Aqidah (creed) in Islam

Presented by. Amhar Maulana Arifin

Monday, October ,1 2012
This presentation was created to fulfill the task in the Islamic Faith.

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International Program for Islamic Economics & Finance Faculty of Economics

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

INTRODUCTION

Creed Islam in Islam

Others

Creed

Cristianity

Jewish

The Definition of Aqeedah

Literally:
the word aqeedah is derived from the triconsonantal root

Terminolog y: According to Hasan Al-Bana:

(aqada), which means "to tie", "knot". Aqeedah means belief, the belief that strongly tied in the heart.

Aqeedah are things that must be believed by heart, things that bringing peace of soul, a belief that is not mixed with the slightest hesitation. According to Abu Bakar Jabir al-Jazairy Aqeedah is a truth that can be accepted by humans based on intelligence, revelation and nature, the truth that affirmed in the hearts, it is believed by hearts, and everything that in contrary with it is denied.

The terms that denote the aqeedah

Ushuluddin Kalam

The terms that almost denote the aqeedah

Iman
Tauheed

Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar

Iman

Tauheed
Who distinguish the Aqidah aqeedah (Heart) with faith
Faith

Faith Who do= not Aqeedah distinguish the aqeedah (heart)with faith

Aqeedah

the science of believe that there is only one god: Allah Subhanahu wa Tauheed taala.

Ushuluddin

Kalam

Al Fiqh Al Akbar

Ushuluddin means the science of basics in Islamic religion, because aqeedah is the basic of Islam.

literally means conversation or discussion, because there are many dialogs between ulama in the matters of aqeedah

This name arose because of the tafaqquh fiddin term not only for masail fiqhiyyah, but also masail ushuliyyah. Then, masail ushuliyya (Aqeedah) called Al-fiqh Al-Akbar.

the source of aqeedah

AlQuran
Source of Aqeedah Aql (Intellect) can not be said as a source of aqeedah, it cant reach masail ghaibiyyah

Sunnah

Aql can be used to understand quran and sunnah and prove the science inside quraan and sunnah

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AQEEDAH AND AMAL

Syariah

Aqeedah

Amal

Amal

Aqeedah

Amal is not useful without aqeedah

the parable of those who disbelieve In their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a stormy day, they shall not be Able to get aught of what they have earned. that is the straying, far away (from the Right Path). (Ibrahim : 18)

The Classification of human beings and its relation with their Aqeedah

Doubt (Shak)
Shak
Their believe to something is

equally strong between accepting and rejecting it

Zan

Conjecture (Zan)
they have so much stronger arguments than the other.
The Predominance of Conjecture (Ghalabatu Zan)

Ghalabathu zan

Aqeedah

They tend to reinforce something than other because they know the arguments of truth.

The Pillars of Iman

Belief to Allah
Belief to Al Qadar Belief to Malaaika

The Pillars of Iman

Belief to Yawmul Qiyamah
Belief to Ar Rasul Belief to Al Kutub

Conclusion
Aqeedah are things that must be believed by heart, things that bringing peace of soul, a belief that is not mixed with the hesitation. It is a truth that can be accepted by humans, based on intellect, revelation and nature. It has another term: Iman, Tauheed, Ushuluddin, Kalaam and Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar. The aqeedah has two fundamental sources, Quraan and Sunnah. Aql can be used to understand quran and sunnah. aqidah is a foundation of amal. Amal will not be accepted if it is not based on the correct Aqeedah. human beings can be classified into three levels based on their aqeedah: Shak, Zan, and Ghalabathu Zan. The six pillars of iman are: Belief in Allah, Believe in Malaaika, Believe in Al Kutub, Believe in Ar Rasul, Believe in Yawmil Qiyamah, believe in Qadar.

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Discussion

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