al-Jami li Ulum al-Imam Ahmad - al-Aqida
- Author died
- 241 AH
- Editions
- Dār al-Falāḥ lil-Baḥth al-ʿIlmī wa-Taḥqīq al-Turāth
al-Jami' li-'Ulum al-Imam Ahmad - al-Aqida (The Compendium of the Sciences of Imam Ahmad – Creed) is the theological division of the modern encyclopedic compendium al-Jami' li-'Ulum al-Imam Ahmad, compiled by Khalid al-Ribat, Sayyid 'Izzat 'Id, and Muhammad Ahmad 'Abd al-Tawwab alongside researchers at Dar al-Falah . The work systematically gathers the transmitted reports, treatises, and doctrinal positions of Ahmad ibn Hanbal (164–241 AH / 780–855 CE) on Islamic creed, organizing them thematically across topical chapters .
Structure and Contents
The creed section constitutes the third part of the broader encyclopedia and is published across two volumes (Volumes 3 and 4 of the total collection) :
- First Creed Volume (Volume 3): Covers the general creed of Ahl al-Sunna wa-al-Jama'a (Kitab 'Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna wa-al-Jama'a Ijmala), faith (Kitab al-Iman), the divine attributes (Kitab al-Sifat), and the doctrine of the Qur'an as the uncreated speech of God and refutation of the Jahmiyya (Kitab al-Qur'an Kalam Allah wa-al-Radd 'ala al-Jahmiyya) .
- Second Creed Volume (Volume 4): Continues the refutation of the Jahmiyya, followed by chapters on belief in the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ, divine decree (Kitab al-Qadar), tribulations and portents of the Hour (Kitab al-Fitan wa-Ashrat al-Sa'a), belief in the Last Day (Kitab al-Iman bi-al-Yawm al-Akhir), and the Companions (Kitab al-Sahaba) .
Publication
The work was issued as part of the Mudawwanat al-Hanabila series by Dar al-Falah for Scientific Research and Heritage Verification in Fayyum, Egypt, with its first edition appearing in 1430 AH / 2009 CE .
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