The Aʿlām al-Hudā, despite its brevity, has always been a significant and popular treatise since its first edition, a fact which is proved by the profusion of its manuscripts in the libraries of the Muslim world and its having been published three times so far. The treatise sets forth the Sunnite-Ash‘arite interpretation of Islamic faith in a concise, simple and intimate language. Thus, it makes the tenets of Islamic creed not only accessible but also palatable to the mind and heart of both the ...