Al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya
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Author | Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi |
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Original title | Bayan al-Sunna wa al-Jama'a |
Translator | Amjad Mahmood |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic, Albanian, English, French, Indonesian, Malay, Persian, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu |
Subject | 'Aqida, Tawhid, Usul al-Din (Islamic theology) |
Publisher | Heritage Press UK |
Pages | 200 pages |
ISBN | 978-0993475665 |
Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya (Arabic: العقيدة الطحاوية) or bayān 'ittiqād ahl al-sunnah wal jamā'ah (Arabic: 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.[1][2]
There are a number of Muslim commentaries of the Tahawiyyah including ones by Isma'il ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani (d. AH 629 (1231/1232 CE)), 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[citation needed].
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 AH 783 (1381/1382).[3]
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.[4]
- Islamic Belief: Al-Aqidah at-Tahawiah (Revised Edition), edited by Iqbal Ahmad Azami. Translated and published in 2002 by UK Islamic Academy.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi, translated, introduced and annotated by Hamza Yusuf. First published in 2009 by Fons Vitae.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10][11] 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 Abu Hafs Siraj al-Din al-Ghaznawi (d. 773/1372). First published in 2020 by Heritage Press.[12]
French edition
- La 'Aqîda Tahâwiyya (La profession de foi des gens de la Sunna), translated and commented on by Corentin Pabiot.[13] Published in 2015 by Maison d'Ennour.[14]
Malay edition
- Terjemahan Al-Aqidah Al-Thahawiyyah, translated by Raja Ahmad Mukhlis al-Azhari.[15]
Persian edition
- Aqida Tahawi, translated by Mohammad Ibrahim Teymori, with foreword by Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri.
- Aqida Tahawi, translated by Sa'di Mahmudi.[16]
Russian edition
- Акыда ат-Тахавийя, translated with notes by Ahmad Abu Yahya al-Hanafi.[17]
Turkish edition
- Ehl-i Sünnet Akâidi; Muhtasar Tahâvî Akidesi Şerhi, translated by Ebubekir Sifil .[18][19]
- Tahâvî Şerhi Bâbertî Tercümesi, translated with commentary of Akmal al-Din al-Babarti (d. 786/1384) by İsmailağa Fıkıh ve Te'lif Kurulu.[20]
- Tâhâvi Akâidi Baberti Şerhi, translated with commentary of al-Babarti (d. 786/1384) by İzzet Karasakal.[21]
- Tahâvi Akîdesi Bâbertî Şerhi, translated with commentary of al-Babarti (d. 786/1384) and Siraj al-Din al-Ghaznawi (d. 773/1372) by Yasin Karataş.[22]
- İslam Akâid Metinleri, translated by Ali Pekcan.[23]
Urdu edition
- Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah, translated with commentary by Ehsanullah Shayeq.[24]
- Al-Aseedah as-Samawiyyah Sharh al-Aqeedah At-Tahawiyyah, translated with commentary by Rida-ul-Haq.[25]
- '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.[26]
Uzbek edition
- Aqidatut Tahoviya sharhining talxiysi, Muhammad Anwar Badakhshani's "Talkhees Sharh Al Aqeedah Al-Tahawiyya" translated by Sheikh Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf.[27]
Further reading
- The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi; ISBN 097028439X[28]
- Voices of Islam: Voices of tradition, p 208. ISBN 0275987337[29]
See also
References
- ^ Vincent J. Cornell, Voices of Islam: Voices of tradition, p 208. ISBN 0275987337
- ^ Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G.; Bearman, P.J.; Bianquis, Th. (2000). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. X (T-U) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 101/102. ISBN 9004112111.
- ^ Ibn-Abi-Al-Izz, Ibn Abi. Commentary on The Creed of At-Tahawi. Al-Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. pp. xxxiv.
- ^ Islamic Belief. IQRA International Educational Foundation. 1995. pp. 22 pages. ISBN 9781563160585.
- ^ "Islamic Belief (Al-Aqidah at-Tahawiah)". Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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- ^ Cornell, Vincent J. (1 Dec 2006), Voices of Islam: Voices of tradition, Praeger, ASIN 0275987329
External links
- Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya by Iqbal Ahmed A'zami
- Imam al-Tahawi's beliefs of Ahl Al-Sunna wa Al-Jama'a — As-Sunnah Foundation of America
- Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya (Arabic Text with English Translation)
- Arabic Commentaries and Resources for al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya
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