Aqeedah

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 …

Islam is submission to the will of the One True God Allah. To be a Muslim you must:Accept that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Prophet Muhmmad is his final prophetPray 5 times a dayFast during RamadanGive Zakat (charity)Make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your life if you are able financially and …