Aqeedah

The Ash’aris uniquely affirmed the attribute of internal speech (al-kalam al-nafsi) for Allah, Glory be to Him, and they say: “Indeed, Allah’s speech is eternal, and it is all one. Thus, command, prohibition, and information are all one speech, and they do not affirm what Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama’ah established regarding Allah speaking whenever He wills with letter and sound. …

The Ash’ari school follows the way of the Jahmiyyah, which was then adopted by the Mu’tazilites, hence it’s called “the doctrine of Jahmiyyah and the doctrine of Mu’tazilites.” They claim that Allah’s speech consists of words, meanings, letters, and sounds, connected to His ability and will, but they consider it created and external to His essence, through which He becomes …

One of the most foundational beliefs in Islam is understanding how Allah describes Himself.Yet, over time, many deviated from the clear path of the Qur’an and Sunnah, introducing philosophical ideas foreign to the early generations. Among the most debated questions: Where is Allah? Let’s start with The Qur’an’s Clarity on Allah’s Transcendence] Allah says: Do you feel secure that He …

The following text, al-‘Aqīdah al-Wāsiṭīyah, is a summary of the Atharī creed of Sunni Islam by Aḥmad ibn ‘Abd al-Ḥalīm Taqī al-Dīn ibn Taymīyah. Ibn Taymiyyah explained his purpose for writing it as follows: هَذِهِ كَانَ سَبَبُ كِتَابَتِهَا أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَرْضِ وَاسِطٍ بَعْضُ قُضَاةِ نَوَاحِيهَا شَيْخٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ رَضِيُّ الدِّينِ الواسطي مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّافِعِيِّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا حَاجًّا وَكَانَ …