Translator's note...................................................................10

The meaning of Ashshahaadataini [i.e, Laa'ilaahailla-
llahuMuhammadu-rrasulullahi] ............................................11

Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah ..................14

Lesson two: The meaning of Shahadatu anna Muhammada-
rrasulu-llah (i.e testifying to the Prophet hood of

Muhammad (S.A.W ..............................................................25
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah and
His Messenger. .....................................................................36
Lesson four: The virtues of Attauheed (Islamic monotheism) 46
Lesson five: The meaning of Islamic Religion.........................57
Lesson six: The meaning of Ibadah........................................70

Lesson Seven: Explanation of the Meaning of Alkufru bi-
ttaghut [i.e, Rejection of false deities]. .................................80

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Lesson Eight: Warning against Shirk [Polytheism] and
explanation of its classification. .......................................... 100
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy. (13) .................... 114
Lesson ten: Warning against hypocrisy (23)....................... 129
Lesson eleven: warning against hypocrisy (33) .................. 142
Lesson twelve: Nullifiers of Islam ........................................ 154

All praises are due to Almighty Allah, the lord of creations.
May His peace and blessings be upon our noble Prophet,
Muhammad the son of Abdullah, his household, companions and
those who follow their footstep till the day of resurrection.
The need for every Muslim to understand the true Islamic
creed as taught by the Prophet cannot be overemphasized
especially, the non-Arab speakers. This is because there are very
few English literature in this area. Some of these literature are
narrow in scope while in others, issues are presented in
complicated ways that render the reader more confused after
reading the book. It is in the light of this that I decided to
translate this book, "MA'ALIMU DEEN" written by Sheikh
Abdulazeez ibn Adaakhil Almutairi because of the simplicity
with which the author presents issues of Islamic creed and its
wide scope. The book will also be very useful as a course
material in Islamic creed for both students and teachers during
Islamic vocational training programmes.
I pray Almighty Allah will make it useful and beneficial to
whoever reads it and also reward the author for his effort.

They are the basic foundation of Islam and its first pillar,
with which a person becomes a Muslim. So, whoever does not
testify to them is not a Muslim.
Abdullah bin Umar (May Allah be please with them)
narrated that the prophet (S.A.W) said:

Meaning: "Islam is built on five pillars: To testify that none
is worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the

messenger of Allah "Laailaa ill-Allah, Muhammadur-
Rasulullah", to establish Salah (five daily prayers), to offer

Zakah (obligatory charity), to perform Hajj (pilgrimage to
Makah), and to fast the month of Ramadan. Agreed upon by Al
Bukhari and Muslim.
Thus, the first thing that a person is supposed to learn in the
religion of Islam is its first pillar, by knowing the meaning and
rulings of Shahaadataini.
When the Prophet (s.a.w) sent Mu'adh ibnJabal to Yemen he
said to him:

Meaning:" you are going to a nation from the people of the
scriptures (divine books – Jews and the Christians), invite them
to testify that Laa'ilaahailla- Allah (i.e, there is no deity worthy
of worship except Allah) and I am Allah's Messenger, and if they
obey you to do so, then inform them that Allah has made it
obligatory upon them to observe five salah(prayers) in every day
and night.... To the end of the hadith". Reported by Imam Muslim,
on the authority of Ibn Abbas.
It was also reported by Imam Albukhari and its wordings are;

Meaning:” let (Islamic monotheism) be the first thing you
will invite them to (i.e, testifying to the oneness of Allah).
And the explanation of that is also [contained] in the long
hadith [popularly known as hadith Jibril] in which the Angel
Gabriel asked the prophet (s.a.w) about the levels of religion:
Islam, Iman and Ihsan, after that the prophet (S.A.W) said to his
companions –as in the last part of the hadith:-

Meaning: "this is (Jibril i.e, angel Gabriel. He came to you in
order to teach you your religion."
So, the first obligatory thing to learn in religious matters is
the lesson that is contained in the hadith of Jibril, and the first
level of the [three] levels of the religion is Islam and the first
pillar of Islam is Ash-shahadatani.

 Book translated into English contains twelve studied at the origins of religion, including the explanation is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of God, and explain the pillars of Islam, faith, polytheism and hypocrisy, Nullifiers, uniformity. The book will also be very useful as a course material in Islamic creed for both students and teachers during Islamic vocational training programmes.