I. Aqidah (from root word aqd; plural aqaid)
Means tying, confirming, consolidation, affirmation, holding together and making firm.
II. Aqidah can be defined as a principle/belief in which there is no room for doubt on the part of the one who believes in it.
Therefore that which a person believes in is his aqidah whether it is true or false. in an Islamic context it refers to belief (in the heart) rather than (visible) actions, such as believing in the existence of Allah and in the Messengers.
The aqidah of Ahl as Sunnah walJamaah, is the true aqidah with which Allah is pleased with.
This is the aqidah of the best 3 generations
The sahabaah
The Tabiin
& those who followed them in truth.
III. Aqidah in shariah terminology
Refers to things which a person must believe to be true in his heart & of which he should be certain & with which he should be content
So that they are believed with certain faith that is unshaken by doubts.
It is faith not contaminated by any kinds of doubts
In accordance with reality
Unaffected by doubt or speculation
If knowledge does not attain the degree of certain faith it cannot be called aqidah.
It is called aqidah because a person ties or attaches (ya'qidu) his heart to it.
IV. Islamic aqidah
Islamic aqidah means: belief in the Lordship & Divinity of Allah in His Names & Attributes in His Angels
His Messengers
The Last Day
The divine Decree both good & bad All the matters of the unseen The basic principles that have been proven (in Islam) - that on which there was consensus among the righteous salaf
Complete submission to the commands & rulings of Allah
Obedience to Him & following His messenger
Ahl us Sunnah waljamaah use the following words to refer to the lknowledge of Aqidah:
Tawhid
Sunnah
Usul ad din
Al fiqh al akbar
Shariah &
Eeman
V. Tawheed (from root word aqd; plural aqaid)
VI. Tawheed as a science
Developed after the companions.
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