Introduction by Fawwaaz Ahmad az-Zumarlee

Part One: A Brief Note on Usoolus-Sunnah

The Foundations of the Sunnah

Part Two: The Sunnah upon which the Messenger of Allaah

died

Part Three: A Description of the Believer from Ahlus-Sunnah

wal-Jamaa'ah

Chapter One: The Life and Trials of Imaarn Ahmad

Chapter Two: On the Meaning of Eemaan - A Refutation of

the Mu'tazilah of Today

Chapter Three: Some Sayings from the Salaf Concerning

Allaah's Attributes and their Consensus Concerning the

Falsehood of Ta'weel - A refutation of the Ash'ariyyah

Chapter Four: Affirming the Attributes of Allaah with their

Dhaahir (Apparent) and Haqeeqi (Real) Meaning and a

Refutation that the Way of the Salaf was Allegedly Tafweedh

- A Refutation of the Mufawwidah

Chapter Five: The Consensus of the Salaf from among the

Companions of Allaah's Messenger on the Prohibition of

Reviling the Rulers and Publicizing their Faults, be they

Righteous or Sinful - A Refutation of the Khawaarij

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Chapter Six: The Distinguishing Signs of Ahlus-Sunnah

Chapter Seven: The Distinguishing Signs of Ahlul-Bid'ah

(the People of Innovation

Chapter Eight: On the Prohibition of Sitting with the People

of Innovation; Listening to them, Arguing with them, To

Abandon them and those who Associate with them.

Chapter Nine - On the Necessity of Accepting the Ahadeeth

Reported by Reliable and Trustworthy Narrators Mentioning

the Attributes of Allaah - A Refutation against the Rationalist

School of Thought

Chapter Ten - The Ahadeeth of Abul-l-lasan al-Ash'aree and

a Refutation of the Ash'ariyyah

Glossary of Arabic Terms