A Commentary Upon the Creed of Imam al-Dardir

The Creed of Imam al-Dardīr, also known as al-Tawḥīdiyya, was authored to revive and firmly establish the foundations of Islamic belief in the hearts and minds of ordinary Muslims. Its concise and methodical structure makes it ideal for memorisation, while encompassing the essential tenets of creed that every Muslim is obligated to affirm.

“The science of theology is the most virtuous of the sciences.
It is the primary obligation, and the foundation of all Islamic rulings.”

In this work, Dr. Siddiq Adam Mitha provides a clear, accessible, and faithful commentary, carefully tailored for beginners while remaining grounded in authoritative scholarship.

“Our brother in faith, Dr. Siddiq Adam Mitha commendably set out in commentating upon this Creed in a simple and refined manner, at a level appropriate for beginners in this field.”
— Shaykh ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Shaʿār

Scholarly Sources

The commentary draws extensively upon the works of classical and contemporary Sunni scholars. Central among them is Shaykh Muṣṭafā al-ʿAqabāwī’s commentary on the Tawḥīdiyya, alongside Imam al-Dardīr’s own writings such as al-Kharīda al-Bahiyya and its commentary.

Additional sources include works by:

• Imams al-Bayhaqī, al-Ghazālī, al-Nasafī, al-Rāzī, al-Bayḍāwī, al-Subkī, al-Taftāzānī, al-Sanūsī, Ibn Kamāl Pasha, al-Qārī, al-Bayāḍī, al-Laqqānī, al-Zabīdī, al-Ṣāwī, and al-Bājūrī

• Modern scholarship from Shaykhs Zāhid al-Kawtharī, Muḥammad al-Ḥāshimī, Ḥasan Ḥabannaka, Saʿīd Ramaḍān al-Būṭī, Nūr al-Dīn ʿItr, Nūḥ al-Quḍāt, and Saʿīd Foudah

“In an age where self-defined readings of Islam have begun to emerge, this translation and commentary is a welcome and much-needed addition to the English-language library on Islamic creed.”
— Shaykh Walead Mosaad