☪️Islamic Creed ('Aqidah)

Al-Tuhfa Al-Mahdi Explanation of the Palmyrene Creed

التحفة المهدية شرح العقيدة التدمرية

Author: فالح بن مهدي بن سعد بن مبارك آل مهدي، الدوسري (المتوفى: 1392هـ) (d. 1392)

About this work

التحفة المهدية شرح العقيدة التدمرية للشيخ فالح بن مهدي آل مهدي هو عمل تعليمي في ميدان العقيدة يوضح مقالات شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية في مسألة التوحيد من باب الربوبية والشرع، ويستعرض دلالات سورتي الإخلاص على أنواع التوحيد ويعالج موضوع الأسماء والصفات. يتضمن الشرح مناقشات تفصيلية حول الفرق المتنوعة مثل القَرَامِطة والمعتزلة والجهمية، مع الاستدلال بالقرآن والسنة وسيرة السلف وأقوال العلماء. يهدف الكتاب إلى توضيح العقيدة الصحيحة وإبطال المعتقدات الزائفة التي انتشرت عبر العصور.

Translation

The Mahdi Masterpiece Explanation of the Tadmurian Creed by Sheikh Faleh bin Mahdi Al Mahdi is an educational work in the field of belief that clarifies the articles of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on the issue of monotheism from the perspective of divinity and Sharia. It reviews the implications of the two Surahs of Ikhlas on the types of monotheism and addresses the topic of names and attributes. The explanation includes detailed discussions about various sects such as the Qarmatians, Mu’tazilites, and Jahmiyas, with reference to the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the biography of the predecessors, and the sayings of scholars. The book aims to clarify the correct doctrine and invalidate false beliefs that have spread throughout the ages.

Topics covered

First volume
introduction
A summary of the life of Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
Need sermon
The one who calls for achieving the origin of monotheism
What the servant must do in each of them
The significance of Surah Al-Ikhlas on the types of monotheism
The original is in the chapter on names and attributes
An example of what was reported by some of the predecessors in this section
God sent His messengers with detailed confirmation and general denial
The names of the sects that have deviated from the path of the Messengers
Suspicion of the Qarmatian extremists and those who emulated them
The ancient name is not one of the beautiful names of God
The doctrine of philosophers regarding attributes
Origin of the name Mu'tazila
Sophistry in mentalities and carmatization in audiology
The meaning of what is necessary and what is possible
Attributes have three considerations
God called Himself names, and He called some of His servants by names
Interpretation of extending the hands
Debate with Al-Ash'ari
How to infer the seven attributes using reason
The return of Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ash'ari from his doctrine
Refutation of the semi-Mu'tazila
The consequences of the Jahmiyyah’s denial of attributes

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