Fundamentals of Aqidah

Description

Based on the Hanafi text ‘Al-Aqidah Al-Tahawiyyah’ by Abu Ja’far al-Tahawi, this course covers the following:

Term 1
– Main madhabs in Aqidah
– Books of Abu Hanifah
– Introduction to Al-Aqidah Al-Tahawiyyah
– Allah’s attributes
– Descriptions of Allah
– Surah Ikhlas
– Nothing is hidden from Allah
– He guides and misguides whom He wills
– Certainty of belief and what doubt leads to
– Prophet Muhammad [s] – Discussion of the names of the Prophet [s] – Requirements of Sabr and Taqwa
– Claiming Prophecy after the Prophet [s] – The Qur’an
– Allegations of human speech
– The 3 best generations – Sahaba, Tabi’in, Taba Tabi’in
– Recognising our limits of understanding
– Where is Allah?
– Isra and Miraj
– Intercession
– Covenant of Man (Children of Adam)
Term 2
– Fearing Allah
– Avoiding isolated opinions
– The Ahl al-Bayt
– Accepting our Leaders
– Wiping of the leather (or thick material) socks
– Punishment of the grave
– The creation of Paradise and Hell
– The Will of Allah
– Loving the Companions [r] – The order of the 4 Caliphs
– Speaking well of pious scholars
– Believing in the miracles given to saints
– Belief in the Signs
– Believing Islam to be the middle way
– Kinds of Kufr
– Who can declare one a kafir?
– Shirk and its definitions
– Types of Shirk
– Bid’ah and its definitions
– Types of Bid’ah
– Hadith about Bid’ah
– Bid’ah examples

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