Walilahi arba’una ‘adadan ... Wa arba’un ma’a thamaniya yati (For God are forty [attributes] ... and forty plus eight come.)
In the sprawling archipelago of Indonesia, where the majority of Muslims adhere to the Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah (Sunni Islam), certain texts serve as the foundational pillars of religious education. Among the most revered is the (عقيدة العوام)—which translates to "The Creed of the Common People."