aqeedatul wasitiyyah

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الإِقْرَارُthe acknowledgmentوَالاِعْتِرَافُand the confessionالْمُسْتَلْزِمُthat necessitatesلِلْقَبُولِfor acceptanceلِلْأَخْبَارِof the newsوَالإِذْعَانِand submissionلِلْأَحْكَامِto the rulingsهَذَاthisالإِيمَانُfaithأَمَّاas forمُجَرَّدُmereأَنْthatتُؤْمِنُyou believeبِأَنَّthatاللَّهَGodمَوْجُودٌ؛exists;فَهَذَاthis isلَيْسَnotبِإِيمَانٍ،faith,حَتَّىuntilيَكُونَit isهَذَاthisالإِيمَانُfaithمُسْتَلْزِمًاnecessitatingلِلْقَبُولِacceptanceفِيinالأَخْبَارِthe newsوَالإِذْعَانِand submissionفِيtoالأَحْكَامِ،rulings,وَإِلَّا؛otherwise;فَلَيْسَit is notإِيمَانًا.a faith.

The acknowledgment and confession that necessitates acceptance of the news and submission to the rulings. This faith, as for mere believing that God exists; this is not a faith, until this belief necessitates acceptance of the news and submission to the rulings, otherwise; it is not a faith.

وَالإِيمَانُAnd faithبِاللَّهِin Godيَتَضَمَّنُincludesأَرْبَعَةَfourأُمُورٍ:things:

And faith in God includes four things:

11- الإِيمَانُ- faithبِوُجُودِهin His existenceسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himوَتَعَالَى.and Exalted.

1 - The faith in His existence, Glory be to Him and Exalted.

22- وَالإِيمَانُ- and the faithبِرُبُوبِيَّتِهِ؛in His Lordship;أَي:that is:الْاِنْفِرَادُthe exclusivityبِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ.of Lordship.

2 - The faith in His Lordship; that is: the exclusivity of Lordship.

- وَالإِيمَانُ- and the faithبِانْفِرَادِهِin His exclusivityبِالْأُلُوهِيَّةِ.of divinity.

- The faith in His exclusivity of divinity.

44- وَالإِيمَانُ- and the faithبِأَسْمَائِهِin His namesوَصِفَاتِهِ.and attributes.

4 - The faith in His names and attributes.

لَاNoيُمْكِنُcanأَنْthatيَتَحَقَّقَbe realizedالإِيمَانُfaithإِلَّاexceptذَٰلِكَ.that.

Faith cannot be realized except for that.

فَمَنْSo whoeverلَمْdid notيُؤْمِنْbelievesبِوُجُودِin the existence ofاللَّهِ؛God;فَلَيْسَit is notبِمُؤْمِنٍ،a believer,وَمَنْAnd whoeverآمَنَbelievesبِوُجُودِin the existence ofاللَّهِGodلَاnotبِانْفِرَادِهِin His exclusivityبِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ؛of Lordship;فَلَيْسَit is notبِمُؤْمِنٍa believer

So whoever does not believe in the existence of God; it is not a believer, and whoever believes in the existence of God not in His exclusivity of Lordship; it is not a believer.

وَمَنْAnd whoeverآمَنَbelievesبِاللَّهِin Godوَانْفِرَادَهُand His exclusivityبِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِof Lordshipلَاnotبِالْأُلُوهِيَّةِ؛of divinity;فَلَيْسَit is notبِمُؤْمِنٍa believer.

And whoever believes in God and His exclusivity of Lordship not in divinity; it is not a believer.

وَمَنْAnd whoeverآمَنَbelievesبِاللَّهِin Godوَانْفِرَادَهُand His exclusivityبِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِof Lordshipوَبِالْأُلُوهِيَّةِand in divinityلَكِنَّbutلَمْdid notيُؤْمِنْbelieveبِأَسْمَائِهِin His namesوَصِفَاتِهِ؛and attributes;فَلَيْسَit is notبِمُؤْمِنٍ،a believer,وَإِنْand ifكَانَit wereالْآخِرُthe lastفِيهِin itمِنْofيَسْلُبُdeprivesعَنْهُitالإِيمَانَthe faithبِالْكُلِّيَّةِ؛altogether;وَفِيهِand in itمِنْofيَسْلُبُdeprivesعَنْهُitكَمَالَthe perfection ofالإِيمَانِ.faith.

And whoever believes in God and His exclusivity of Lordship, but does not believe in His names and attributes; it is not a believer, and if in the latter there is one who deprives him of faith altogether; and in it are some who deprive him of the perfection of faith.

الإِيمَانُFaithبِوُجُودِهِin His existenceإِذَاIfقَالَit is saidقَائِلٌ:a speaker:مَاwhatالدَّلِيلُis the proofعَلَىonوُجُودِthe existenceاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؟of God, the Almighty?

Faith in His existence: If a speaker says: What is the proof of the existence of God, the Almighty?

قُلْنَا:We say:الدَّلِيلُThe proofعَلَىofوُجُودِthe existenceاللَّهِGodالْعَقْلُthe intellectوَالحَسُّand sensesوَالشَّرْعُ؛and the law;٥٥55

We say: The proof of the existence of God is the intellect, the senses, and the law; 55

النَّصُّThe textالإِسْلَامِيُّ.Islamic.

The Islamic text.