This course is based on Al-Qasidah Al-Lamiyyah, a short poem by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Each line ends with the letter “Laam” (ل). The poem clearly explains correct Muslim beliefs about Allah, the Quran, the Prophet ﷺ and the Day of Judgment, based on the Quran, Sunnah and the early Muslims way.
Course Outline
1. The Right Beliefs (Aqeedah)
- What Ibn Taymiyyah believes about Allah and Islam
- These beliefs are based on the Quran and Hadith, without changing their meanings
2. Love for the Prophet’s Companions
- Loving all the Sahabah (companions) is part of the correct belief
- Abu Bakr is the best of them, then Umar, Uthman, and Ali
- Each companion has a special place in Islam
3. Belief in the Unseen
- Belief in the Day of Judgment
- Belief in the grave (questioning, reward or punishment)
- Belief in the Scale (Mizaan), the Pool of the Prophet ﷺ (Hawd), and the Bridge over Hell (Siraat)
4. Belief in Paradise and Hell
- The righteous will enter Paradise
- The wrongdoers will be punished in Hell
- This all happens by Allah’s wisdom and justice
5. Following the Scholars of the Sunnah
- Ibn Taymiyyah says his beliefs are the same as the early Imams: Abu Hanifah, Malik, Shafi’i, and Ahmad
- Anyone who follows their path will be safe
- Anyone who invents new beliefs will be misguided
Download the book
Al-Qasidah Al-Lamiyyah (English)
Al-Qasidah Al-Lamiyyah (Arabic)
Audio Explanation of the Book