The Creed of Abdul-ghani Al-Maqdisi

Al-Hafidh Taqi ud-Deen ‘Abd Al-Ghani Al-Maqdisi (d. 600H) | Hikmah Publications

This Monumental work depicts and details the creed of Al-Hafidh ‘Abd Al-Ghani Al-Maqdisi (may Allah have mercy upon him) in the core aspects of ‘Aqidah (creed & belief) as is found in the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and as understood by the Salaf. The creed of Al-Hafidh ‘Abd Al-Ghani is nothing but the creed of the Salaf, may Allah have mercy on them, which is to believe in the verses of the Book of Allah and the narrations of His Messenger, peace be upon him, regarding the attributes of Allah and to affirm them without likening them to the creation, negating them, or interpreting them away. “There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.”

This workbook begins with the mention of a brief biography of Al-Hafidh ‘Abd Al-Ghani detailing:

• ⁠His Name & Lineage
• His Scholarly Life
• The Praise of the Scholars for Him
• ⁠His Memorisation
• His Teachers
• His Students
• His Works and Authorships
• His Schedule & How He Spent His Time
• His Death
• ⁠The Trials He Went Through

Al-Hafidh ‘Abd Al-Ghani, may Allah have Mercy upon him, highlights throughout this work, some of the most pertinent topics of creed & belief, such as:

• Al-Istiwa (Allah’s Rising Above His Throne, in a Manner Befitting His Majesty)
• Affirming the Attribute of the Face (of Allah)
• Affirmation of the Attribute of the Two Hands (of Allah)
• The Self (An-Nafs)
• Seeing Allah (in the Hereafter)
• The Descending (of Allah)
• The Emergence of the Dajjal & the Descending of ‘Esa (may Allah be pleased with him)
• The Mizan (Scale)
• Al-Isra wa al-Mi’raj (The Night Journey and The Ascension)
• The Prophet seeing his Lord
• The Intercession
• Belief in the Hawd (Lake)
• Belief in the Punishment of the Grave
• Belief in Al-Qadr (Pre-Decree)
• The Difference Between Islam & Iman
• The Speech of Allah
• Belief in the Angel of Death
• The Virtues of Al-Mustafa (i.e., the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him) and his Special Qualities
• The Caliphs – May Allāh be pleased with them
• Chapter Concerning the Virtue of Al-Ittiba’ (Adherence and Following the Sunnah)

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