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Introduction All praises and thanks be to Allaah, Who (Alone) created the heavens and the earth, and originated the darkness and the light, yet those who disbelieve hold others as equal with their Lord. He it is Who has created you from clay, and then has decreed a stated term (for you to die). And there is with Him another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet you doubt (in the Resurrection). And He is Allaah (to be worshipped Alone) in the heavens and on the earth, He knows what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you earn (good or bad). (al-An'aam:1-3) I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship except Allaah alone without any partners. The One, the Self Sufficient whom all creatures need, He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co-equal or comparable to Him. Rather to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth, everything renders submission to Him. The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decrees a matter He says to it ?Be!? and it is. And your Lord creates what He wishes and desires and they have no choice (in the matter). Far removed is Allaah from all imperfections and He is high above that which they associate with Him. He cannot be questioned for His acts but they will be questioned. And I bear witness that our leader and our prophet Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, who was sent with the guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all other religions even though the mushrikeen may hate it. May Allaah send His peace and blessings upon him, his family and his Companions, who enjoined the truth and with it they used to establish justice. And may Allaah send peace and blessings upon those who follow them upon goodness, those who do not deviate from his Sunnah or go beyond its bounds and moreover, they stick to it and they base their allegiance and enmity upon it and they defend it against any oppressors. And may Allaah?s peace and blessings be upon all those who follow their path and their footsteps up until the day they are raised. To proceed, this is a summarized book of great benefit to the reader. This book includes the basic principles of the religion and the foundations of tawheed which the messengers called to and the reason for which the Books were revealed, and there is no success for anyone who worships Allaah with another religion. It shows and guides to the clear white path and the manhaj of the Truth. It explains imaan (faith), its characteristics and what nullifies it totally or negates its perfection. Each statement is supported by clear proofs such that its reality can become clear. I restricted myself to the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa?ah and the people of Itibaa and discarded the sayings of the people of desires and innovation, except that they are mentioned only when I intended to refute them and hurl the spears of the Sunnah against them. And many noble imaams have embarked upon exposing them and they have authored refutations and rejections of these innovations in independent works. And as they say, ?Something is known by its opposite and manifests itself  by mere identification of a principle.? and ?When the sun comes out, the existence of the day does not need proof.? and ?When the truth becomes clear and manifest then that which remains in only misguidance.? I organized it in the form of questions to alert and inform the student of knowledge, followed by answers which clarify the matter. And I called it ?A?laam As-Sunnah Al-Manshoorah li I?tiqaad At-Taaifah An-Naajiyah Al-Mansoorah? I ask Allaah to accept this work sincerely seeking His Lofty Face and to benefit us all with what He teaches us, and to teach us what benefits us out of His Grace and Bounty. Indeed Allaah has power over all things, and He is kind to His slaves and has all-encompassing knowledge of them. To Him is the end of all journeys, He is our protector and He is the best of  protectors and the best of helpers!