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ْ‫ال‬ْ‫عقيدة‬ْ‫ال‬ْ‫م‬‫رشدة‬
‫الر‬ ِ‫هللا‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫ِس‬‫ب‬‫الر‬ ِ‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ ْ‫ْح‬ِ‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬
ٰ‫اصطفى‬ ‫اذلين‬ ِ‫ه‬ِ‫د‬‫با‬‫ع‬ ٰ َ‫َل‬َ‫ع‬ ٌ‫م‬‫سال‬َ‫و‬ ٰ‫كفى‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫هلل‬ ُ‫حمد‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ور‬ ُ‫ص‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ ِ‫ِب‬َ‫أ‬ ِ‫خ‬ْ‫ي‬‫ش‬‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬ ،ِ‫د‬‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬ْ‫و‬َ‫ت‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ِ‫ِف‬ ٌ‫ةل‬‫رسا‬‫لر‬‫ا‬ ُ‫د‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ك‬‫ا‬ َ‫َس‬‫ع‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ِ‫هللا‬ ِ‫ة‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ‫ن‬ َ‫س‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ‫محمد‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ِ‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ ْ‫ْح‬
‫د‬‫ى‬ِ‫ق‬ ْ‫ش‬َ‫م‬ِ‫د‬‫ال‬(555‫ـ‬ ‫ـ‬‫ه‬025)‫ـ‬‫ه‬
َ
‫ف‬
ُ
‫خ‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫الش‬ َ‫ال‬
َ
‫ق‬: ِّ‫هللا‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫م‬ ِّ‫ح‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫ر‬ ِّ‫اك‬ َ‫س‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ِّ‫ين‬ ِّ‫الد‬ ُ‫ر‬
ْ
‫خ‬
Shaykh Fakhrud-Din Ibn ‘Asākir, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
َ‫اك‬َّ‫ي‬ِّ‫إ‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫هللا‬ ‫ا‬
َ
‫ن‬ َ‫د‬
َ
‫ش‬ْ‫ر‬
َ
‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬ِّ‫إ‬
Know, may Allah guide us and you,
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ب‬ ِّ‫ج‬َ‫ي‬ ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬
َ
‫أ‬‫ى‬ُ‫م‬ ِّ‫ل‬
ُ
‫ك‬
َ
‫ك‬‫ف‬
َّ
‫ل‬
َ
‫أ‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ع‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫م‬
that it is obligatory upon every accountable person to knowingly believe
َ
‫أ‬َّ‫ن‬َ‫هللا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫و‬ َّ‫ز‬َ‫ج‬َ‫و‬ َّ‫ل‬ِّ‫اح‬ِّ‫ف‬ ٌ‫د‬‫ى‬
ْ
‫ل‬ ُ‫م‬ِّ‫ك‬‫ه‬،
that Allah is the only God in His Dominion.
َ
‫خ‬
َ
‫ل‬
ْ
‫ال‬ َ‫ق‬َ‫ع‬
َ
‫ال‬ِّ‫ب‬ َ‫م‬
َ
‫أ‬ْ‫س‬‫ه‬ِّ‫ر‬
ْ
‫ال‬ُ‫ع‬
ُ
‫ل‬ِّ‫و‬َّ‫ى‬َ‫و‬‫الس‬ْ‫ف‬ِّ‫ل‬َّ‫ى‬َ‫و‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ر‬َ‫ش‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬
ُ
‫ك‬ْ‫ر‬ِّ‫س‬َّ‫ى‬،
He created the entire world, the upper and lower, the ‘Arsh and Kursiyy,
َ‫و‬َ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬َ‫و‬ِّ‫ات‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬ْ‫ر‬َ‫ض‬َ‫و‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِّ‫ف‬ِّ‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬،
the heavens and earth, and what is in them and in between them.
َ‫ج‬ِّ‫م‬ُ‫يع‬
ْ
‫ال‬
َ
‫خ‬
َ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ئ‬ِّ‫ق‬َ‫م‬
ْ
‫ق‬ُ‫ه‬ُ‫ر‬‫و‬
َ‫ن‬‫و‬ِّ‫ب‬
ُ
‫ق‬ْ‫د‬‫ه‬ِّ‫ت‬َ‫ر‬،
All the creation is subjugated by His Power.
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ت‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ح‬َّ‫ر‬
َ
‫ذ‬ ُ‫ك‬َّ‫ر‬ِّ‫إ‬
ٌ
‫ة‬
َّ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ب‬ِّ‫إ‬
ْ
‫ذ‬ِّ‫ن‬‫ه‬،
No speck moves except by His will.
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َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫م‬َ‫ع‬َ‫د‬ ُ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬ِّ‫ب‬ٌ‫ر‬ِّ‫ف‬‫ى‬
ْ
‫ال‬
َ
‫خ‬
ْ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ق‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ش‬ِّ‫ر‬ٌ‫يك‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬
ُ ْ
‫ال‬
ْ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ك‬
He has no manager for the creation with Him, and has no partner in
Dominion.
َ‫ح‬‫ى‬
َ
‫ق‬‫ي‬ٌ‫وم‬،ْ
He is attributed with Life and is Qayyum.
َْ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ت‬
ُ
‫أخ‬
ُ
‫ذ‬‫ه‬َ‫ن‬ ِّ‫س‬
ٌ
‫ة‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ن‬ْ‫و‬ٌ‫م‬،ْ
He is not seized by somnolence or sleep.
ِّ‫ة‬َ‫اد‬َ‫ه‬
َّ
‫الش‬َ‫و‬ ِّ‫ب‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫غ‬
ْ
‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬ِّ‫ال‬َ‫ع‬،ْ
He is the One Who knows about the unforeseen and what is evidenced by His
creation
ِّ‫ه‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ى‬ َ‫ف‬
ْ
‫خ‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬َ ‫ش‬َ‫ى‬َ‫ء‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ِّ‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬َ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬‫آ‬ِّ‫ء‬،ْ
Nothing on earth or in heaven is hidden from Him. He knows what is on land
and in sea.
‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬
َّ
‫ل‬ِّ‫إ‬ ‫ة‬
َ
‫ق‬ َ‫ر‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬
ُ
‫ط‬
ُ
‫ق‬ ْ‫س‬
َ
‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ۚ ِّ‫ر‬ ْ‫ح‬َ‫ب‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬ ِّ‫ر‬َ‫ب‬
ْ
‫ال‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ة‬َّ‫ب‬ َ‫ح‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬
ِّ‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬ ِّ‫ات‬ َ‫م‬
ُ
‫ل‬
ُ
‫ظ‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ب‬
ْ
‫ط‬َ‫ر‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َّ
‫ل‬ِّ‫إ‬ ‫س‬ِّ‫اب‬َ‫ي‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬‫ين‬ِّ‫ب‬ ُ‫م‬ ‫اب‬َ‫ت‬ ِّ‫ك‬،ْ
Not a leaf does fall but He knows about it. There is no grain in the darkness of
earth, nor anything which is moist or dry but is inscribed in a clear Book.ْ
ْ
َ
‫أ‬َ‫ح‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬
َ
‫اط‬ِّ‫ب‬
ُ
‫ك‬ِّ‫ل‬
َ
‫ش‬ْ‫ى‬ِّ‫ع‬ ‫ء‬
ْ
‫ل‬‫ا‬ ً‫م‬،ْ
His Knowledge encompasses everythingْ
َّ‫ل‬
ُ
‫ك‬ ‫ى‬ َ‫ص‬ ْ‫ح‬
َ
‫أ‬َ‫و‬ْ‫ى‬
َ
‫ش‬‫ا‬ً‫د‬ َ‫د‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ء‬،ْ
He knows the count of all things
ِّ‫ر‬ُ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬
َ
ِّ‫ل‬ ٌ‫ال‬َّ‫ع‬
َ
‫ف‬ُ‫يد‬،ْ
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He does whatever He wills.
َ
‫ق‬ُ‫اد‬ٌ‫ر‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬‫ى‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫ش‬ُ‫اء‬
He has the power to do whatever He wills.
َ
‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬
ْ
‫ال‬
ْ
‫ل‬ُ‫ك‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫ن‬ِّ‫غ‬‫ى‬،
To Him is the Dominion and He needs none;
َ‫و‬
َ
‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬
ْ
‫ال‬ِّ‫ع‬‫ز‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬َ‫ب‬
َ
‫ق‬ُ‫اء‬،
To Him belong the Glory and Everlastingness.
َ‫و‬
َ
‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬
ْ
‫ال‬ُ‫ح‬
ْ
‫ك‬ُ‫م‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ق‬َ‫ض‬ُ‫اء‬،
To Him are the Ruling and al-Qada' (the Creating).
َ‫و‬
َ
‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬
ْ
‫ال‬ْ‫س‬َ‫م‬‫آ‬ُ‫ء‬
ْ
‫ال‬ُ‫ح‬ْ‫س‬َ‫ن‬‫ى‬،
He has the Names of Perfection.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫د‬ِّ‫اف‬
َ
ِّ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬‫ا‬
َ
‫ق‬َ‫ض‬‫ى‬،
No one hinders what He decreed.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ِّ‫ن‬
َ
ِّ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬‫ا‬
َ
‫أ‬ْ‫ع‬‫ط‬‫ى‬،
No one prevents what He gives.
َ‫ي‬ْ‫ف‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫ل‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ُ‫م‬
ْ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ك‬‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ُ‫ي‬ِّ‫ر‬ُ‫يد‬،
He does in His dominion whatever He wills.
َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ح‬
ُ
‫ك‬ُ‫م‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬
َ
‫خ‬
ْ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ق‬ِّ‫ه‬ِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫ش‬ُ‫اء‬
He rules His creation with whatever He wills.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬
َ
‫ث‬ ‫و‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ً‫اب‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫خ‬ِّ‫ع‬
ُ
‫اف‬
َ
‫ق‬‫ا‬ً‫اب‬،
He does not hope for reward and does not fear punishment.
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َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬‫ع‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬ِّ‫ه‬َ‫ح‬َ‫[ي‬ ‫ق‬
ْ
‫ل‬َ‫ز‬]ُ‫ه‬ ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ه‬ُ‫ح‬
ْ
‫ك‬ٌ‫م‬،
There is no right on Him that is binding, and no one exercises rule over Him.
َ‫و‬
ُ
‫ك‬ْ‫ع‬ِّ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬َ‫م‬‫ة‬ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬
َ
‫ف‬ ُ‫ه‬ْ‫ض‬ٌ‫ل‬،
Every endowment from Him is due to His Generosity
َ‫و‬
ُ
‫ك‬
ْ
‫ق‬ِّ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬َ‫م‬‫ة‬ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫د‬ٌ‫ل‬،
and every punishment from Him is just.
َُ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ْ‫ف‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬ َّ‫م‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ل‬
َ
‫أ‬ ْ‫س‬ُ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ‫ن‬‫و‬
ُ
‫ل‬
َ
‫أ‬ ْ‫س‬ُ‫ي‬ ْ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬
He is not questioned about what He does, but they are questioned.
َ‫م‬ْ‫و‬ُ‫ج‬ٌ‫ود‬‫ق‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ل‬
ْ
‫ال‬
َ
‫خ‬
ْ
‫ل‬ِّ‫ق‬،
He is eternally existent before creating the creations.
َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ل‬‫ه‬‫ق‬ْ‫ب‬ٌ‫ل‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬ٌ‫د‬،
He does not have a before or an after.
His Existence is not preceded by the state of non-existence and is not subject
to annihilation.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ف‬ْ‫و‬
ٌ‫ق‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ت‬ْ‫ح‬ٌ‫ت‬،
He does not have an above or a below,
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬ِّ‫م‬َ‫ي‬ٌ‫ين‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬ِّ‫ش‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ٌ‫ل‬،
a right or a left,
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫أ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ٌ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫خ‬
ْ
‫ل‬
ٌ
‫ف‬،
an in front of or a behind,
[The six directions (i.e. above, below, right, left, in front of and behind) do not
contain Him.]
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َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
ُ
‫ك‬‫ل‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬ٌ‫ض‬،
He is not a body consisted of particles nor is He a constituent part of a body.
a whole or a part.
َ‫و‬
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ق‬ُ‫ي‬ُ‫ال‬َ‫م‬‫ت‬‫ى‬
َ
‫ك‬َ‫ان‬
It must not be said: When was He?
َ‫و‬
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫أ‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬
َ
‫ك‬َ‫ان‬
Or where was He?
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ف‬
َ
‫ك‬َ‫ان‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫م‬
َ
‫ك‬َ‫ان‬،
Or how is He? He is eternally existent and eternally place did not exist
.
َ‫ن‬َّ‫كو‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬
ْ
‫ك‬َ‫و‬َ‫ان‬َ‫و‬َ‫د‬َّ‫الز‬ َ‫ر‬َّ‫ب‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ن‬،
He created the universe and willed for the existence of time.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬
َ
‫ق‬ُ‫د‬َّ‫ي‬ِّ‫ب‬َّ‫الز‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ِّ‫ن‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬
َ
‫خ‬ُ‫ص‬َّ‫ص‬ِّ‫ب‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬
َ
‫ك‬ِّ‫ان‬
He is not bound to time and is not designated with place.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬
ْ
‫ش‬
َ
‫غ‬
ُ
‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬
َ
‫ش‬
ْ
‫أ‬َ‫ع‬ ٌ‫ن‬ْ‫ن‬
َ
‫ش‬
ْ
‫أ‬‫ن‬،
His management of one matter does not distract Him from another
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬
ْ
‫ل‬َ‫ح‬
ُ
‫ق‬‫ه‬َ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ٌ‫م‬،
Delusions do not grasp His Reality,
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬
ْ
‫ك‬ُ‫ف‬ِّ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬‫ه‬َ‫ع‬
ْ
‫ق‬ٌ‫ل‬،
and He is not encompassed by the mind.
He is not conceivable in the mind.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬
َ
‫خ‬ُ‫ص‬َّ‫ص‬ِّ‫ب‬ِّ‫الذ‬ِّ‫ه‬ِّ‫ن‬،
He cannot be imagined in the self
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َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬َ‫م‬
َّ
‫ث‬ِّ‫ف‬ ُ‫ل‬‫ى‬َّ‫الن‬ْ‫ف‬ِّ‫س‬،
nor encompassed by delusions.
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ص‬َّ‫و‬ُ‫ر‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ِّ‫م‬،
َ
‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫ك‬
ُ
‫ف‬َّ‫ي‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬
ْ
‫ال‬َ‫ع‬
ْ
‫ق‬ِّ‫ل‬،
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ت‬
ْ
‫ل‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫ه‬
ُ
‫ق‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬ْ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ُ‫ام‬
َ ْ
‫ال‬َ‫و‬
ْ
‫ف‬
َ
‫ك‬ُ‫ار‬،
He is not grasped with delusions or thoughts
َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬ُ‫ير‬ ِّ‫ص‬َ‫ب‬
ْ
‫ال‬ ُ‫يع‬ِّ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬ َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫و‬ ٌ‫ء‬ْ‫ى‬
َ
‫ش‬ ‫ه‬ِّ‫ل‬
ْ
‫ث‬ِّ‫م‬
َ
‫ك‬◙.‫ـ‬‫ه‬‫ا‬
Nothing resembles Him in any way, and He is attributed with Hearing and
Sight.
[Surat ash-Shura: Ayah 11]

Translation of الْعقيدة الْمُرشدة

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    1 ْ‫ال‬ْ‫عقيدة‬ْ‫ال‬ْ‫م‬‫رشدة‬ ‫الر‬ ِ‫هللا‬ ِ‫م‬ْ‫ِس‬‫ب‬‫الر‬ ِ‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ ْ‫ْح‬ِ‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬ ٰ‫اصطفى‬ ‫اذلين‬ ِ‫ه‬ِ‫د‬‫با‬‫ع‬ ٰ َ‫َل‬َ‫ع‬ ٌ‫م‬‫سال‬َ‫و‬ ٰ‫كفى‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫هلل‬ ُ‫حمد‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫ور‬ ُ‫ص‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ ِ‫ِب‬َ‫أ‬ ِ‫خ‬ْ‫ي‬‫ش‬‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬ ،ِ‫د‬‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬ْ‫و‬َ‫ت‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ِ‫ِف‬ ٌ‫ةل‬‫رسا‬‫لر‬‫ا‬ ُ‫د‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ك‬‫ا‬ َ‫َس‬‫ع‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ِ‫هللا‬ ِ‫ة‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ‫ن‬ َ‫س‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ‫محمد‬ ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ِ‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ ْ‫ْح‬ ‫د‬‫ى‬ِ‫ق‬ ْ‫ش‬َ‫م‬ِ‫د‬‫ال‬(555‫ـ‬ ‫ـ‬‫ه‬025)‫ـ‬‫ه‬ َ ‫ف‬ ُ ‫خ‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫الش‬ َ‫ال‬ َ ‫ق‬: ِّ‫هللا‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫م‬ ِّ‫ح‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫ر‬ ِّ‫اك‬ َ‫س‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬ ِّ‫ين‬ ِّ‫الد‬ ُ‫ر‬ ْ ‫خ‬ Shaykh Fakhrud-Din Ibn ‘Asākir, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: َ‫اك‬َّ‫ي‬ِّ‫إ‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫هللا‬ ‫ا‬ َ ‫ن‬ َ‫د‬ َ ‫ش‬ْ‫ر‬ َ ‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬ِّ‫إ‬ Know, may Allah guide us and you, ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ب‬ ِّ‫ج‬َ‫ي‬ ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬ َ ‫أ‬‫ى‬ُ‫م‬ ِّ‫ل‬ ُ ‫ك‬ َ ‫ك‬‫ف‬ َّ ‫ل‬ َ ‫أ‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ع‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫م‬ that it is obligatory upon every accountable person to knowingly believe َ ‫أ‬َّ‫ن‬َ‫هللا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫و‬ َّ‫ز‬َ‫ج‬َ‫و‬ َّ‫ل‬ِّ‫اح‬ِّ‫ف‬ ٌ‫د‬‫ى‬ ْ ‫ل‬ ُ‫م‬ِّ‫ك‬‫ه‬، that Allah is the only God in His Dominion. َ ‫خ‬ َ ‫ل‬ ْ ‫ال‬ َ‫ق‬َ‫ع‬ َ ‫ال‬ِّ‫ب‬ َ‫م‬ َ ‫أ‬ْ‫س‬‫ه‬ِّ‫ر‬ ْ ‫ال‬ُ‫ع‬ ُ ‫ل‬ِّ‫و‬َّ‫ى‬َ‫و‬‫الس‬ْ‫ف‬ِّ‫ل‬َّ‫ى‬َ‫و‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ر‬َ‫ش‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ ُ ‫ك‬ْ‫ر‬ِّ‫س‬َّ‫ى‬، He created the entire world, the upper and lower, the ‘Arsh and Kursiyy, َ‫و‬َ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬َ‫و‬ِّ‫ات‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ْ‫ر‬َ‫ض‬َ‫و‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِّ‫ف‬ِّ‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬، the heavens and earth, and what is in them and in between them. َ‫ج‬ِّ‫م‬ُ‫يع‬ ْ ‫ال‬ َ ‫خ‬ َ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ئ‬ِّ‫ق‬َ‫م‬ ْ ‫ق‬ُ‫ه‬ُ‫ر‬‫و‬ َ‫ن‬‫و‬ِّ‫ب‬ ُ ‫ق‬ْ‫د‬‫ه‬ِّ‫ت‬َ‫ر‬، All the creation is subjugated by His Power. َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ت‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ح‬َّ‫ر‬ َ ‫ذ‬ ُ‫ك‬َّ‫ر‬ِّ‫إ‬ ٌ ‫ة‬ َّ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ب‬ِّ‫إ‬ ْ ‫ذ‬ِّ‫ن‬‫ه‬، No speck moves except by His will.
  • 2.
    2 َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫م‬َ‫ع‬َ‫د‬ ُ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬ِّ‫ب‬ٌ‫ر‬ِّ‫ف‬‫ى‬ ْ ‫ال‬ َ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ق‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ش‬ِّ‫ر‬ٌ‫يك‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ ُْ ‫ال‬ ْ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ك‬ He has no manager for the creation with Him, and has no partner in Dominion. َ‫ح‬‫ى‬ َ ‫ق‬‫ي‬ٌ‫وم‬،ْ He is attributed with Life and is Qayyum. َْ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ت‬ ُ ‫أخ‬ ُ ‫ذ‬‫ه‬َ‫ن‬ ِّ‫س‬ ٌ ‫ة‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ن‬ْ‫و‬ٌ‫م‬،ْ He is not seized by somnolence or sleep. ِّ‫ة‬َ‫اد‬َ‫ه‬ َّ ‫الش‬َ‫و‬ ِّ‫ب‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫غ‬ ْ ‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬ِّ‫ال‬َ‫ع‬،ْ He is the One Who knows about the unforeseen and what is evidenced by His creation ِّ‫ه‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ى‬ َ‫ف‬ ْ ‫خ‬َ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬َ ‫ش‬َ‫ى‬َ‫ء‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ِّ‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬َ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬‫آ‬ِّ‫ء‬،ْ Nothing on earth or in heaven is hidden from Him. He knows what is on land and in sea. ‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ ُ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ ُ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬ َّ ‫ل‬ِّ‫إ‬ ‫ة‬ َ ‫ق‬ َ‫ر‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬ ُ ‫ط‬ ُ ‫ق‬ ْ‫س‬ َ ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ۚ ِّ‫ر‬ ْ‫ح‬َ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ ِّ‫ر‬َ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ة‬َّ‫ب‬ َ‫ح‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ ِّ‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬ ِّ‫ات‬ َ‫م‬ ُ ‫ل‬ ُ ‫ظ‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ب‬ ْ ‫ط‬َ‫ر‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َّ ‫ل‬ِّ‫إ‬ ‫س‬ِّ‫اب‬َ‫ي‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬‫ين‬ِّ‫ب‬ ُ‫م‬ ‫اب‬َ‫ت‬ ِّ‫ك‬،ْ Not a leaf does fall but He knows about it. There is no grain in the darkness of earth, nor anything which is moist or dry but is inscribed in a clear Book.ْ ْ َ ‫أ‬َ‫ح‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬ َ ‫اط‬ِّ‫ب‬ ُ ‫ك‬ِّ‫ل‬ َ ‫ش‬ْ‫ى‬ِّ‫ع‬ ‫ء‬ ْ ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ً‫م‬،ْ His Knowledge encompasses everythingْ َّ‫ل‬ ُ ‫ك‬ ‫ى‬ َ‫ص‬ ْ‫ح‬ َ ‫أ‬َ‫و‬ْ‫ى‬ َ ‫ش‬‫ا‬ً‫د‬ َ‫د‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ء‬،ْ He knows the count of all things ِّ‫ر‬ُ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬ َ ِّ‫ل‬ ٌ‫ال‬َّ‫ع‬ َ ‫ف‬ُ‫يد‬،ْ
  • 3.
    3 He does whateverHe wills. َ ‫ق‬ُ‫اد‬ٌ‫ر‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬‫ى‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ي‬ َ ‫ش‬ُ‫اء‬ He has the power to do whatever He wills. َ ‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬ ْ ‫ال‬ ْ ‫ل‬ُ‫ك‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫ن‬ِّ‫غ‬‫ى‬، To Him is the Dominion and He needs none; َ‫و‬ َ ‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬ ْ ‫ال‬ِّ‫ع‬‫ز‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬َ‫ب‬ َ ‫ق‬ُ‫اء‬، To Him belong the Glory and Everlastingness. َ‫و‬ َ ‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬ ْ ‫ال‬ُ‫ح‬ ْ ‫ك‬ُ‫م‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ق‬َ‫ض‬ُ‫اء‬، To Him are the Ruling and al-Qada' (the Creating). َ‫و‬ َ ‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬ ْ ‫ال‬ْ‫س‬َ‫م‬‫آ‬ُ‫ء‬ ْ ‫ال‬ُ‫ح‬ْ‫س‬َ‫ن‬‫ى‬، He has the Names of Perfection. َ ‫ل‬َ‫د‬ِّ‫اف‬ َ ِّ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬‫ا‬ َ ‫ق‬َ‫ض‬‫ى‬، No one hinders what He decreed. َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ِّ‫ن‬ َ ِّ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬‫ا‬ َ ‫أ‬ْ‫ع‬‫ط‬‫ى‬، No one prevents what He gives. َ‫ي‬ْ‫ف‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫ل‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ُ‫م‬ ْ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ك‬‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ُ‫ي‬ِّ‫ر‬ُ‫يد‬، He does in His dominion whatever He wills. َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ح‬ ُ ‫ك‬ُ‫م‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ َ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ق‬ِّ‫ه‬ِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ي‬ َ ‫ش‬ُ‫اء‬ He rules His creation with whatever He wills. َ ‫ل‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ َ ‫ث‬ ‫و‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ً‫اب‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ َ ‫خ‬ِّ‫ع‬ ُ ‫اف‬ َ ‫ق‬‫ا‬ً‫اب‬، He does not hope for reward and does not fear punishment.
  • 4.
    4 َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬‫ع‬ َ ‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬ِّ‫ه‬َ‫ح‬َ‫[ي‬ ‫ق‬ ْ ‫ل‬َ‫ز‬]ُ‫ه‬ ُ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ه‬ُ‫ح‬ ْ ‫ك‬ٌ‫م‬، Thereis no right on Him that is binding, and no one exercises rule over Him. َ‫و‬ ُ ‫ك‬ْ‫ع‬ِّ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬َ‫م‬‫ة‬ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬ َ ‫ف‬ ُ‫ه‬ْ‫ض‬ٌ‫ل‬، Every endowment from Him is due to His Generosity َ‫و‬ ُ ‫ك‬ ْ ‫ق‬ِّ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬َ‫م‬‫ة‬ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫د‬ٌ‫ل‬، and every punishment from Him is just. َُ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ْ‫ف‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬ َّ‫م‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ل‬ َ ‫أ‬ ْ‫س‬ُ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ‫ن‬‫و‬ ُ ‫ل‬ َ ‫أ‬ ْ‫س‬ُ‫ي‬ ْ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬ He is not questioned about what He does, but they are questioned. َ‫م‬ْ‫و‬ُ‫ج‬ٌ‫ود‬‫ق‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ل‬ ْ ‫ال‬ َ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ل‬ِّ‫ق‬، He is eternally existent before creating the creations. َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ل‬‫ه‬‫ق‬ْ‫ب‬ٌ‫ل‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬ٌ‫د‬، He does not have a before or an after. His Existence is not preceded by the state of non-existence and is not subject to annihilation. َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ف‬ْ‫و‬ ٌ‫ق‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ت‬ْ‫ح‬ٌ‫ت‬، He does not have an above or a below, َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ِّ‫م‬َ‫ي‬ٌ‫ين‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ِّ‫ش‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ٌ‫ل‬، a right or a left, َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫أ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ٌ‫م‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ل‬ ٌ ‫ف‬، an in front of or a behind, [The six directions (i.e. above, below, right, left, in front of and behind) do not contain Him.]
  • 5.
    5 َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ ُ ‫ك‬‫ل‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬ٌ‫ض‬، He is nota body consisted of particles nor is He a constituent part of a body. a whole or a part. َ‫و‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ق‬ُ‫ي‬ُ‫ال‬َ‫م‬‫ت‬‫ى‬ َ ‫ك‬َ‫ان‬ It must not be said: When was He? َ‫و‬ َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫أ‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ َ ‫ك‬َ‫ان‬ Or where was He? َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ف‬ َ ‫ك‬َ‫ان‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬َ‫ان‬، Or how is He? He is eternally existent and eternally place did not exist . َ‫ن‬َّ‫كو‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬ ْ ‫ك‬َ‫و‬َ‫ان‬َ‫و‬َ‫د‬َّ‫الز‬ َ‫ر‬َّ‫ب‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ن‬، He created the universe and willed for the existence of time. َ ‫ل‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫ق‬ُ‫د‬َّ‫ي‬ِّ‫ب‬َّ‫الز‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ِّ‫ن‬ َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫خ‬ُ‫ص‬َّ‫ص‬ِّ‫ب‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ك‬ِّ‫ان‬ He is not bound to time and is not designated with place. َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ ْ ‫ش‬ َ ‫غ‬ ُ ‫ل‬ُ‫ه‬ َ ‫ش‬ ْ ‫أ‬َ‫ع‬ ٌ‫ن‬ْ‫ن‬ َ ‫ش‬ ْ ‫أ‬‫ن‬، His management of one matter does not distract Him from another َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ ْ ‫ل‬َ‫ح‬ ُ ‫ق‬‫ه‬َ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ٌ‫م‬، Delusions do not grasp His Reality, َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ ْ ‫ك‬ُ‫ف‬ِّ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬‫ه‬َ‫ع‬ ْ ‫ق‬ٌ‫ل‬، and He is not encompassed by the mind. He is not conceivable in the mind. َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬ َ ‫خ‬ُ‫ص‬َّ‫ص‬ِّ‫ب‬ِّ‫الذ‬ِّ‫ه‬ِّ‫ن‬، He cannot be imagined in the self
  • 6.
    6 َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬َ‫م‬ َّ ‫ث‬ِّ‫ف‬ ُ‫ل‬‫ى‬َّ‫الن‬ْ‫ف‬ِّ‫س‬، nor encompassedby delusions. َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ص‬َّ‫و‬ُ‫ر‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ِّ‫م‬، َ ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬ َ ‫ك‬ ُ ‫ف‬َّ‫ي‬‫ى‬ِّ‫ف‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫ع‬ ْ ‫ق‬ِّ‫ل‬، َ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ت‬ ْ ‫ل‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫ه‬ ُ ‫ق‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬ْ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ُ‫ام‬ َ ْ ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ ْ ‫ف‬ َ ‫ك‬ُ‫ار‬، He is not grasped with delusions or thoughts َ‫س‬ْ‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ُ‫ير‬ ِّ‫ص‬َ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ال‬ ُ‫يع‬ِّ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬ َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫و‬ ٌ‫ء‬ْ‫ى‬ َ ‫ش‬ ‫ه‬ِّ‫ل‬ ْ ‫ث‬ِّ‫م‬ َ ‫ك‬◙.‫ـ‬‫ه‬‫ا‬ Nothing resembles Him in any way, and He is attributed with Hearing and Sight. [Surat ash-Shura: Ayah 11]