Muhammad bin Awdah al-Saawi
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Muhammad bin Awdah al-Saawi is a contemporary Saudi scholar and author in Islamic creed, known for his doctrinal treatise Risala fi Usus al-Aqida ("A Treatise on the Fundamentals of Creed").
Background and Scholarly Work
Al-Saawi belongs to the prominent al-Saawi family (also identified in branches as al-Awdah) of Buraydah in the Qassim region. In his scholarly writings, he holds an academic doctorate and emphasizes the obligation of acquiring sacred knowledge grounded in the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.
His primary published work, Risala fi Usus al-Aqida, is an abridged theological text structured into four core areas:
- An introductory overview defining the terminology of creed (al-ʿaqīdah), the fundamentals and status of this science, its authoritative sources of reception, the method of inference and presentation used by the adherents of truth (ahl al-ḥaqq), and the individual obligations incumbent upon legally responsible individuals (al-mukallafūn).
- An explanation of the six pillars of faith.
- An exposition of theological topics concerning faith (īmān), including its definition, its increase and decrease, and the doctrinal ruling on perpetrators of major sins.
- The veneration and rights of the Prophet Muhammad's household (Ahl al-Bayt) and his Companions.
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Risala fi Usus al-Aqida (A Treatise on the Fundamentals of Creed) is a concise work on Islamic theology. The treatise presents a summary of Islamic dogma and the fundamentals of belief according to the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a.