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Book excerpt: This Book is evidenced based from authentic sources of the Quran and Sunah of the Prophet (SAW) and the work of some Muslim scholars. Accordingly, the primary sources used are: Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Kutub Sitta (six books of Sunah), namely: (i) Sahih Bukhari; (ii) Sahih Muslim; (iii) Sunan Abu Dawud; (iv) Jami At-Tirmidhi; (v) Sunan Nas'i and (vi) Sunan Ibn Majah.This book is consists of 9 Chapters. Chapter 1 consists of Introduction. Chapter 2 consists of Importance of Learning and Teaching Aqidah. Chapter 3 consists of The Principles Of The Islamic Aqidah (Creed) and includes: Introduction; The First Principle: Belief In Allah; The Second Principle: Belief In The Angels; The Third Principle: Belief In Allah's Scriptures; The Fourth Pimple: Belief In Allah's Messengers; The Fifth Principle: Belief In Last Day; and The Sixth Principle: Belief In Al-Qada' And Al-Qadar (Divine Decree And Predestination). Chapter 4 consists of teaching our Kids Tawheed. Chapter 5 consists of Understanding Taweed. It includes: Meaning Of Tawheed; The Types Of Tawheed covering Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyyah, Tawheed Al-Uloohiyyah, and Tawheed Al-Asmaa Was-Sifaat; Meaning of The First Statement of The Kalimah (Testimony): 'La Ilaha Illa-Allah'; and Meaning Of The Second Statement Of Testimony: 'Muhammad Ar-Rasul-Allah'. Chapter 6 consists of Understanding Shirk. It includes: Meaning of Shirk; The Types of Shirk: covering Major Shirk, and Minor Shirk; and Guidelines to Avoid Shirk. Chapter 7 consists of Tawheed and Worship. It includes: Tawheed And Worship Explained; The Superiority of Tawheed; and Merit of Purifying Tawheed from Shirk.Chapter 8 consists of: Introduction; It Is Forbidden To Slaughter On Name Other Than Allah; It Is Forbidden To Make An Animal Sacrifice For Allah In A Place Where Sacrifice Is Made For Other Than Allah; It Is An Act Of Shirk To Vow To Other Than Allah [SWT]; It Is An Act Of Shirk To Seek Refuge In Other Than Allah; It Is An Act Of Shirk To Seek Help In Other Than Allah (Or To Invoke Other Than Allah); It Is An Act Of Shirk To Expect Intercession Other Than Allah; Act Of Worshipping Images Or Statues Of Pious People And/ Or Seeking Invocation From Their Graves Is A Major Shirk; Worshipping At The Graves Of Pious People; Sorcery (As-Sihr) Is An Act of Shirk; Practicing Soothsayers And The Like Is An Act of Shirk; Belief In Omens i.e. Fate (At- Tataiyur) With Other Than Allah is An Act of Shirk; Astrology (At- Tanjeem) Vs. Shirk; It Is Shirk To Perform A (Righteous) Deed For Worldly Reasons; The Prophet's Safeguarding Of Tawheed And His Closing Of The Paths To Shirk; and They (Jews) Not Made Just Estimate Of Allah. Chapter 9 consists of Summary and Conclusion.