A book for serious students, who need an overview of the principles of many of the Islamic sciences including the following: Discussions on Wahy [revelation], The principles of Tafsir [Qur’an exegesis], the principles of Hadith, Ijma al-umma [Consensus of the Umma] Qiyas [Analogy], Ilm al-Fiqh [Jurisprudence] and its laws, Ijtihad, Taqlid, Sunna & Bid‘a, and Iman & Kufr. Translated by Mufti Afzal Hussain Ilyas.