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IQRA'S NOTE:

TO PARENTS, TEACHERS AND READERS

Iqra' International Educational Foundation is pleased to offer for class- rooms and general public this revised edition of Imam Ibn Taimiyah's work al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyah in translation by Dr. Assad N. Busool. This basic work on Islamic 'aqidah is well recognized as an authentic statement of Islamic faith. The publication fills the gap which existed in finding a book on Islamic 'aqidah in English. This book is recommended as an enrichment reading for the students of Fiqh on Senior High School level. Parents and teachers would find it beneficial to use this book as group reading both at home and in the classroom. A general reader would find it most useful to acquire clarity on important points of Islamic faith.

This publication is part of Iqra's Comprehensive Program on 'Aqa'id and Fiqh; the readers may expect several publications this year. It follows with OUR FAITH AND WORSHIP a textbook at the elementary level on Islamic 'aqidah and fiqh. The year 1994 will, Insha Allah, see the publication of all textbooks at elementary level.

Dr. Busool with his rich academic background was most suitable person to undertake this venture for the IQRA' and we are grateful for his painstaking work. The readers of Arabic language are well aware of the difficulty of translation from Arabic to English and will appreciate the effort of the author. He has done full justice to the translation. Dr. Busool has also reorganized some material, without tampering with the original text, to make the material better arranged and easily comprehensible for the reader.

IQRA' in general follows the Library of Congress transliteration system except for the definite article (al) before sun letters (e.g. an-Nur instead of al-Nur).

Dedicated to:
The Memory Of My Father Al-Hajj, Nimer Yousuf Busool
may Allah have mercy upon him and reward him with Paradise


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