Talk:Aqidah

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I don't see the point of their being an "Aqidah" and a "basic Muslim beliefs" article, when they both say the same thing. I Propose merging them - Does anyone object? --Irishpunktom\^talk 15:59, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Ill go ahead and do it. --Striver 18:02, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mizan

Mizan is a book on shariah and not on fiqh but it does have a section on fundamentals of Islam, that comes under wisdom, and it deals only with aqeedah. TruthSpreader^Talk 02:18, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

technically speaking i don't think one book exists that can be called a book on shari'ah. shari'ah generally means the actual islamic law, fiqh is the knowledge of the law and its precursor. fiqh and its principles is the means by which shari'ah is ascertained. so you will have various books of fiqh discussing islamic governance, acts of worship and so on, in order to ascertain what is and is not shari'ah. books of fiqh may differ as to whether a certain action is condoned under shari'ah or not. a book can't be called a book on shari'ah: if it tries to adduce what shari'ah is, then it's a book of fiqh, as shari'ah is derived through fiqh. all of the headings mentioned in the contents of Mizan are exactly what you will find in classic and contemporary books of fiqh. in the book of prayer for example, it is using legal texts to establish fiqhi opinions which may or may not be the actual shari' position. if by book on shari'ah you mean it is a book which attempts to outline the system of shari'ah, then yes it may be called that.

whether it is a book on fiqh or shari'ah is inconsequential here (although it is an interesting discussion), as the majority of the book is not related to 'aqeedah in the same way as the other books listed in the article are. i checked through the wisdom section and it outlines some very basic doctrine. i don't think it can really be called a book on 'aqeedah in the same way that al-'ibaanah (for example), which is a book going into extremely detailed matters of creed, can be called a book on 'aqeedah. a book on 'aqeedah would be a book discussing isses of 'aqeedah exclusively (or at least covering the majority of the book) as is the case with all of the books currently mentioned in the list. similarly, a book on 'aqeedah with a small section on basic fiqh would not be considered a book on fiqh. ITAQALLAH 03:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I really appreciate your point but this book is (at least) an attempt to write the complete contents of Islam or the bare skeleton of Islam (minimum what is ordained by God as opposite to fiqh, which is maximum how religion will act in our lives). He tried, not to assert opinions of any particular doctrine but to present the religion through only Quran and Sunnah. Although, as like other works, this work would also have flaws, but this is the objective. So this is why, I call it a book on shariah and not on fiqh. And I think this is a very rare attempt to write such a book with these objectives. TruthSpreader^Talk 04:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)