Rabbana Zidna ‘Ilma!!

Aqeedah Comes First!

By the Noble Scholar, Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan
Translated by Maaz Qureshi
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WHY MUST ’AQEEDAH COME FIRST?

The ’aqeedah (creed) must come first because it is the foundation of the da’wah (call) of the Prophets as Allaah the Exalted said upon the tongue of every Prophet He sent to his people: “O people! Worship Allaah, you do not have a deity other than Him.” [Soorah Hood 11:84]

The ’aqeedah (creed) must come first because it is the decisive partition between abiding in the Fire (forever) and being saved from it. Have you not heard the statement of Allaah – Sublime is His Affair – :

“Verily Allaah does not forgive that shirk (association) be made with Him, and He forgives whatever is less than that for whomever He wishes. And whoever commits shirk with Allaah, then he has indeed perpetrated a great sin.” [Sooratun-Nisaa‘ 4:48]

Shirk is the greatest of those things which negate Tawheed, whish is the basis for the correctness of the correct ’aqeedah.

The ’aqeedah must come first because shirk with Allaah is the greatest form of oppression as Allaah the Exalted says: “Verily Shirk is indeed a great transgression.” [Soorah Luqmaan 31:13]

The ’aqeedah must come first because the only real cause for the differing and destruction that has come upon our Islaamic world is the purified ’aqeedah. 

So indeed the creed of many of the Muslims today has become corrupted by matters of greater shirk from making tawaaf (encircling) the graves, and seeking help from the dead people inside of them, and trying to fulfill ones needs and affairs from them.  So they return to the first jaahiliyyah (pre-Islaamic times of ignorance), and it is as if they have not heard the statement of Allaah the Exalted:

 ‘‘Verily those whom you call upon besides Allaah do not hear your calls.  And if they were able to hear you, then they would not be able to answer you.  And upon the Day of Judgement, they will disown your worship of them, and there is none like He who is the All-Knower.” [Sooratul-Faatir 14]

And we prohibit you from the innovations of the Soofiyyah which many of the common folk of the Muslims have erected to (such) an educational level that whole countries have institutionalized these innovations, such as the celebration of the Birthday of the Prophet. And (innovations such as) accompanying the Christians in their festivals, not to mention the deviations in dealings and manners and other than that from that which separates their countries from the Book and the authenticated Sunnah, with the permission of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic.

And after this beloved brother of mine we have shown the truth of our statement that the ’aqeedah must come first.

Wa’alaykum Asalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu!

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Asalaamu Alaaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu and Welcome to Ilmcentral!!

  

The Prophet, SAW said: “Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim”

The pious predecessors before us traveled to distant lands in search of this knowledge. Some traveled hundreds of miles just to learn one Hadith. SubhanAllah! Now, we are in an age where we do not have to travel far for knowledge, rather it is literally a click away! There are thousands of resources to learn from, especially online. In the internet we can find the works of many scholars who lived before, and also scholars who live amongst us now. We can find collections of Hadith; we can even find the whole tafseer (explanation) of the Quran. We can converse with the scholars of Islam, we can read their books and gain benefit from them. There are tons of resources that are there for us to use and take advantage of!

With this being said, I and a group of Muslims from all around the world have come together to use this resource, (the internet), as a tool to spread and share correct knowledge with the Muslim Ummah.

Our first project is this blog, called IMCENTRAL.

What is Ilmcentral?

Ilmcentral is a center (site) for learning correct knowledge about many subjects such as Aqeedah, Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, Seerah and History from the scholars of Ahl Sunnah wa Al Jama’ah.

Who runs Ilmcentral?

IlmCentral will Insha’Allah be administered by a group of dedicated Muslims coming from all over the world. However their jobs will not be to teach, but rather to gather and spread books, audios, articles and videos already on the net by trustworthy scholars and share them the Muslim Ummah.

Who is IlmCentral for?

IlmCentral is for every Muslim seeking to learn more about their deen from a trustworthy site and from those scholars who are on the Quran and the Sunnah.

About the Authors & Contributors*: The authors are various dedicated brothers and sisters coming from all backgrounds, and with one common goal which is to revive the sunnah, revive the learning/spreading of correct Islamic knowledge. More info to come later about each particular author.

About the Sections*: There are 6 main sections on this site (so far). Home, Aqeedah (Beliefs), Quran, Hadith, Fiqh and Seerah & History.

-Home-This will be the main section. There will posts here by the authors, and also will be the place for updates. There will also be categories such as “Nasheeha Corner” and “Book Review” made where authors will post articles and other things. insha’Allah

-Aqeedah- This will be the section to learn the fundementals! Our beliefs! This is the recommended place to start before anything else. There is one ilmseries for this section

-Quran-Recite, Read and Ponder upon the Quran, the Word of Allah SWT! Come to this section to find oinline translations, transliterations and recitations. There is two ilmseries for this section.

-Hadith- The sayings, actions approvals and disaprovals of the Last Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, SAW. Come here to read collections of hadith books and to listen to lectures on various topics such as sciences of hadith. There is one ilmseries for this section.

-Fiqh- Fiqh, or Jurisprudence. Come here to learn about this great science, it’s foundations and principles. Learn about the different madhab (schools of thought). Learn also about the four Imams of these madahib (and those of others), the four main imams being Abu Haneefa, Malik, As-Shafe’i and Ahmed ibn Hanbal. May Allah have Mercy on them! There is one ilmseries for this section.

-Seerah & History- Come here to learn the seerah (or life) of the Prophet SAW. Come to also learn about other great people such as companions, scholars, leaders and fighters in our rich history! There are two ilmseries for this section!

 About the Ilmseries*- The Ilmseries which can be found in each section are study courses. Audio lectures (and sometimes notes) from Shayookh explaining a certain subject, topic or concept. For example one ilmseries on seerah (or life) of the Prophet SAW.

Posting will begin soon, insha’Allah ! And we will continue updating by adding materials (audios, books, videos, etc) to each section! And there are more *IlmSeries* to come insha’Allah

I ask you all to make dua that this project is sucessful insha’Allah ,and also try to help in any way you can to help this blog grow. Be sure to spread the word to others too so that they might benefit. I thank all the brothers and sisters who have agreed to helping out with the project whether by posting for the blog or by contributing in other ways. May Allah reward you, and May Allah accept this deed with a pure intention! AMEEN.

Rabbana Zidna Ilma!! AMEEN

Wa’alaykum Asalaam

Your Sister Anisa

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