AQEEDAH:DEFINITION AND Clarification

1) 'Aqeedah: Significance and Utilization

百leword 'aqeedah and related words are constant1y rehashed by

individuals in their regular discussions. So we hear them saying"'Ana

a 'taqid kadha (1 accept such and such)，""Foolaan 'aqeedatuhu

~asanah (This and that 's conviction is sound)，In Islam, 'aqeedah is the matter of knowledge. The Muslim must believe in his heart and have faith and conviction, with no doubts or misgivings,""The Islamic 'aqeedah is the

S仕ongestcause for the incomparable Islamic triumphs in like clockwork and

place，""The battle among us and the Jews is as a matter of fact a philosophical

W訂(加rb'aqaa 'idiyah, etc.

What really do individuals mean by the word 'aqeedah (confidence)? What does血is

word mean in Arabic? wh剖 isthe idea of 'aqeedah (confidence) in

Islam?

'Aqaa 'id (pl町 alof 'aqeedah)紅 ethe things which individuals' hearts

affmn and accept in， the things that they acknowledge (as佐ue).百lese訂 e

matters which are held as certain beliefs， with no阻血tof doubt.1

'Aqd al-~abl (tying the rope) implies tying one p訂 tto another p町 t，as

gone against to loosening it. In Arabic， the implications of the word 'aqd

spin around thoughts of adherence， assurance and affmnation.百lereis

aayah (section) in the Qur'an:

1 Risaalat al-'Aqaa 'id by Shaykh l:Iasan al-Banna. See Majmoo' ar-Rasaa 'I/， 429.

百leMuslim researchers of prior and late times have examined the issues of this

part of information under the heading of computer based intelligence 'Aqaa 'id， albeit the word

'aqeedah isn't referenced in that frame of mind of Allah or in the Sunnah of His

~Allah won't rebuff you for what is accidental in

your oaths， however He wi1l rebuff you for your conscious

pledges ['aqqadtum ];..) (Qur 'a 5: 8の

A conscious promise is one in which there is resolve and assurance in

the heart， dissimilar to an accidental promise which might be talked about

with no goal.

'Uqood alludes to the most grounded of covenants， as when Allah 

~O' you who accept! Satisfy [your] commitments [awfoo

bi'[-'明ood]..) (Qur 'a 5: 1)

The Middle Easterners say "a 'taqadaαsh-shayν， when a thing becomes strong

what's, areas of strength for more?

In Islam， 'aqeedah (conviction) is the counte中artof shari'ah， in light of the fact that

Islam is created ofboth "αqeedα，h and shari'ah.Shari'ah implies the

viable obligations urged by Islam， about acts ofworship and dealings

with others.

2) 'Aqeedah involves Information in the Heart

'Aqeedα，h is certainly not a pragmatic ma仕er，but a question of information which

the Muslim is obliged to have faith in his heart， on the grounds that Allah has told

him about these issues in His Book or through the Disclosure to His

Courier (鑑).

The fundamental standards ofthe 'aqeedah Allah orders us to have faith in

are referenced in the aayah (stanza):

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~The Courier [Muhammad] trusts in what has been

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devotees. Every one trusts in Allah， His Angels， His

Books， and His Couriers. [They say] ，'We make no

qualification between each other of His Couriers' -

and血eysay，'We hear， and we comply. [We seek] Your

forgiveness， 0町 Lord，and to You is the return [ofall].ゆ

(Qur 'a 2: 285)

百leProphet (鑑)defined this faith in the popular hadith of Jibreel

(Gabriel) (紗)(may Allah's tranquility be upon him)， in which he (趣)

said:

"Eemaan (confidence) is to have faith in Allah， His angels， His

Books， the Gathering with Him and His Messengers， and

to trust in the last Revival. ，，

So 'aqeedah in Islam alludes to those questions of information which

have been仕'ansmittedin true reports企omAllah and His

Messenger， and which the Muslim should have faith in with all his heart，

having faith in what Allah and His Courier say.

3) ~Aqeedah implies Specific Belief， with no Space for Uncertainty

For these standards to frame 'aqeedah， we should trust in

them firmly， with no space for uncertainty. Assuming there is any component of doubt，

then, at that point, they are just speculation， not 'aqeedah (conviction). "Al-Mu 'jam

al-Waseet" characterizes 'aqeedah as a beliefin which the person who holds

3 Bukhari. See $a}Jee}J a/ - Bukhari bi Shar.争ihiFath al・Baari，11114; Muslim， 1139，

hadiぬ nO.5.百 isversion is described by Muslim.