Al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya

Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya ( ar, العقيدة الطحاوية ) or ''bayān 'ittiqād ahl al-sunnah wal jamā'ah'' ( ar, بيان اعتقاد أهل السنة والجماعة) is a popular exposition of Sunni Muslim doctrine written by the tenth-century Egyptian theologian and Hanafi jurist Abu Ja'far Ahmad at-Tahawi.

There are a number of Muslim commentaries of the Tahawiyyah including ones by Isma'il ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani (d. ), Najm al-Din Mankubars (d. 652 AH), Shuja' al-Din al-Turkistani (d. 733 AH), Siraj al-Din al-Ghaznawi (d. 773 AH), Akmal al-Din al-Babarti (d. 786 AH), Ibn Abi al-Izz (792 AH), 'Abd al-Ghani al-Maydani (d. 1298 AH), Abdullah al-Harari (d. 1429 AH), Omar Abdullah Kamel (d. 1436 AH), and Sa'id Foudah. It comprises 105 key points that list the essential matters in the creed of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah.

Contents

The texts raises many points of creed that are essential matters and defines the belief of the Sunni Muslim, covering following the topics:
# Exposition of the Creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah
# Divine Unity
# Allah's Eternal and Everlasting Names and Attributes
# Allah's Preordination
# Muhammad (S) and His Description
# The Qur'an: the Eternal Word of Allah
# The Beatific Vision
# The Prophet's Night Journey (S) and Ascension
# The Prophet's Basin (S) and Intercession
# The Covenant Made with Adam (a.s) and His Progeny
# Divine Decree and Predetermination
# The Preserved Tablet and the Pen
# Allah's Attribute of Creating
# The Throne and the Footstool
# The Angels, the Prophets and the Revealed Books
# Declaring the People of the Qiblah to be Muslims
# Debating about Allah's Essence
# Arguing about the Qur'an
# The Impermissibility of Accusing a Muslim of Disbelief
# The Meaning of Faith
# Faith Neither Increases nor Decreases
# The Fate of Major Sinners
# The Status of a Muslim
# Rebelling Against Muslim Leaders
# Wiping Over Footwear
# Hajj and Jihad
# The Guardian Angels who were Scribes
# The Grave and its States
# Resurrection
# Paradise and Hellfire
# The Ability that Accompanies Acts
# Slaves' Actions
# Supplication and Alms on Behalf of the Deceased
# Allah's Wrath and Pleasure
# Loving the Companions of the Prophet (S)
# The Order of the Caliphate
# The Ten Given the Glad Tidings of Paradise
# Speaking Well of Scholars
# The Rank of Sainthood
# Portents of the Final Hour
# Diviners and Soothsayers
# Adhering to the Congregation

Manuscripts

The earliest manuscripts preserved in Alexandria were written in .

Translations

English edition

The work has been translated into English and published under the title:
* ''Islamic Belief'', translated and published in 1995 by IQRA International Educational Foundation.
* ''Islamic Belief: Al-Aqidah at-Tahawiah'' (Revised Edition), edited by Iqbal Ahmad Azami. Translated and published in 2002 by UK Islamic Academy.
* ''Commentary on the creed of At-Tahawi: Sharh al-Aqîdah at-Tahawiyyah'' by Ibn Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi (731-792 AH), Translated by Muhammad Abdul Haqq Ansari
* ''The Creed of At-Tahawiyy (A Brief Explanation of The Sunniy Creed)'', 2nd edition published in 2003 by The Association of Islamic Charitable Projects in USA.
* ''Aqeedatul Tahawi'', with commentary by Qari Muhammad Tayyib, the former rector of Darul Uloom Deoband. English translation by Afzal Hoosen Elias. First published in 2007 by Zam Zam Publishers.
* ''The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi'', translated, introduced and annotated by Hamza Yusuf. First published in 2009 by Fons Vitae.
*
The Creed of Imam Tahawi
', translated by Mohammad Ibrahim Teymori. According to the translator himself, this translation is heavily indebted to the works of Hamza Yusuf and Iqbal Ahmad Azami.
*''Al-'Aqidat at-Tahawiyyah'' (Kindle Edition), translated by Tahir Mahmood Kiani. First published in 2012 by T. M. Kiani.
* ''Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya: Arabic Text with English Translation and Commentary'', translated and prepared by Fahim Hoosen. This edition includes a brief and simple commentary. First published in 2015 by Azhar Academy. The second edition published by Dar Ul Thaqafah in 2018.
* ''Imam al-Tahawi's Creed of Islam: An Exposition'', translated by Amjad Mahmood. This edition includes a commentary by the Hanafi scholar, judge and Maturidi theologian (d. 773/1372). First published in 2020 by Heritage Press.

French edition

* ''La 'Aqîda Tahâwiyya (La profession de foi des gens de la Sunna)'', translated and commented on by Corentin Pabiot. Published in 2015 by Maison d'Ennour.

Malay edition

* ''Terjemahan Al-Aqidah Al-Thahawiyyah'', translated by Raja Ahmad Mukhlis al-Azhari.

Persian edition

*
Aqida Tahawi
', translated by Mohammad Ibrahim Teymori, with foreword by Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri.
* ''Aqida Tahawi'', translated by Sa'di Mahmudi.

Russian edition

Акыда ат-Тахавийя
translated with notes by Ahmad Abu Yahya al-Hanafi.

Turkish edition

* ''Ehl-i Sünnet Akâidi; Muhtasar Tahâvî Akidesi Şerhi'', translated by .
* ''Tahâvî Şerhi Bâbertî Tercümesi'', translated with commentary of Akmal al-Din al-Babarti (d. 786/1384) by İsmailağa Fıkıh ve Te'lif Kurulu.
* ''Tâhâvi Akâidi Baberti Şerhi'', translated with commentary of al-Babarti (d. 786/1384) by İzzet Karasakal.
* ''Tahâvi Akîdesi Bâbertî Şerhi'', translated with commentary of al-Babarti (d. 786/1384) and (d. 773/1372) by Yasin Karataş.
* ''İslam Akâid Metinleri'', translated by Ali Pekcan.

Urdu edition

* ''Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah'', translated with commentary by Ehsanullah Shayeq.
* ''Al-Aseedah as-Samawiyyah Sharh al-Aqeedah At-Tahawiyyah'', translated with commentary by Rida-ul-Haq.
* Aqidat al-Tahawi wa al-'Aqidah al-Hasanah'', translated by Abd al-Hamid Khan Swati. The book contains two works on aqidah translated and published together due to sharing the same topic. The first is al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya, and the second is al-Aqidah al-Hasanah of Shah Waliyyullah.

Uzbek edition

* ''Aqidatut Tahoviya sharhining talxiysi'', Muhammad Anwar Badakhshani's "Talkhees Sharh Al Aqeedah Al-Tahawiyya" translated by Sheikh Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf.

Further reading

*'' The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi'';
*'' Voices of Islam: Voices of tradition'', p 208.

See also

* Al-Sawad al-A'zam
* List of Sunni books

References

External links

Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya by Iqbal Ahmed A'zami


— As-Sunnah Foundation of America

Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya (Arabic Text with English Translation)

Arabic Commentaries and Resources for al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya

Scholarly verdicts on Ibn Abi al-'Izz and his Sharh on al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya

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