Open Islamic-Creed
Open Islamic-Creed
Open Islamic-Creed
A Beginner’s Guide to
Islamic Creed
to
B E GIN NE RS ~ GU IDES
ABU HASAN
The Starter’s Guide to Islamic Creed
Translation of Kitāb al-Áqāýid
Original Urdu
Şadr al-Afāđil Shaykh Sayyid Naýīmuddīn Murādābādī
Acknowledgements
Abu Nibras, Aqdas, Noori, Úbaydullāh, Khālid Khan
Sayyid Ali, Mawlānā Kalim Younus, Hussain Ibrāhīm,
Abū Haneefah, Sayyid Faheem Jīlānī
and all others who reviewed and contributed to this book
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CONTENTS
HONORIFICS
TRANSLITERATION KEY
اأ ء ط
ب ظ
تة ع
ث غ
ج ف
ح ق
خ ك
د ل
ذ م
ر ن
ز ه
س و
ش ي
ص إ
ض
الحمد هلل رب العاملين والصالة والسالم على سيد األنبياء واملرسلين وعلى آله الطاهرين وصحبه الطيبين
PREFACE
1. THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE
E
It is He who created everything1
Allāh, my Absolute Master
My beloved, My Master
Allāh, my Absolute Master
A
3. RANKS OF PROPHETS
R
4. PROPHETIC MIRACLES (MÚJIZAH)
T
5. THE GLORIOUS QUR’ĀN
T
6. ANGELS
A
7. DESTINY (QADR)
E
8. DEATH AND LIFE IN THE GRAVE
A
9. THE FINAL ASSEMBLY (ĤASHR)
E
10. PORTENTS OF DOOMSDAY
A
كفر
11. THE FINAL RECKONING (ĤISĀB)
T
12. THE BRIDGE (ŞIRĀŢ)
T
13.THE POOL OF KAWTHAR
T
14. PARADISE (JANNAH)
A
15. HELL (JAHANNAM)
T
16. FAITH (ĪYMĀN)
F
17. THE RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPHS
A
18. THE TEN PROMISED PARADISE
T
19. LEADERSHIP (IMĀMAH)
I
20. THE FRIENDS OF ALLĀH [SAINTS]
T
TRANSLITERATION KEY
اأ ء أمير
ب باب
تة تاج
ث ثابت
ج جسد
ح حـسن
خ خـبر
د دار
ذ ذكر
ر راشد
ز زكي
س سهل
ش شاب
ص صـبر
ض ضـياء
ط طـب
ظ ظـ ل
Arabic Latin Arabic
Transliteration Similar Sound
Letter Character Example
عـرب
عـلم
ع
عـمر
عـيد
غ غـار
ف فجر
ق قريب
ك كتاب
ل لباس
م مال
ن نور
ه هدى
و وزير
ي يد
إ إدام
أ أتم
ـا باب
ـي سرير
ـو طور
عا عالم
Arabic Latin Arabic
Transliteration Similar Sound
Letter Character Example
عي عيد
عو عود
ش الشمس
ـأ مأمور
ـئ بئس
لؤلؤ
ـؤ
سؤلك
أصحاب
تكحيل
أسهل
أصحاب
تكحيل
أسهل
من
مآرب
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