The sarh and hasiyehs on Al-Akaid Al-İci

Islamic scholar al-Ici (d. 1355) was born in a town called Ic. He was a great Ashari scholar and author of some books. He wrote a short, succinct and accurate summary of the authentic Muslim beliefs in his popular work, Aqaa 'id al-Adudiyyah, which you now hold in your hands. Aqaa'id is the plural of aqidah, which means, to believe in something because of the certainty of its truth. This short treatise soon gained acceptance amongst the Ummah due to the fact that it was the most comprehensive and indeed complete summary on the subject of what the Muslim is to believe. This short tract has been highly praised by all the scholars for its brevity, accuracy and completeness. Some 60 commentaries have been written on it. One of the most popular was the commentary written by Dawwani (d. 908/1502) Since then, it has been taught in Islamic schools and seminaries throughout the world, particularly in Central and South Asia. The author compiled and enumerated some 60 points of belief, each one of them being established by a Qur'anic ayah or a sahih hadith. There is a consensus about all these fundamental beliefs mentioned in its' pages and there is no disagreement about them.