{"title":"Beliefs","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks on Islamic beliefs, Aqidah, Tawhid and Sunni theology.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-essential-islamic-creed","title":"The Essential Islamic Creed","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe essence of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIslam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis its creed, which validates the performance of one's worship; thus making it eligible for acceptance.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe obligation to have sound doctrine has led Muslim \n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etheologians to develop an elaborate discipline of creed based primarily on the Qur'an and Sunnah, whilst also incorporating sound rational argumentation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Zaynī Dahlān \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis a summary of the core tenets of faith in the manner of the Late-Sunni Tradition, enumerating what every\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMuslim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshould believe concerning Allah; the prophets; the Divine Scriptures; the angels; the Resurrection Day, with its prelude and finale; the Prophet's Companions and miracles of saints.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heritage Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44279859249446,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-8100943921446_062a5e5c-dc0a-46e0-8b2f-308899270e1d.jpg?v=1784229393"},{"product_id":"ascent-to-felicity-maraqi-l-saadat-a-manual-on-islamic-creed-and-hanafi-jurisprudence","title":"Ascent to Felicity (Maraqi 'l-Sa'adat) - A Manual On Islamic Creed and Hanafi Jurisprudence","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten by the eminent 11th-century Hanafi scholar, Abu 'l-Ikhlas al-Shurunbulali, Ascent to Felicity is a concise yet comprehensive primer in creed and jurisprudence. It spans all five pillars of Islam, as well as the topics of slaughtering, ritual sacrifice, and hunting. To supplement the text, the translator has added key explanatory notes taken from several reliable works on theology and jurisprudence. He has also added appendices that comprise numerous supplications related to the five pillars, presented in Arabic script along with English transliteration, as well as the etiquette of visiting the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) in Madina.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"White Thread Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44279891755302,"sku":"","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-8100951785766_f9983804-04c4-42b7-b2d0-f6eb725e86c3.jpg?v=1784229005"},{"product_id":"essentials-of-islamic-creed-a-primer-on-islamic-creed-hanafi-jurisprudence","title":"Essentials of Islam - A primer on Islamic Creed \u0026 Hanafi Jurisprudence","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMessenger of Allāh said: \"Islam is built upon five: testifying that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMessenger of Allah, establishing\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eritual prayer, almsgiving, making\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epilgrimage to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHouse, and fasting in Ramadān.\" [al-Bukhārī, Muslim].\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThese five components of the religion serve as its foundation and are hence known as its \"pillars\". The text before us, entitled, “Essentials of Islām\" is the English translation of a concise yet comprehensive manual on theology and jurisprudence (the latter based on the Hanafi school of law)\"Anwār e Sharĩ at\"-which deals with all the five fundamental pillars of Islām. Although this is a primer text, it is quite broad in its range of subjects and the most salient issues pertaining to the two sciences of 'aqīdah (kalām) and fiqh are presented clearly.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Al Ihya Foundation","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44279994810662,"sku":"","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-8100976623910_dd5dc715-0379-44e5-86fb-45dc41578bbf.jpg?v=1784229090"},{"product_id":"towards-understanding-aqidah","title":"Towards Understanding Aqidah","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e'\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#666600\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTowards Understanding Aqidah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e' is an Introductory Guide to the Beliefs that each and every Muslim is required to adhere to. In essence, the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAqida\u003c\/i\u003e of the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAhl as-Sunnah w'al-Jama'ah\u003c\/i\u003e in this book will be based on \u003cspan color=\"#666600\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIman Mufassal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e which all Muslims learn from a young age. This itself is derived directly from the famous \u003cspan color=\"#666600\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHadith of Jibrail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, in which the Prophet, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emay Allah bless him and grant him peace\u003c\/i\u003e, defined faith (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImaan\u003c\/i\u003e) as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e''\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat you believe in Allah, His Angels, His Scriptures, His Messengers,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Day, and that you believe  in Qadr, the good and bad of it.\u003c\/i\u003e''\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HSBT Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44289999634726,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-8104058224934_172c4e8f-5ac3-4c7a-a5ff-57e012a21669.jpg?v=1784229577"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-tawhid","title":"The Book of Tawhid","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDue to the interregnum, soon, In sha Allah, to be brought to an end, which marks the period from which Islamic governance was interrupted, that is to say in the Mughal and Osmanli Dawlets, we, the Muslim World Community, experience Islam without its utterly necessary dimension of political command. One oddly regrettable result of this has been that we have started to take our Imams as leaders, making them into a priesthood, and allowing them to rule us like a slave population, which having no power over either war or wealth, allow themselves to be commanded in the private matters of births, marriages and deaths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA result of this is, that in treating the Imam as an Authority, rather than that utterly replaceable figure whose noble task is to lead the salat, the members of the Jama'at have lost that dynamic relationship with the text of the Qur'an on which a vibrant Islamic community has to be founded. In our books of seerat and hadith we find that the Sahaba used to gather after Fajr, and those among them who knew some Qur'an would recite it, after which they would reflect in order to see how they could apply its guidance to the day's affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was in that spirit that we decided to hold a series of gatherings in order to give a start to this dynamic relationship between the Jama'at and the Book of Allah. In reviving this Madinan 'Amal, it was only fitting that we should begin the matter by extracting from the Qur'an itself the clear explications of Allah, glory be to Him, about Himself, that is, the knowledge of Tawhid.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Madinah Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":45430052913446,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-8411402109222_32e8ebfb-3237-465b-9626-acaf31dc0333.jpg?v=1784229347"},{"product_id":"splendour-of-the-sacred-way","title":"Splendour of the Sacred Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eA clear and accessible guide to essential Islamic beliefs and religious teachings, presented for readers seeking a sound introduction to the sacred way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358796358005,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926482010485_70ba6acc-d17c-446a-9771-c8961357007a.jpg?v=1784229296"},{"product_id":"the-finality-of-islam-and-the-rebuttal-of-perennialism","title":"The Finality of Islam and the Rebuttal of Perennialism","description":"\u003cp\u003eA focused theological study affirming the finality and unique truth of Islam while examining and responding to perennialist claims.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358796554613,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926482207093_f3ec8c83-df43-4fed-963f-eab11774db88.jpg?v=1784229395"},{"product_id":"beliefs-and-practices-of-the-ahl-al-sunnah-wal-jamaah","title":"Beliefs and Practices of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l Jama'ah","description":"\u003cp\u003eA concise guide to the core beliefs and recognised practices of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l Jama'ah, written for readers seeking a clear introduction to traditional Sunni Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358796980597,"sku":null,"price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926482502005_a22add29-4b9d-49e2-9294-7a15fdc692a0.jpg?v=1784229043"},{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-islamic-creed","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Islamic Creed","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn introductory guide to the essential beliefs of Islam, written for readers seeking a clear foundation in Islamic creed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358848131445,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926489776501_3a7c00ed-52cb-44e6-92f9-c96bbe6ab4d9.jpg?v=1784228942"},{"product_id":"imam-al-tahawis-creed-of-islam-an-exposition","title":"Imam Al-Tahawi's Creed of Islam: An Exposition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA clear exposition of Imam al-Tahawi’s celebrated statement of Sunni belief, with commentary explaining its essential theological principles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57359646884213,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926885482869_ec341293-4532-4dce-ae66-5aaf4b308d38.jpg?v=1784229098"},{"product_id":"the-sacred-islamic-law","title":"The Sacred Islamic Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn accessible introduction to Islamic creed and Hanafi jurisprudence, presenting essential beliefs, worship and legal principles in a clear and structured format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57359657861493,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926889087349_0365e25c-e4ec-48f8-83ef-98558bcc8307.jpg?v=1784229492"},{"product_id":"concerning-the-affirmation-of-divine-oneness","title":"Concerning the Affirmation of Divine Oneness","description":"\u003cp\u003eA concise theological work exploring the affirmation of Allah’s oneness and foundational principles of Islamic belief.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fountain Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57359791686005,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4785\/7958\/files\/guardian-framed-15926922412405_41adf85e-1b78-438c-87af-0b634a99e08d.jpg?v=1784229051"}],"url":"https:\/\/thefountainbookshop.com\/collections\/beliefs.oembed","provider":"The Fountain Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}