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great question!badrobot14 AOA
What is this aqeedah and how is it important for common people like me?
It's the most important thing... aqeedah is things related to beliefs... in the heart.. eg. belief in Allah, angels etc..
in contrast Fiqh is matters related to actions.. how to make wudoo, worship etc.
Islam is lenient in terms of fiqh, but STRICT in terms of Aqeedah. (like a muslim can't say I don't beleive in jesus (AS)... \)
there are six pillars of Eeman:
1 Belief in Allah (tawheed)
2 His Angels
3 His Books (Quran, tawraat etc.)
4 His messengers
5 The Last day
6 Qadar (pre-ordained destiny)
here r details about it:
http://islamqa.info/en/ref/951
now where to take aqeedah from, what sect to follow, as they say...? well we don't make sects, rather we want to be among the saved group... the jamaa’ah (main body of Muslims) as a hadith mentions... another hadith mentions:
“My ummah will split into seventy-three sects, all of whom will be in Hell except one group.” They said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allaah? He said: “(Those who follow) that which I and my companions follow.” This is mentioned in the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr which was recorded and classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi (2641). It was also classed as hasan by al-‘Iraaqi in Ahkaam al-Qur’aan (3/432), al-‘Iraaqi in Takhreej al-Ihya’ (3/284) and al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi
now people who belief based on this logic are called by scholars as Ahl Sunnah wal Jamaah... ie. they are those who follow Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions (may Allaah be pleased with him), and adhere to their principles, beliefs, and practices. and they follow those who follow the prophet n his sahaba from the pious predecessors (called salaf as salih)...
read more:
http://islamqa.info/en/ref/90112
hope the answer is clear... Allah knows best.