of it to accord with our opinions, nor do we presume any of it to accord with our whims.
48. The Ascension is true. The Prophet (峁ll膩 All膩hu 士alayhi wasallam) was taken by night and ascended in person and consciously to the heavenly realm...
62. Whatever misses a person could not have afflicted him. And whatever afflicts him could not have missed him.
74. We do not dissent from the majority of Muslims.
92. We adhere to the Sunnah and the majority [of scholars], and we avoid isolated opinions, discord, and sectarianism.
93. We love just and trustworthy people and we loathe oppressive and treacherous people.
118. We love the companions of God's Messenger (峁ll膩 All膩hu 士alayhi wasallam). We are not, however, extreme in our love for any one of them. Nor do we dissociate from any of them. We loathe those who loathe them, and we only mention their merits. Loving them is essential to religion, faith, and spiritual excellence, and hating them amounts to infidelity, hypocrisy, and extremism.
124. We believe in the miracles of the saints as conveyed and verified by trustworthy narrators.
125. We believe in the signs of the End of Time, including the appearance of the Antichrist and the Descent of Jesus, the son of Mary (alaihsalaam), from the celestial realm. We also believe in the sun's rising in the west and the appearance of the Beast of the Earth from its appointed place.
I could have quoted all one hundred and thirty points as they are just as important as the ones listed above. The original Arabic of al-Aq墨dah al-Tah膩wiyyah has been translated by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and he leaves it parallel to the English. It has no added commentary, just an introduction, a short biography of Imam al-峁琣岣ツ亀墨, an appendix (which includes biographies of Imam Ab奴 岣n墨fah, Imam Ab奴 Y奴suf, Imam Muhammad al-Shayb膩n墨 and the ten Companions promised Paradise) as well as notes to the text. As the Mufti of Bahrain, Dr. Nizam Yaqubi has said, "Out of several translations of Imam al-Tahawi's creed available in the market, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's is, in my opinion, by far the best rendition to date of this famous and very important treatise. We can expect no less of a scholar of the caliber of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf due to his command over his native tongue, English, as well as his acquired and well-learned Arabic."
I insist you buy this book.
June 4, 2021
This treatise is a primer to understand normative mainstream Creed of the large body of Islam also referred to as Ahlul Sunnah wal Jammah. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf鈥檚 erudition in Arabic language and rhetoric, Shakespearean style of writing and dependability supplies quintessential quality to the text. The entries in the main text are annotated with deliberate considerations as to keep ambiguities, incoherencies and contentions at bay. In spite of that, the commentary is marinated with Kalam derived Ashari beliefs on many occasions due to Author鈥檚 subscription to said beliefs. Nonetheless, this book serves as the foundational course for a layman to form or to align his or her beliefs aright, as well as a prerequisite to further inquiry into the realm of Islamic Theology.
October 4, 2021
This book should be taught to every Muslim since childhood because the knowledge of Allah is not only important, but essential in building a foundation of the Muslim Ummah. There are so many Muslims who are falling into the pit of feminism and the so-called "social justice", they literally worship them and consider them as absolute morality. They will not become like that if they have Islam as their way of life, and this book is one of the keys to the door of the deen.
I don't know Arabic so I can't comment on the accuracy of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's translation of this book. But as far as I know, this is a really well-written translation (I have read the Indonesian translation of the Creed of Imam al-Tahawi and it was bad).
I don't know Arabic so I can't comment on the accuracy of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's translation of this book. But as far as I know, this is a really well-written translation (I have read the Indonesian translation of the Creed of Imam al-Tahawi and it was bad).
October 26, 2018
Indispensable boook for people who want to learn the creed of Islam. Imam tahavi talks about what it means to be a muslim and what it means to be a sunni (ahl-e-sunnat wal-jamat). He talks about what beliefs we should have as muslims, what't the extent of our knowledge of Allah swt, and how to resolve some of the paradoxes we develop due to lack of knowledge.
March 18, 2024
Excellent book not only due to its clear and straightforward translation but especially because of the additional context, short biography of Tahawi, notes and appendices. Critical piece of classical text every Muslim should read.
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