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Al-Mabdi al-Asharah lil-Ulm

THE TEN PRINCIPLES FOR THE SCIENCES

STEPS FOR THE STUDENT TO TAKE WHEN STUDYING THE SACRED SCIENCES

Topics
Introduction The danger of leaving the principles The poem Benefits from the principles Practical example


The one who leaves (or lets go) the principles, for him the arrival is forbidden.

The poem by imam al-abbn ) (

Verily, the principles for every science (or: art) are ten, The definition , the subject, then its fruit. The relationship (to other sciences) and its virtue and the founder( or: erector), The name and the sources and the judgment according to the Lawgiver [Allah] (about that). Issues (or: questions) and some satisfy themselves with a part (or: something) of it, And the one who knows them all acquires excellence (or: honor).

Benefits from the 10 principles

We can list at least 26 benefits. The list is not (meant to be) exhaustive. Reflect and ponder over the principles.

The ten principles with regards to the science of tajwid


Definition Founder

Subject
Fruit(s) Relationship

Name
Sources Judgment

Virtue

Issues

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We ask Allah for tawfiq and a good beginning of our studies.