Preface
Introduction
Theme one: Errors contained in the Encyclopaedia of Islam concerning the Islamic creed
Entry titled "Allah" in the Encyclopaedia
First: Casting doubts on the origin of the vocable "Allah" or "Ilah"
Second: The lack of clarity of the Qur'an in its explanation of the polytheists' creed
Third: Allah's epithets in the Holy Qur'an: they are expressions of perfection, not the opposite
Fourth: The exigencies of the sadj' (rhyme) in the Qur'an
Fifth: Muhammad's spasmodic and contradictory utterances
Sixth: A strange combination of anthropomorphics and metaphysics
Theme two: Allah in the true Islamic creed
First: The sources of the Islamic creed
Second: The foundations of the Islamic creed
Third: The total lack of any contradiction in this Islamic creed
Fourth: Absence of any opposition among the Muslims regarding the obligation of belief in all that has been stated in the Book and in the Sunna
Fifth: The origins of discord with regard to the doctrines among the Muslim sects
Sixth: The language as a means of the expression of truth
Seventh: The Prophet's (PBUH) Mission
Eighth: The necessity to understand the anthropomorphic verses and Hadiths according to their obviated sense, in a way befitting Almighty Allah's being, while negating any idea of manner or likeness with human attributes
Ninth: The right method to understand the creed
Tenth: The pious salaf's method as a tool which enabled the expansion of Islam
Eleventh: The verses of the attributes are neither allegorical nor unyielding to exegesis
Twelfth: The sound method is founded on moderation in everything
Thirteenth: The different types of attributes mentioned in the Holy Qur'an and in the authentic tradition
Fourteenth: Knowledge of all the contents of the Book and the Sunna regarding the essence and the qualities is not a requirement for the fulfilment of the faith
Fifteenth: The necessity to make a distinction between the scholars' ideas and statements expressed during discussions, dialogues and controversies, and that which should be con-vincingly believed in
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