Importance of Aqeedah P1

Question 1

Four subject matters of Aqeedah

Answer 1

1) 6 pillars of Islam
2). Concept of Imaan
3) Issues of companions
4) Issue of Rulership

Question 2

What is the reason for our creation?
Hint: Allah tells us this

Answer 2

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ٥٦
I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me.
Surah Dhariyat [56]

Question 3

What is another purpose of our creation?
What else does Allah say

Answer 3

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۢا ١٢

Allah is the One Who created seven heavens ˹in layers˺, and likewise for the earth. The ˹divine˺ command descends between them so you may know that Allah is Most Capable of everything and that Allah certainly encompasses all things in ˹His˺ knowledge.

Surah Talaq [12]

Question 4

What is now the purpose of our creation that revolves around 2 things?

Answer 4

1. Knowing Allah
2. Worshipping Allah based upon that knowledge

Question 5

Why is Aqeedah unique from other sciences?

Answer 5

• specifically concentrates on core matters of one’s belief
• such as worshipping Allāh in ways that are acceptable v unacceptable
  -, implications of associating partners with Allāh,
• the purpose of creation, etc.

No other science delves into this other than aqeedah = thus important

Question 6

Proof that the Quran teaches Aqeedah itself

Answer 6

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم : “The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Quran and teach it.”

Sahih Al Bukhari 5027

Question 7

What does Allah say that makes Aqeedah EXTREMELY important?

Hint: mention of shirk

Answer 7

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا ١١٦

Surely Allah does not forgive associating ˹others˺ with Him ˹in worship˺,1 but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. Indeed, whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah has clearly gone far astray.

Surah Nisa [116]

Question 8

What are fruits of studying Aqeedah?

Answer 8

1. We come to know Allah
2. due to the knowledge we gained about Allah we CLEANSE our worship to Allah (free from making a partner with Him)

Question 9

Who talks about the virtue of Usool Ad-Deen?

Answer 9

Abi Al ‘Izz Al Hanafi

Question 10

Does Aqeedah take away from Quran + hadith

Answer 10

• Aqeedah is not a separate science from the other Islamic sciences
• INTERCONNECTED
• Primary source of Aqeedah is Quran + Sunnah + Ijma
• Quran itself teaches Aqeedah

Question 11

Who is Abi Al ‘Izz Al Hanafi

Question 12

What are the key points Ibn Abi Al Izz Al Hanafi mentions about the virtue of Usool Ud Deen

Answer 12

• honour of Aqeedah is most honourable of all sciences
• Aqeedah deserves to be called Al Fiqh Al Akhbar
• It is a necessity because the no life to the heart + pleasure and tranquillity without out
• the heart needs to know the one that it worships through Allah’s Names + Attributes and Actions
• it is true servitude to Allah
• When a person studies this; Allah will become more belived to them then anyone else
• it is impossible that the intellect itself can give you all the details

Question 13

What is Fiqh Al Akbar?

Answer 13

the greater fiqh

Question 14

What did Ibn Abi Al izz Al Hanafi mention that is disagreed upon?

Answer 14

That Imaam Aby Hanafi gathered together some points of Aqeedah on paper and called it al-fiqh al Akbar

Question 15

What do those who detract honour from Aqeedah say?

Answer 15

False statements:
- Confusing people with shirk
- Breaking up ummah by separation

Question 16

Why do people detract honour from Aqeedah?

Answer 16

1) People of Ahlul Bidah= do not want their bidah exposed
2) Ignorant of what Aqeedah is= they came across advanced book thus confused

Question 17

Response to those who detract honour from Aqeedah?

Answer 17

How can you love Allah if you do not know Him?