☪️Islamic Creed ('Aqidah)

Introduction to the first to summarize the evidence

تمهيد الأوائل في تلخيص الدلائل

Author: محمد بن الطيب بن محمد بن جعفر بن القاسم، القاضي أبو بكر الباقلاني المالكي (المتوفى: 403هـ) (d. 403)

About this work

هذا الكتاب "تمهيد الأوائل في تلخيص الدلائل" للباقلاني يتناول موضوعات العقيدة الإسلامية بشكل مختصر وواضح. يركز المؤلف على الرد على المذاهب والأديان الأخرى التي تخالف العقيدة الإسلامية، مثل الديصانية والثنوية والمجوسية والمسيحية، ويشير إلى أدلتها العقلية والنقلية لإثبات وحدانية الله وصفاته. كما يتناول الكتاب مسألة إعجاز القرآن وكيفية الرد على منكريه.

Translation

This book, “Tamhīd al-Awālī fi Tlīkhās al-Dālaīl,” by Al-Baqālānī, deals with the topics of the Islamic faith in a brief and clear manner. The author focuses on responding to other sects and religions that contradict the Islamic faith, such as Dysanism, Dualism, Magianism, and Christianity, and refers to their rational and transmissional evidence to prove the unity of God and His attributes. The book also addresses the issue of the miraculous nature of the Qur’an and how to respond to those who deny it.

Topics covered

Introduction to the beginnings and summarizing the evidence
God is the Helper
The issue is that it is not permissible for him to have lust
A question in response to Al-Desaniyya
A question in response to all dualism
The issue of binding all dualism
A question of another violation of all dualism
A question regarding the rebuttal of the Magi
Another issue regarding the Magi’s rebuttal
An issue regarding the Magi’s rebuttal as well
Another issue for them
Chapter on speaking about Christians regarding their saying that God Almighty is an essence
Talk about them in hypostases
A question for them in the hypostases
Another issue over ownership
Mention their difference in the meaning of hypostases
Another issue for them in the hypostases
Talk to them about the meaning of union
An issue in the union
A question of ownership
An issue for all of them
Another issue for all of them in the union
Another bug for them
Another saying to them
Another saying for those who deny the message

تميز الصدق من المين في محاورة الرجلين