What are al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah, al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah, and al-Aqidah al-Tadmuriyyah, what are the differences between them, and why were they named as such?
The books mentioned (al-Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah, al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah, al-Aqeedah al-Tadmuriyyah) were authored to explain the creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah (the People of the Sunnah and the Community), and they differ in their authors. Al-Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah is by Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi, while al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah and al-Aqeedah al-Tadmuriyyah are by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. The Wasitiyyah was authored in response to a question about the creed of Ahl al-Sunnah, and the Tadmuriyyah was a response to issues concerning the Names and Attributes [of Allah] and the reconciliation between Divine Law (Shar') and Divine Decree (Qadar). The Tahawiyyah and Wasitiyyah are concise summaries and have many commentaries, whereas the Tadmuriyyah is an extensive research into the Names and Attributes and the reconciliation between Divine Law and Divine Decree.
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