In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

This book was originally submitted in the form of a thesis for a Master’s Degree to the Department of Aqeedah of the Umm al-Qorah University in Makka, ‘Saudi’ Arabia. The examining committee comprised the following: Muhammad Qutb, the supervisor, as chairman; Shaykh Abdur Razzaq Afifi as a member; and Dr. Abdul Azeez Obeid as a member. The author was granted a Master’s Degree, with excellence, on Saturday evening, the 4th of Shaban 1401. I am grateful to Shaykh Abdur Razzaq Afifi for writing the Foreword to this book. Thank you. Muhammad Saeed al-Qahtani Dhul-Hijjah 1413