Tema dan Isu Induk Perbahasan Akidah dalam Al-Muqaddimāt Karya Muhammad bin Yūsuf Al-Sanūsī.

Al-Muqaddimāt is one of Muhammad bin Yūsuf al-Sanūsī's famous works of aqīdah. However, the themes and issues of debate contained in the work are seen to be very different from other works of aqīdah. This is because the debates of ilāhiyyāt, nubūwwāt and samiyyāt which are the main debates of faith are not specifically discussed in it. Thus, this article was produced to look in depth at the main themes and issues found in al-Muqaddimāt in addition to highlighting the relationship between the work and other religious works as well as its role in religious studies. The objectives and discussions highlighted through this article are: [i] introduction to al-Muqaddimāt; [ii] themes and issues of faith debate in al-Muqaddimāt; and [iii] the role and importance of al-Muqaddimāt in the study of faith. The writing of this article is based on a qualitative study with the method of content analysis of al-Muqaddimāt along with its description entitled Shar al-Muqaddimāt which is also the work of al-Sanūsī. In addition, the works of other scholars related to the discussion are also seen to strengthen the analysis. Preliminary findings found that al-Muqaddimāt along with its description is one of al-Sanūsī's five main aqīdah works called al-Silsilah al-Aqdiyyah al-Sanūsiyyah (chain of aqīdah works of al-Sanūsī). It acts as an introduction to works of Aqīdah and Īlm Kalam based on the understanding of Ahli Sunah Waljamaah. Understanding the content of al-Muqaddimāt in depth is seen as a catalyst for understanding the true faith through other works. Therefore, understanding the aqīdah through other works is very dependent on understanding the content of al-Muqaddimāt first because of its role as an introduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]