Aqeedah and Belief

Translated by Shawana A. Aziz

Not to be confused with Kitab ul-Iman by Shaykh ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.

An Authentic Selection from Imam Al-Qurtubi’s At-Tadhkirah Fiahwalil-Mawta Wal-Akhirah. Death is not the absolute end. It is just the discontinuation of unity between the body and soul. It is a change from one state to another and a transition from this present life to that of the hereafter.

This important book covers an area about which most people have very little knowledge but which is at the same time, of vital interest to all human beings. It outlines what happens to the human soul from the moment of death until the arrival of the Day of Judgement.

The Good End: During his lifetime, man moves from one stage to the another beginning with childhood followed by his youth and ends with senility. During these stages, man encounters times of rest and distress as well as good health and other affairs. The author in this book has presented the causes of a good end i.e. eternal happiness etc.. One should not only remain hoping but he has to seek the means and ways to have a good end. Reading such books will help you to consciously seek to be one of the blessed people whom Allah will grant eternal [...]

An introduction to the concept of the existence of life after death both in Islam, and how it makes our life meaningful; with purpose. A description of the life in the grave between death and Judgment Day for the faithful believers. How the believers will experience the Day of Reckoning, and some of the qualities of the faithful that will ease their passage to the gates of Paradise. How those achieving the success of Paradise on account of faith are received therein. A description of the life in the grave between death and Judgment Day for the rejecting disbeliever. Some of [...]

A short but influential admonition regarding death.