{"title":"Imam Abu Ja'far at-Tahawi","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad at-Tahawi (239-321 AH) was a scholar of hadith and fiqh from the village of Taha in Upper Egypt. He studied under his maternal uncle Isma'il al-Muzani, a leading student of Imam ash-Shafi'i, before turning to the school of Abu Hanifah, and he transmitted from the major Egyptian and Syrian scholars of his generation. He is remembered chiefly as a muhaddith and a careful compiler, and his larger works, including Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar and Mushkil al-Athar, remain reference texts on the reconciliation of apparently conflicting narrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis best-known work by far is al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah, a short creed he wrote to record what he described as the belief of Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah following the way of the scholars of the religion. Its brevity and its grounding in the texts have made it one of the most widely studied and commented-upon statements of creed in Islamic history, taught and explained by scholars across the centuries down to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelow is our full collection of Imam Abu Ja'far at-Tahawi's works translated into English, available at The Islamic Book Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-commentary-on-the-creed-of-al-imam-al-tahawi-al-shaykh-al-fawzan","title":"A Commentary on the Creed of al-Imam al-Tahawi by Salih al-Fawzan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAqeedat al-Tahawi is one of the earliest statements of Sunni Islamic creed — written by Imam Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi in the third century of the hijra as a concise summary of the creed of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaah, and studied ever since. Despite al-Tahawi's fiqh affiliation, his statement of aqeedah has long been recognized by the scholars of the Salafi tradition as a sound expression of the creed of the Salaf, grounded in the Qur'an and Sunnah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Commentary on the Creed of al-Imam al-Tahawi\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan provides a detailed explanation of al-Tahawi's text — and where the original text is ambiguous, unclear, or potentially susceptible to misinterpretation, Shaykh al-Fawzan corrects and clarifies through his explanation, ensuring the reader understands the creed in accordance with the way of the Salaf. The commentary is what gives this edition its value: a scholar of Ahlus-Sunnah interpreting a classical creed text through the lens of the Qur'an, authentic Sunnah, and the understanding of the first three generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Core Beliefs of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaah\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAl-Tahawi's creed covers the fundamental articles of Islamic belief — Tawheed in its three dimensions, the names and attributes of Allah, prophethood, the Companions, the events of the Day of Judgment, and divine decree — all of which Shaykh al-Fawzan explains with precision, referencing the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePoints of Clarification Through Scholarly Commentary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaykh al-Fawzan's approach ensures that any statement in the original text that requires nuance or correction is addressed directly. This is precisely the value of having a reliable commentary from a scholar of Ahlus-Sunnah on a classical creed text — the reader benefits from both the original formulation and its explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original creed was written by Imam Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi (239–321 AH), a scholar of Egypt. This commentary is by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shaykh-salih-al-fawzan\"\u003eShaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan\u003c\/a\u003e, who studied under Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Shaykh Abd al-Razzaq al-Afifi, taught at the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, and serves on the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fatwa and the Council of Senior Scholars. Published by Dar as-Sunnah Publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents of aqeedah who want to study this classical creed text with the benefit of reliable Salafi commentary, and anyone building a library of Islamic creed texts in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eContinue Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other classical creed text we carry with commentary is al-Wasitiyyah — available as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/al-aqeedat-il-wasitiyah\"\u003eSharh Al-Aqeedat-il-Wasitiyah\u003c\/a\u003e, as the same Shaykh's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/explanation-of-al-aqeedat-al-waasitiyyah\"\u003eExplanation of al-Aqeedat al-Waasitiyyah\u003c\/a\u003e, and as Ibn Uthaymin's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/al-aqeedah-al-wastiyah-2-volumes\"\u003etwo-volume commentary\u003c\/a\u003e. For a study order, see our guide to the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/islamic-book-recommendations\/best-aqeedah-books-for-beginners-where-to-start-with-islamic-creed\"\u003ebest aqeedah books for beginners\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al-Arqam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47581532029241,"sku":"TIBC0162","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/20250605-132121.jpg?v=1749159412"}],"url":"https:\/\/theislamicbookcafe.com\/collections\/imam-abu-jafar-at-tahawi.oembed","provider":"The Islamic Book Cafe LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}