al-Tanbihat al-Latifa ala ma Ihtawat alayhi al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya min al-Mabahith al-Munifa

al-Tanbihat al-Latifa ala ma Ihtawat alayhi al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya min al-Mabahith al-Munifa (Subtle Remarks on the Exalted Inquiries Contained in al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya) is a concise commentary on Ibn Taymiyya's (d. 728 AH / 1328 CE) creedal treatise al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya, authored by the Hanbali scholar Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sadi (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE) al-Shaykh Abd al-Rahman i…+1.

Purpose and Methodology

In his introduction, al-Sadi notes that although al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya is concise and clearly consolidates the essential tenets of Islamic faith, it benefits from explanatory remarks clarifying how scriptural citations from the Quran and Prophetic Hadith establish the intended doctrinal points al-Tanbihat al-Latifa ala…. His stated aim was to connect interrelated topics, synthesize matters scattered across different discussions, highlight the practical impact of theological principles on moral character and spiritual refinement, and offer concise explanations in accessible language al-Tanbihat al-Latifa ala….

Contents

The commentary addresses the foundational topics established in al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya, including:

• The stance of Ahl al-Sunnah regarding the affirmation of God's names and divine attributes without distorting (tahrif), negating (ta'til), specifying modality (takyif), or likening them to creation (tamthil) Tariq al-Hidaya Mabadi wa…+1.
• The definition and realities of faith (iman), alongside the theological rulings concerning the perpetrator of major sins Tariq al-Hidaya Mabadi wa….
• Divine decree and predestination (qadar), its theological levels, and responses to divergent sects Tariq al-Hidaya Mabadi wa….
• The virtues of the Companions, obligations toward the Prophet's household (Ahl al-Bayt), and refutations of sectarian stances regarding them Tariq al-Hidaya Mabadi wa…+1.
• The doctrine concerning miracles granted to righteous allies of God (karamat al-awliya) Tariq al-Hidaya Mabadi wa….
• The characteristics and centrist theological method of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah, followed by ethical imperatives and noble conduct viewed as complementary dimensions of sound belief Tariq al-Hidaya Mabadi wa….

Publication History and Editions

Al-Sadi granted authorization for the work's publication during his lifetime, and it was first printed under the oversight of Abd al-Rahman ibn Ruwayshid and Sulayman ibn Hammad al-Tanbihat al-Latifa ala…. This initial printing, produced in 64 medium-sized pages at Matba'at al-Bayan in Beirut (and dated in some bibliographic records to 1369 AH), included supplemental explanatory notes selected from classes delivered by Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz at the Riyadh Scientific Institute (Ma'had al-Riyadh al-Ilmi) Sharh al-Aqida al-Wasitiy…+2.

Subsequent editions include a checked text with Hadith verification by Ali Hasan al-Halabi, published in 107 pages by Dar Ibn al-Qayyim in Dammam (1409–1410 AH / 1989 CE) Sharh al-Aqida al-Wasitiy…+1. An edition was issued by Dar Taybah in Riyadh (1414 AH / 1993 CE), as well as an edition edited by Ashraf Abd al-Maqsud published by Adwa' al-Salaf (1420 AH / 1999 CE) al-Ayat al-Quraniyya al-W…+1.