Usul al-Thalatha

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Usul al-Thalatha is a short foundational Islamic treatise that explains the three essential principles every Muslim must know—knowledge of God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the religion of Islam—widely studied in Salafi and Hanbali circles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic treatise
Salafi primer
creed text
addresses meaning of Islam, Iman, and Ihsan
meaning of knowledge in Islam
meaning of shirk
meaning of worship
aimsTo clarify the foundations of Islamic belief
associatedWith Najdi reform movement NERFINISHED
author Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab NERFINISHED
authorMovement Salafi NERFINISHED
authorSchool Hanbali NERFINISHED
centralTheme three essential principles every Muslim must know
emphasizes evidence from the Qur’an
evidence from the Sunnah
focusesOn knowledge of Allah
knowledge of the Prophet Muhammad
knowledge of the religion of Islam
genre didactic text
introductory manual
hasArabicTitle الأصول الثلاثة NERFINISHED
hasCommentariesBy Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz NERFINISHED
Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr NERFINISHED
Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin NERFINISHED
Salih al-Fawzan NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTitle The Three Fundamental Principles NERFINISHED
hasTitle Usul al-Thalatha NERFINISHED
hasTranslations English
French
Indonesian
Urdu NERFINISHED
intendedAudience Muslim beginners in Islamic studies
students of Salafi creed
jurisprudenceSchoolContext Hanbali NERFINISHED
language Arabic
length short treatise
mainSubject Islamic creed
Tawhid NERFINISHED
movementContext Salafism NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
statusInCurricula core text in many Salafi seminaries
structure questions and answers format in many editions
studiedAlongside Kashf al-Shubuhat NERFINISHED
Kitab al-Tawhid NERFINISHED
teaches obligation of knowing Allah
obligation of knowing the Prophet Muhammad
obligation of knowing the religion of Islam with proofs
theologicalOrientation Athari NERFINISHED
usedFor beginner-level aqidah courses
memorization in Salafi institutes
widelyStudiedIn Hanbali circles NERFINISHED
Salafi circles

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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab notableWork Usul al-Thalatha