Al-Aqidah al-Tadmuriyyah (The Palmyrene Creed) is a foundational theological treatise written by the 14th-century scholar Ibn Taymiyyah . The work is a rigorous defense of the methodology of the
: He asserts that God must be described as He described Himself in the Quran and as the Prophet Muhammad described Him, without asking "how" ( bi-la kayf ) or distorting the meaning. The Two Foundations : The "Tadmuriyyah" is structured around two main pillars: Tawhid al-Asma wa al-Sifat : Affirming God’s unique names and attributes. Tawhid al-Rububiyyah and al-Uluhiyyah al-tadmuriyyah pdf
The second half of the book addresses the reconciliation between God's absolute will and human accountability: Humans must believe in the divine decree ( Qadarcap Q a d a r The Mu’attilah (Deniers): Those who strip God of
The treatise is renowned for establishing a "middle path" between two extremes: the anthropomorphists (who liken God to creation) and the negators (who strip God of His attributes). al-tadmuriyyah pdf
One of the most famous analogies in the book involves water to explain the relationship between divine providence and human agency: