~repack~: Ktab Alwastyt Labn Tymyt

However, a crucial philological correction must be made at the outset: The correct title of this famous work is (العقيدة الواسطية) — The Creed of Wasit — not al-Wasitiyya alone. The book is named after the city of Wasit (in modern-day Iraq), where its judge, Radiy al-Din al-Wasiti, requested that Ibn Taymiyyah write a concise treatise on the core beliefs of Islam, free from philosophical jargon.

Al-Wasitiyya defines faith as "speech of the tongue, belief in the heart, and action of the limbs" — a classic Hanbali definition that contrasts with the Murji'ah (who said faith is just belief). It includes detailed belief in the grave's punishment, the Bridge (Sirat), the Basin (Hawd), the Intercession (Shafa'ah), and the Vision of God (Ru'yah) by the believers in Paradise. ktab alwastyt labn tymyt

The opening of al-Wasitiyya sets the tone: The creed of the "Saved Sect" (al-Firqah al-Najiyyah) is what the Prophet's Companions (Sahabah) and their immediate followers (Tabi'un) were upon. This methodology, known as Tafwid (consigning the "how" to God) combined with Ithbat (affirmation of what God affirms of Himself), is central. However, a crucial philological correction must be made