The 'Aqida Asharite (Basis of Authentic Belief & Creed of Sunni Muslims), by Imam Al-Ghazali

The 'Aqida Asharite : The bases of the authentic belief and the creed of Sunni Muslims - the aqida of ahlu s-sunna wa-l-jamâ'a- , of Imam Al-Ghazâlî , Translation of the book: " Kitâb qawâ ' id al 'aqa'id » (كتاب قواعد العقائد )

The three degrees of the Muslim religion ( ad-din ) according to the famous "Hadith Jibrîl " are: al Islâm (law, submission) , al Iman (faith, aqîdâ ) and al IHsân ( the way of excellence) . After the death of the Prophet ( saws ) , Muslim scholars developed Islamic sciences to preserve and protect the prophetic heritage.

The fiqh was constituted to protect the worship practices and the laws of al Islâm . Tawhîd has protected the authenticity of al- Iman (faith, aqida ) . The first Muslim scholar to write down the aqida of Ahl AS-Sunnah is Imam abû al-Hassan alAsh'ary . Approved by the consensus of Sunni scholars, so it is designated as the " aqida ash'aryya " in homage to Imam al ash'arî .

In this book, Imam al-Ghazâlî recounts the foundations of the belief of Ahl as sunna wal jama'a (known as Ash'aryya ) , it is indeed the creed of almost all Sunni Muslims.
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Imam Abu Hâmid al-Ghazâlî ( 1058-1111 ) is undoubtedly the most widely read and appreciated Muslim scholar of all time. His writings embrace all areas of the believer's faith and life. It is an authentic model of great Muslim scholarship.