At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
A treatise on the creed of the People of the Sunna and the Community, written by Ibn Taymiyya in 698 AH in reply to a request from one of the judges of Wasit. A session to discuss it was held in Damascus in 705 AH. 1
The cover of the edition states that it was written in 698 AH at the request of one of the judges of Wasit. This is a single source, so the date of composition needs a further source.
The treatise opens with an introduction on the creed of the saved sect. It then has sections on the divine names and attributes, the speech of God and the Qur'an, the vision of God, the Last Day, predestination, faith, the Companions, the family of the Prophet ﷺ, the miracles of saints, following the early Muslims, and enjoining good. The edition adds an account of the debate held in 705 AH. 1
Connections
- Authored by
- Ibn Taymiyya
People and things also explored
Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi· The Hanbali-Ash'ari Fitna at Damascus, 835· Ibn Taymiyya· Majd al-Din Ibn Taymiyya· Al-Jawab al-Sahih li-man Baddala Din al-Masih· Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim Mukhalafat Ashab al-Jahim· The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning
Sources
- al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya, Ibn Taymiyya (al-Matba'a al-Salafiyya)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/aqida-wasitiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-20.