{"title":"Personalities \u0026 Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003eReal lives, real journeys. This collection brings together memoirs and the stories of notable Muslim personalities - past and present - offering intimate, first-hand windows into faith, struggle, and a life well lived.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"necklaces-of-gems-qala-id-aljawahir","title":"Necklaces of Gems (Qala'id al-Jawahir): A Biography of the Crown of the Saints Shaikh 'Abd Al-Qadir Jilani","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBy Shaikh Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Tadifi. A Biography of Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (may Allah be well pleased with him), on the Marvelous Exploits of the Crown of the Saints, the Treasure-trove of the Pure, the Sultan of the Awliya', the Sublime Qutb, Shaikh Muhyi'd-din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHis birth (may Allah be well pleased with him). His studies (may Allah be well pleased with him). His entering the service of his Shaikh. The Shaikhs he met. His arrival in Baghdad. Repentance of highway robbers at his hands. His sojourn in the deserts and ruins. His friendship with Sh. Hammad ad-Dabbas. The Prophet (peace be upon him) spits in his mouth. His walking on air. His pupils and his intercession for them. What he said about al-Hallaj. Jews and Christians embrace Islam at his hands. The Sultan's opposition to him. His saying: \"My foot is on the neck of every Saint of Allah.\" Increase of the Tigris in his days. His poetry. The jinn obey his orders. The jurists examine him. His conversation with the serpent. What has been handed down concerning his mediation (may Allah be well pleased with him). Consensus concerning those who have powers of life and death. His giving of legal opinions according to the Shafi'i and Hanbali schools. His supplications (may Allah be well pleased with him). Mention of his wives (may Allah be well pleased with him). Mention of his children (may Allah be well pleased with him). Mention of his grandchildren (may Allah be well pleased with him). History of this composition. Mention of his offspring in Hama. His offspring in the village of Ya'u in the district of Aleppo. His offspring in Cairo \/ in Baghdad. Destruction of the zawiya ('convent') in Baghdad. Sultan Sulaiman orders the rebuilding of the Baghdad zawiya. His sermons in sessions [majalis]; his exhortations. His words concerning the Supreme Name of Allah. Eulogy of him by Shaikh Ahmad ar-Rifa'i. Withdrawal of the barbarians from Baghdad at his command. His performing the dawn prayer with the ablution of the night prayer. Marvels of the Shaikhs who praised him, including: Sh. Abu Bakr ibn Hawara? Sh. Muhammad ash-Shanbaki Sh. Abu'l-Wafa' Muhammad Kakis Sh. Hammad ad-Dabbas Sh. 'Azzaz ibn Mustawdi' Sh. Mansur al-Bata'ihi \/ Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifa'i Sh. 'Adi ibn Musafir Sh. 'Ali ibn al-Hiti Sh. Abu Ya'z al-Maghribi Sh. Maslama as-Saruji Sh. 'Uqayl al-Manbaji Sh. 'Ali ibn Wahb ar-Rabi'i Sh. Musa az-Zuwali Sh. RASLAN AD-DIMASHQI Sh. Abu'l-Najib as-Suhrawardi Sh. Abu Muhammand ibn 'Abd al-Basri Sh. Abu'l-Hasan al-Jawsaqi Benefit of supplications answered Sh. 'Abd al-Rahman at-Tafsunji Sh. Baqa ibn Batu Sh. Abu Sa'id al-Filawi Sh. Matar al-Badhirani Sh. Majid al-Kurdi Sh. Abu Madyan al-Maghribi Sh. Abu'l-Barakat Sakhr Sh. Abu'l-Mafakhir 'Adi ibn Abi'l-Barakat Sh. Yusuf al-Hamadani Sh. Shihab ad-Din 'Umar as-Suhrawardi Sh. Jakir al-Kurdi Sh. 'Uthman al-Qurashi Sh. Suwayd as-Sanjari Sh. Hayat ibn Qays al-Harrani Sh. Abu 'Uthman ibn Marzuq al-Bata'ihi Sh. Muhammad an-Na''al Sh. Qudayb al-Ban al-Mawsili Sh. 'Umar ibn Mas'ud al-Bazzaz Sh. Makarim an-Nahr Khalisi Sh. Khalifa an-Nahr Malaki Sh. 'Abdullah Muhammad al-Qurashi Useful remedy against dyspepsia Sh. Ibrahim al-A'zab Sh. 'Ali ibn Idris al-Ya'qubi Sh. 'Abdullah al-Jubba'i Sh. Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali as-Sabbagh Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir's Birthday.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion of the Book with mention of some of his marvelous exploits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eulogy of him by 'Izz ad-Din ibn 'Abd as-Salam Eulogy of him by al-Yafi'i in his History His sitting to give advice in the year 251. 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Among his most outstanding contributions to Muslim intellectual life were masterly defenses of Islamic orthodoxy, mysticism, and law, against the attacks of those who advocated purely legalistic, or entirely esoteric, readings of the religion. He hence articulated the Islam of the middle way, in balance between the extremes of the letter and the spirit. As such, his works have become a manifesto for modern Muslims struggling against extremist and hence heterodox readings of the faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume also contains extensive translations from other key works of Ghazali. One is the Definitive Criterion (Faysal al-Tafriqa), which shows the generous, inclusive nature of Islam and the difficulties involved in excluding any individual from it. 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Then read Rumi's poetry and feel their opening Friendship in you. Bless William Chittick.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Coleman Barks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe astounding autobiography of the man who transformed Rumi from a learned religious teacher into the world’s greatest poet of mystical love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"William Chittick’s masterful translation of the Maqalat of Shamsi Tabrizi moves Rumi’s beloved mentor from the shadows into the light, and restores Shams to the central position of prominence that he so richly deserves. This work immediately joins the indispensable short list of scholarly works on Rumi and his community. 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He graduated from Cairo University Medical School in 1971 and thereafter completed his postgraduate training in the United Kingdom in 1985. He has been practicing as a consultant psychiatrist since then. Dr. al-Badawi has authored several books in English, including Man and the Universe: An Islamic Perspective, The Prophetic Invocations, and Sufi Sage of Arabia: Biography of Imam al-Haddad.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe is a distinguished authority on the history and teachings of the Ba 'Alawi Sayyids. He studied under many shaykhs, foremost among whom is the late Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDr. Badawi is one of the leading contemporary translators of Islamic books from Arabic to English and has authored several books in Arabic. In addition, he has translated from the original Arabic into English several of Imam Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad's works, including The Book of Assistance, The Lives of Man, Gifts for the Seeker, Wisdom and Knowledge, Good Manners, and Mutual Reminding. He also translated into English Habib Ahmad al-Haddad's Key to the Garden as well as Shaykh Abd al-Khaliq ash-Shabrawi's Degrees of the Soul. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents Foreword by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Preface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1 Tarim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe descendants of the Prophet reach South Yemen - spread of the Sunni Shafi’i school - civil strife in Hadramawt - Tarim becomes the capital of the Sayyids - the Haddad clan acquire their name - birth of the Imam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2 The Young Seeker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMemorizing the Quran - Beginnings on the Sufi path - The Imam's childhood companions - the Imam' s masters - the Khirqa or Sufi investiture - influences from the unseen - relationship with Shaykh Abdal-Qadir al-Jilani.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3 Stations and States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dense veils, ailments of the heart - the nine stations of certainty: repentance, fear and hope, patience and gratitude, detachment and reliance, love and contentment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4 Structuring Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhazali on time - invocations and other devotions - teaching sessions - visiting the tomb of Prophet Hud - social activities and family affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5 The Sufi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Sufism? Who is the Sufi? Union and separation - the five investitures of taqwa - the different aspects of the Sufi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6 The Saint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is sanctity? The Imam's behavior toward his guests - fluctuation of spiritual states between majesty and beauty - Divine protection of saints - the baraka of the Imam - powerlessness before Divine omnipotence - the lights of sanctity - dealings with the jinn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7 The Gnostic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is gnosis? Stages of gnosis: from perception of created beings, to that of the Divine acts, attributes, and essence - certainty: knowledge, eye, and truth of certainty - unveiling -contemplation - ascension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8 The Spiritual Master\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is the spiritual master? Functions of the master - the two methods, that of the Drawn Near and that of the People of the Right Hand - spiritual transmission - protection of the disciple by the master – circumspection - reticence to reveal the secrets of the unseen - attitude toward ibn ‘Arabi and ibn al-Farid - dangers of the path - influence of the Imam in other countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9 The Scholar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifferent kinds of Islamic sciences - breadth of the Imam's knowledge - jurisprudence, which school? - teaching activities - the Pole of Guidance - meticulous following of the sunna - definition of personal teaching role - the Imam's books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10 Doctrinal Position\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Imam al-Shafi’i in matters of sacred law and Ash’ari in matters of tawhid - the creed of Imam al-Haddad - the question of predestination - points of divergence with the Shi’a.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11 Social Influence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefinition of the role of religious and political authorities - the Imam's opinion on the main factors of instability in Muslim society - degeneration of the times - the Imam sets an example for virtuous social behavior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12 The Pole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is the Pole? The Circle of Sainthood - attributes of the Pole - recognition by the other saints of the Imam's supremacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13 The Hajj Journey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePredictions concerning the pilgrimage of the Imam - tyranny of the governor - traveling to the Hajj - Shaykh Husayn’s hospitality - rites of the pilgrimage - karamat in Makka - visit to Madina - return to Makka - spiritual openings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14 Supernatural Events\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a karama? -The Imam's view on such happenings - examples of supernatural events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15 The Last Days\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Imam's prediction of the time of his own death - the first signs of illness - receiving visitors during his terminal illness- investiture of his disciple - death of the Imam - the funeral - supernatural events following his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16 The Succession\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Imam's son al-Hasan and grandson Ahmad - Habib Tahir ibn ‘Umar al-Haddad and his descendants - Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad - successors from other Ba-‘Alawi clans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes Glossary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo paths to God exist for the people of this world, the path of salvation and the path of sanctification. For those who seek more than the minimum, who desire more than the average man, who want and yearn for intimate knowledge of their source and ultimate destiny, sanctification allows them that possibility. The Prophets are sanctified souls that are specially prepared by their Lord, not only as a vessel of divine knowledge but also as the means of conveying it to others. For the men and women who take from them and come after them heeding their call, it is through the path of sanctification that the prophetic path is continued in this world for others to walk the path of salvation. Without sanctified souls in the world, the path would eventually be lost, and those seeking salvation destroyed. For those who the saints call, sanctification is a process that continues throughout one’s life on earth and is finalized with a purified soul that is content and ready to return to God in a sanctified state. These souls are then able to act as milestones for those on the path of salvation. They inspire us and direct us to strive on and keep the goal of God’s presence in our hearts. Imam al-Haddad was such a soul. He, through his own teachers, tended to his soul and journeyed on the path of sanctification in order to realize the true alchemy of the hearts, turning the self from a base element, susceptible to corruption, into pure spiritual gold, free of the corrosive elements of this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, while a biography of one of the greatest saints in Islamic history, is more than that. It is a book of alchemy itself, filled from start to finish with the science of tasawwuf, which is and has always been the heart of the Islamic tradition. It was written by a practitioner of the outward science of psychology and the inward science of the nafs or soul, which, in the path of salvation, works to confine itself to the laws of the sacred order as articulated by the prophets, and, in Islam’s case, by the last and final messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), and, in the path of sanctification, works to move through the well-established states and stations of the wayfarer until true knowledge of God is realized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Badawi was a student of a direct descendant of Shaykh ‘Abdallah al-Haddad, Habib Ahmad Mashshur al-Haddad, who those of us fortunate enough to have known him personally consider a realized spiritual master and sanctified soul, and none can sanctify save God. Habib Ahmad Mashshur was an antidote for the insanity that accompanies so much religious imbalance in our times. Just as his ancestor, the subject of this book, brought renewal and light to the Islam of his time, today’s masters maintain that same light in a time that might be referred to as ‘the endarkenment’. This book is a compelling testimony to the spiritual power and influence of the sanctified soul on the world. It is, perhaps more importantly for us, a step toward reintroducing the desperately needed path of sanctification. If there was ever a time that saints were needed, it is this time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, almost three centuries after Imam ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad’s death in 1720, it is not difficult to see why his influence seems to be growing more powerful by the day and his knowledge continues to spread far and wide. Because he was one of the most accomplished scholars of all time, as well as a giant of Muslim spirituality, the task of renewing Islam fell upon him. His work restates traditional Islamic knowledge in the form best suited for his time and succeeding centuries, and has also modified the spiritual methodology of the Sufis, rendering it suitable for the Muslims of the ‘End of Time’. This modified practice he called the ‘Method of the Companions of the Right Hand’ in order to distinguish it from the much stricter ‘Method of the Drawn Near’ of his ancestors and other previous Sufis. In all these endeavors the Imam always represented the strictest orthodox current within Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImam al-Haddad received two divine gifts that were perceptible even to ordinary Muslims. The first was his ability to accurately read the developments that were to ail the Islamic community, rendering most Muslims incapable of either perusing or understanding the masterpieces of the great Imams of old. The second was the ability to express profound truths in a brief, yet astoundingly clear way. The combination of these gifts has made his writings among the most practically useful sources for the Muslims of our time in terms of a theoretical understanding of traditional Islam in all its wisdom, while remaining an easily followed guide for its application.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImam al-Haddad is still present in the lives of many Muslims. The anniversary of his death continues to be commemorated each year on all five continents. His awrad are recited daily by thousands of Muslims. His poems, which radiate love, wisdom, and knowledge, are among the most frequently sung verses in spiritual gatherings. His books have been and still are being reprinted almost yearly, formerly in Cairo but now more often in Beirut and Singapore. Many of his works have been translated into a number of languages and are benefiting thousands of people everywhere. His spiritual method is still being implemented by ‘Alawi masters, producing more masters, and thereby continually proving its efficacy in assisting spiritual travelers along the path to fruition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe relevance of this biography is therefore manifold. Since the Imam’s works are being studied by so many thousands of English speakers, many of them will naturally wish to know more about the author. This inquiry will undoubtedly lead to a stronger emotional attachment to him, and therefore to a greater effulgence of baraka, and thus engender a greater capacity to benefit from his writings. Others, perhaps attracted to Sufism though undecided as to its merits, will find much benefit from studying the life of a spiritual leader of such magnitude. Still others, harboring false ideas about the Sufi path prevalent among superficially educated Muslims of today, may find it interesting to learn about the inward spiritual dimension of so great an exoteric scholar. Over the years, many of the eminent scholars of the Muslim community have been spiritual men, whether they permit their spirituality to shine outwardly or not. As for non-Muslims, I hope they will find here much of the real worth of Islam and its most profound meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo biography can ever do justice to men of this caliber and versatility. One should note that the Imam often kept his inner states hidden. What he allowed to be noticed outwardly were the few glimpses that he felt were necessary to reveal in order to best carry out his various functions. Similarly, the Imam could not entrust much of his inward knowledge to the pages of a book as this might invite misinterpretation. The little we do have is nevertheless of immense value, as shall become clear to the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was told by a friend in the publishing business that for the Western reader such a description of the Imam’s life might seem to be an idealization, even leaving aside the few supernatural events I mention. There is little that can be done about that since the very concept of sanctity has become incomprehensible to the modern mentality. However, near perfect people do exist, and not just as legends. I have met many men of God whose character and behavior bore witness that such great saints as the Imam are still alive among Muslims today. Many people I know have also personally witnessed such a number of supernatural events as to render them ordinary, everyday occurrences, far from hearsay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were three main sources for this biography, the first of which was the Imam’s major Arabic biography, written shortly after his death by one of his closest disciples, Imam Muhammad ibn Sumay, and published in Cairo in 1990 C.E. The second source was the book of Shaykh Ahmad al-Sajjar, who collected all he was able to note of the Imam’s utterances over the course of sixteen years. These were recorded in the work, Tathbit al-Fu’ad, printed in Cairo in 1981 C.E. and again in Singapore in 1999 C.E. The third important source was the two-volume collection of his correspondence, edited by Imam Ahmad ibn Zayn al-Habashi, and printed in Cairo in 1979 C.E. Other sources include information gleaned from the Imam’s descendants (received by oral transmission from their forefathers), his published works, and his Diwan of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hope that by making this exceptional scholar and saint better known to the public, we will have contributed to the dissemination of his message to the community, which was always the Imam’s dearest wish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuccess comes from none other than God, may He be praised and thanked for what He has granted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673772966196,"sku":"FV020","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Sufi-Sage-of-Arabia_-Imam-Abdallah-ibn-Alawi-al-Haddad-Fons-Vitae-40125248.jpg?v=1780401001"},{"product_id":"a-sufi-saint-of-the-twentieth-century","title":"A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Almost a prerequisite for any serious study of Sufism in European languages': this was the verdict of Seyyed Hossein Nasr in his review of the first edition of the book. According to the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, it is 'one of the most thorough and intimately engaging books on Sufism to be produced by a Western scholar'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertainly there is nothing second-hand about it. The author lets Sufis speak for themselves and, in a series of unusual and absorbing texts mainly translated from Arabic, he gives a vivid picture of life in a North African Sufi order. Against this background stands the unforgettable figure of the Algerian Shaikh who was head of the order from 1909 until his death in 1934. The last few chapters are mainly devoted to his writings, which include some penetrating aphorisms, and which end with a small anthology of his remarkable mystic poems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscript in the British Museum and the British Library, is the author of three works on Islamic mysticism, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, What is Sufism? and The Book of Certainty, all published by The Islamic Texts Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A masterly study of a man whose sanctity recalled the golden age of medieval mystics. In this well documented book Dr Lings draws on many rare sources...and has made some important original contributions.’\u003c\/em\u003e A. J. Arberry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘What Martin Lings adds by way of commentary is of the greatest significance and may serve as a key to a deeper understanding of Islam as a whole.’\u003c\/em\u003e Titus Burckhardt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart One: The Path and the Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeen from Outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeen from Within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spiritual Master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOneness of being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Three Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Symbolism of the Letters of the Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGnosis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ritual Purification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ritual Prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Further Dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections from his Aphorisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections from his Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix I: List of his Writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix II: The Spiritual Chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeen from Outside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative which follows is by Dr Marcel Carret. It speaks for itself and needs no introduction; and having read it, the reader will no doubt understand why I have chosen to begin with it rather than with anything else, although at its outset the Shaikh is already fifty years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I met the Shaikh Al-Alawi for the first time in the spring of 1920. It was not a chance meeting, for I had been called in to him in my capacity as doctor. It was then only a few months since I had started a practice at Mostaganem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘What could have prompted the Shaikh to consult a doctor, seeing that he attached so little importance to the petty misfortunes of the flesh. And why had he chosen me, a newcomer, from among so many others?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘It was from him himself that I eventually learned the answers to these questions: not long after my arrival at Mostaganem, I had set up a clinic in the Arab town of Tigitt exclusively for the use of Moslems, and three times a week I gave consultations there for a minimum fee. Moslems have an instinctive repugnance for State-organized dispensaries, and my clinic, which was set up in their very midst and arranged to suit their tastes and customs, was a success. Echoes of this came to the ears of the Shaikh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘His attention was attracted by this initiative on the part of a newly arrived French doctor who, unlike most Europeans, apparently did not look down on Moslems from the heights of a disdainful pride. Without my knowing it, and without the least attempt at investigation on his part, he was benevolently informed by his disciples as to how I looked, What I did, my movements, my way of treating the sick and my sympathetic attitude towards Moslems. As a result, the Shaikh Al-‘Alawi already knew me quite well when I was still ignorant of his very existence. A rather serious attack of influenza which he had during the spring of 1920 made him decide to send for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘From my first contact with him I had the impression of being in the presence of no ordinary personality. The room I was shown into, like all rooms in Moslem houses, was without furniture. There were simply two chests which, as I found out later, were full of books and manuscripts. But the floor was covered from end to end with carpets and rush mats. In one corner was a rug-covered mattress, and here, with some cushions at his back, sitting straight upright, cross-legged, with his hands on his knees, was the Shaikh, in a motionless hieratic attitude which seemed at the same time perfectly natural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The first thing that struck me was his likeness to the usual representations of Christ. His clothes, so nearly if not exactly the same as those which Jesus must have worn, the fine lawn head-cloth which framed his face, his whole attitude—everything conspired to reinforce the likeness. It occurred to me that such must have been the appearance of Christ when he received his disciples at the time when he was staying with Martha and Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘My surprise stopped me for a moment on the threshold. He too fixed his eyes on\u003cem\u003e my\u003c\/em\u003e face, but with a far-away look, and then broke the silence by asking me to come in, with the usual words of welcome. His nephew, Sidi Muhammad, acted as his interpreter, for although the Shaikh understood French well he had some difficulty in speaking it, and in the presence of a stranger he made as if he did not know it at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I asked for some sandals to cover my shoes, so as not to defile the carpets and the mats, but he said that this was quite unnecessary. A chair was brought for me, but it seemed so ridiculous in such surroundings that I declined it, saying I would rather sit on a cushion. The Shaikh smiled almost imperceptibly, and I felt that by this simple gesture I had already gained his sympathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘His voice was gentle, somewhat subdued. He spoke little, in short sentences, and those about him obeyed in silence, waiting on his least word or gesture. One felt that he was surrounded by the deepest reverence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I already knew something of Moslem ways, and realizing that I had to do something with someone who was not just ‘anyone’, I was careful not to broach too abruptly the subject for which I had been called in. I let the Shaikh question me, through Sidi Muhammad, about my stay in Mostaganem, what had brought me there, the difficulties I had met with, and how far I was satisfied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘During this conversation a young disciple had brought in a large brass tray with some mint-flavoured tea and some cakes. The Shaikh took nothing, but invited me to drink when the tea had been served, and himself pronounced the “Bismillah” (in the Name of God) for me as I raised the cup to my lips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘It was only after all this usual ceremony was over that the Shaikh decided to talk to me about his health. He said that he had not sent for me to prescribe medicines for him; certainly, he would take medicine, if I thought it was absolutely necessary and even if I thought it would help him, but he had no desire to do so. He simply wanted to know if the illness he had contracted a few days previously was a serious one. He relied on me to tell him quite frankly, and without keeping anything back, what I thought of his condition. The rest was of little or no importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘ I felt more and more interested and intrigued: a sick man who has not the cult of medicines is rare enough as it is, but a sick man who has no particular desire to get better and who simply wants to know where he stands is still a greater rarity.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673829196084,"sku":"ITS015","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/A-Sufi-Saint-of-the-Twentieth-Century-Islamic-Texts-Society-40131510.jpg?v=1780374919"},{"product_id":"the-search-for-truth-the-life-and-teaching-methods-of-the-indian-sufi-shaykh-hazrat-maulvi-muhammad-said-khan","title":"The Search for Truth: The Life and Teaching Methods of the Indian Sufi Shaykh Hazrat Maulvi Muhammad Sa‘id Khan","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eProviding insight into the life and teachings of Hazrat Maulvi Mohammed Sa'id Khan, this chronicle supplements a selection of his instructions, letters, and discourses with explanatory and contextual writings from the author, Khan's student of more than 30 years. Presented as a tribute to Khan’s life, this journal also acts as a treatise on the teaching and practice of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/22-tasawwuf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eSufism \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby the Shayks and an explanation of their methodology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673848135988,"sku":"FV051","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Search-for-Truth_-The-Life-and-Teaching-Methods-of-the-Indian-Sufi-Shaykh-Hazrat-Maulvi-Muhammad-Sa_id-Khan-Fons-Vitae-40136560.jpg?v=1780408688"},{"product_id":"classification-of-knowledge-in-islam","title":"Classification of Knowledge in Islam","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe classification of knowledge is a recurring theme in Islamic scholarship. Successive generations of Muslim scholars, from al-Kindi in the ninth century to Shah Waliallah of Delhi in the eighteenth century, have devoted considerable efforts to the exposition of this theme. The lives and the ideas of the three thinkers discussed in \u003cem\u003eClassification of Knowledge in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e - al-Farabi (870-950AD), al-Ghazali (1058-1111AD) and Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236-1311AD) - cover the pivotal period of Islamic history from the first flourishing of the philosophical sciences to the sacking of Baghdad by the Mongols.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn addition, each of these three thinkers was either a founder or an eminent representative of a major intellectual school in Islam. Al-Farabi was the founder and one of the most prominent representatives of the \u003cem\u003emashsha’i\u003c\/em\u003e (Peripatetic) school of philosopher-scientists. Al-Ghazzali is still recognised as the most famous theologian\/sufi of Islam. Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi represents the \u003cem\u003eishraqi\u003c\/em\u003e(Illuminationists) school of philosophy. Prof. Osman Bakar’s \u003cem\u003eClassification of Knowledge in Islam\u003c\/em\u003ei s the first work of its kind in the English language and is based on extensive scholarships and reference to the original texts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This book must be considered as an important contribution to a better understanding of certain significant aspects of classical Islamic thought. The work is also an important contribution to the Islamic philosophy of science...’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- From the Foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One: Al-Farabi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Life, Works and Significance of al-Farabi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAl-Farabi’s Psychology in its Relation to the Hierarchy of the Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Methodological Basis of the Hierarchy of the Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Ontological and Ethical Bases of the Hierarchy of the Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eClassification and Description of Linguistic Science and Logic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eClassification and Description of the Philosophical Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: Al-Ghazzali\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Life, Works and Significance of al-Ghazzali.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAl-Ghazzali’s Classification of Seekers after Knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAl-Ghazzali Classification of the Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Three: Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Life, Works and Significance of Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eQutb al-Din’s Classification of the Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl-Farabi’s Psychology In Its Relation To The Hierarchy Of The Sciences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e2.1 The idea of the Unity and Hierarchy of the Sciences\u003cbr\u003e No\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eproper, in-depth philosophical study of al-Farabi’s classification of the sciences, indeed of any worthy classification, is possible without a prior investigation into certain aspects of epistemology. This investigation must provide the philosophical basis of classification. It is only in the light of such an epistemological paradigm that we can unveil the true significance of why, for example, al-Farabi chose the scheme of classifying the sciences that he did, why a number of sciences in his day, such as alchemy and the interpretation of dreams, were excluded from his enumeration (although he wrote treatises on them), and why the religious sciences of jurisprudence (\u003cem\u003eilm al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003ekalam\u003c\/em\u003e (dialectical theology) do not seem to occupy a central position in his classification. N. Rescher, in fact, treated the \u003cem\u003eIhya al-ulum\u003c\/em\u003e, the treatise in which the above classification is given, as one of al-Farabi’s important works on epistemology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe most fundamental idea related to traditional epistemology to which al-Farabi fully subscribed is that of the unity and the hierarchy of the sciences. The profound relationship between this idea and traditional epistemology may be expressed by saying that in one sense the idea is the fruit of traditional inquiry into epistemology, while in another sense it is a basis of that inquiry. The former is true, use this idea results from the application of the doctrine of \u003cem\u003eTawhid \u003c\/em\u003e(Unity of the divine principle) to the whole domain of human intelligence and its activities of thinking and knowing. In inquiring into the problem of how a person knows—that is, the methodology of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eknowledge (\u003cem\u003eal-ilm\u003c\/em\u003e) in its most comprehensive sense one cannot but be confronted by the hierarchic nature and reality of the subjective and objective poles of knowledge. We are, in other words, confronted with the hierarchy of the faculties and powers of knowing within the human knowing subject and the world of beings that are knowable and known.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis hierarchy in both the microcosmic and macrocosmic orders of reality represents many manifestations of the divine principle. The idea of the hierarchy of the sciences, al-Farabi would say, is rooted in the nature of things. The sciences constitute a unity because, as will be explained in chapter three, their ultimate source is one, namely the divine intellect. This is true regardless of the intermediary agencies through which people may have acquired these sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe idea of the unity and hierarchy of the sciences may also be regarded as a basis for traditional epistemology. This is true in a human society closely bound to revelation, like the society in which al-Farabi lived and thought. There, the idea of a hierarchy of reality is very much alive. Thanks to the teaching of revelation, that idea is accepted as an axiomatic philosophical truth. It is evident that the idea of hierarchy is rooted in Islamic revelation from the following teachings of the Qur’an and\u003cem\u003ehadiths. \u003c\/em\u003eFirst, the Qur’anic verses themselves are of various grades in respect of value although all of them are believed to be of divine origin This is because they deal with different levels of reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe celebrated Verse of the Throne (\u003cem\u003eayat al-kursi\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas described by the Prophet as the chief (\u003cem\u003esayyidah\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eof the Qur’anic verses. As explained by al-Ghazzali, the reason for this is that the verse is exclusively “concerned with the divine essence, attributes and works” and that “it contains nothing other than these.” Moreover, according to another prophetic \u003cem\u003ehadith, \u003c\/em\u003ethe greatest divine name (\u003cem\u003eal-ism al-a’zam\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003elies in the Verse of he Throne. The Prophet also said that the Chapter of Sincerity or Purity (\u003cem\u003eSurat al-ikhlas\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich is made up of four short verses, equals one third of the Qur’an. The high position occupied by this chapter is due to the fact that it concerns knowledge of the \u003cem\u003eHaqiqah \u003c\/em\u003eor the divine reality, which is the most excellent of the three fundamental forms or levels of knowledge contained in the Qur’an. The other two divisions of the Qur’anic verses deal respectively with the \u003cem\u003eTariqah \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eboth which reflect the \u003cem\u003eHaqiqah \u003c\/em\u003eat their own levels. The \u003cem\u003eTaflqah\u003c\/em\u003e, the esoteric spiritual path to God, is the qualitative and vertical extension of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah, \u003c\/em\u003ethe divine law which is the general path to God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe scriptural evidence cited above indicates that the hierarchic structure of the Qur’an reflects the structure of objective reality. There are, however, numerous verses which refer directly to the hierarchy of creation. These speak of the tripartite division of the verse into the heavens, the earth, and the intermediate world. There is also the lower heaven and the higher angelic world which is nearer to God. Angels, according to both the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003ehadiths, \u003c\/em\u003ehave been created by God with different ranks. Revelation also teaches that both Paradise and Hell are characterized by degrees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOne finds numerous references in the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003ehadiths \u003c\/em\u003eto the idea of degrees of intellectual and spiritual realization or the subjective experience of reality. We have, for example, a hierarchy of believers and knowers, as testified by the following verse: “God raises in degrees those of you who believe and those to whom knowledge is given. According to Ibn ‘Abbas (d.68\/687-688), a companion of Prophet, the learned rank seven hundred grades above ordinary believers. There is, further, the hierarchy of witnesses of divine unity. Says the Qur’an: “God bears witness that there is no god but Him, and so do His angels and those endowed with knowledge standing firm on justice.” We may also mention here the three main categories or divisions of mankind after the Day of Judgment. In Qur’anic terminology, these are (1) those nearest to God (\u003cem\u003eal­muqarrabun\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e(2)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe Companions of the Right Hand (\u003cem\u003eashab al­maimanah\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the righteous generally, and (3) the Companions of the Left Hand (\u003cem\u003eashab al-mashamah\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethose who will be placed in the abode of misery because they have rejected God and His Message or have led a wicked and sinful life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe above references to the Qur’an and the prophetic traditions, although by no means exhaustive, are sufficient in our view for the purpose we have in mind, namely to demonstrate that the idea of hierarchy is rooted in the Islamic revelation. Since the hierarchic structure of reality extends to all domains of cosmic manifestation, including the realm of human intelligence and cognition, its corollaries in these domains (one of which is the hierarchy of the sciences) are operative in most people’s minds when they deal with the ace of things in the cosmic order. Thus, in the second sense referred to earlier and in the way of looking at the genesis of philosophical and scientific concepts, al-Farabi’s inquiry into psychology represents no more than an attempt to give a rational dress to the metaphysical idea of the hierarchy of beings and of knowledge. Al-Farabi certainly did not discover the above metaphysical idea through the process of rational inquiry. Rather, this idea acts as one of the principal guides to that inquiry, while at the same time being confirmed by it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAlthough the idea of hierarchy was generally accepted medieval Muslim thinkers, it was by no means conceptualized and understood in only one way. We may speak of the distinctly Farabian exposition of this idea. 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The Arabic text accompanying the English translation also represents the first scholarly edition of these works in the original language. The variety of Abu Madyan’s \u003cem\u003eoeuvre\u003c\/em\u003e, which includes doctrinal treatises, aphorisms, and poetical works in the ode, \u003cem\u003eqasida\u003c\/em\u003e, style, provides a unique opportunity for students of Arabic and Sufism, as well as the interested layman, to experience several of the most important genres of religious writing in the Islamic Middle Period. The Arabic texts have been extensively vocalised in order to aid the student. The work as a whole is well-suited for use as a reader for advanced level classes in the Arabic language. In addition, notes have been provided in the English translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Arabic parallel text, set by DecoType, Amsterdam, marks the debut of a new form of calligraphic typesetting in the classical \u003cem\u003eNashk\u003c\/em\u003estyle, combining state-of-the-art computer technology with unique faithfulness to the great calligraphic tradition of the Islamic world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe World of Maghrebi Sufism in the Twelfth Century AD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Career of Abu Madyan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbu Madyan and Sufism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Texts and their Translations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Supplication for Forgiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Blessed Creed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBasic Principles of the Sufi Path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Intimacy of the Recluse and Pastime of the Seeker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e5-12. 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But did you know that during his lifetime he was a scholar, a saint and a penniless wanderer? In this short biography, you will discover how Al-Ghazali rose from his humble background as a fatherless young boy from a small town, to become a successful student, a great teacher and the most famous thinker on Islam of his time. It also reveals why, after years of success, he left behind his prestigious position and his family, and became a penniless traveler trying to experience the peace of a content inner life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAward-winning author, Edoardo Albert, brings this most extraordinary of Muslims to life for a new generation, demonstrating his enduring influence and importance for Islamic civilization and the wider world. With numerous extracts from Al-Ghazali’s own autobiography carefully rendered into contemporary English, this book makes the man many consider to be one the most important Muslims in history accessible to all. Illustrated throughout with photographs, pictures and maps, the rich and diverse world that produced Al-Ghazali is also brought vividly alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Kube Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673931661620,"sku":"KP101","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Imam-Al-Ghazali_-A-Concise-Life-Kube-Publishing-40180067.jpg?v=1780386259"},{"product_id":"the-muslim-100-the-lives-thoughts-and-achievements-of-the-most-influential-muslims-in-history","title":"The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Muslim 100 The lives, thoughts and achievements of the most influential Muslims in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWho are the Muslim world's most influential people?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhere were they born?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhat were their ideas, thoughts and achievements?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhy is it important for us to know more about Islamic thought, history, culture and civilisation?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIf you have been asking these and similar questions without receiving a proper answer, then this book is a must for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAmong the personalities covered are: Caliph Umar, Imam Hussain, abu Hanifah, Mimar Sinan, M.A Jinnah, Ataturk, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, Abul A'la Mawdudi and Malcolm X.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Kube Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673949749556,"sku":"KP015","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Muslim-100_-The-Lives_-Thoughts-and-Achievements-of-the-Most-Influential-Muslims-in-History-Kube-Publishing-40190110.jpg?v=1780406496"},{"product_id":"journey-to-islam-diary-of-german-diplomat","title":"Journey to Islam: Diary of German Diplomat 1951-2000","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA lengthy process, rich in remarkable and thought-provoking events, including compelling encounters with Islamic philosophy, led the author to embrace Islam. 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'Ultimate questions' do not vary over time; Asad's insightful elucidation of these concerns and his inspiring personal solutions deeply move both heart and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn common with so many, Asad had \"drifted into a matter of fact rejection of all institutional religions.\" He yearned for a life without the \"carefully contained, artificial defenses which security-minded people love to build up around them,\" where he could find for himself \"an approach to the spiritual order of things.\" He wondered if the European way of life-based on the betterment of economic and political conditions \"was in its fundamentals, the only possible way.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe had the courage to look elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grandson of a Central European Orthodox rabbi, Asad found his first \"quiet gladness\" in Taoism where truths were as a window opening onto a long lost home far from \"all narrowness and self-created fears.\" Asad regretted this \"ivory tower\" could not be lived in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst his father's wishes he left the pursuit of a doctorate in Vienna to take up journalism. His fascinating travels took him to Jerusalem, Arabia, and India, and finally into service at the United Nations. In 1926 Asad embraced Islam. His account of his years in Arabia, his desert adventures, friendship with King Saud, and marriage there is truly gripping while being a great read set against the fascinating background following the first World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA timeless spiritual classic including rare period photographs. This gripping and insightful autobiography of an Austrian journalist, who early in the 20th century fully immersed himself in the life and faith of Arabia, permanently reorients the reader's view of the world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A very rare and powerful book, raised completely above the ordinary by its candor and intelligence… And what we gain is a cultural reorientation which should permanently affect our view of the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--New York Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A narrative of great power and beauty [Asad's] knowledge of Middle Eastern peoples and of their problems is profound; indeed in some respects his narrative is at once more intimate and more penetrating than that of Doughty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[This] book is one which has burst with strange and compelling authority upon the small fraternity of Westerners who know Arabia...a book trenchant with adventure magnificently described, and a commentary upon the inner meaning of Arab and Moslem life, helpful to all who would achieve a more accurate understanding of the Arabs and their lands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As revelatory a human document as even has been put together, persuasive and thoughtful, altogether fascinating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--St. Louis Globe Democrat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As extraordinary spiritual autobiography [It] combines the adventure and scenic beauty of a good travel book, some unusually informed comment on Near Eastern affairs, and a deeply thoughtful account of one man's finding of his own path.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Book of the Month Club, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As suffused with Arab lore as Sir Richard Burton and almost as adventuresome as T.E. 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The excellence of the book was such that it has been translated from English into Arabic and is currently sold in bookshops throughout the Arab World.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome of the sources used include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Ibn Hisham: Seerat-un-Nabawi, \u003cbr\u003e 2. Waqidi: Maghazi Rasulillah,\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ibn Sad: Tabaqat-ul-Kubara, \u003cbr\u003e 4. Ibn Qutaibah,\u003cbr\u003e 5. Al-Yaqubi: Tareekh-ul-Yaqubi, \u003cbr\u003e 6. Al-Baladhuri: Futuh-ul-Buldan, \u003cbr\u003e 7. Dinawari: Akhbar-ul-Tiwal, \u003cbr\u003e 8. At-Tabari: Tareekh-ul-Umam wal Muluk,\u003cbr\u003e 9. Al-Masudi: Muruj-uz-Dhahab, \u003cbr\u003e 10. Ibn Rusta: A'laq-un-Nafeesa, \u003cbr\u003e 11. Isfahani: Al Aghani, \u003cbr\u003e 12. Yaqut: Mu'jam-ul-Buldan,\u003cbr\u003e 13. 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His preoccupation with the intricacies of daily life foregrounds his reflections and experiences gracefully against the rich, and often disharmonious mosaic of the social, intellectual, pedagogical, and moral values of the time. Michon’s rendering of the original text into French is masterful and elegant, and Streight’s competent translation into English has the subtlety and transparency necessary to reveal Michon’s erudite scholarship. The book will be of interest to scholars of Sufism and the socio-cultural history of Morocco and North Africa.\"\u003cbr\u003e                                - Samer Akkach, University of Adelaide\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One Day I was in my khalwa, on the upper floor of the house. One of my wives got into a rage and came in seething with jealousy. 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Since members of the blessed Prophetic household settled in the Valley in the fourth century of the Hijrah, it has been a center of sacred knowledge and the attainment of spiritual perfection. In this remote valley, and particularly in its spiritual capital, Tarim, the Prophetic legacy was preserved and nurtured and then carried to the far corners of the earth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beginning with the first of the descendants of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) to settle in Hadramawt and looking down the centuries to recent times, “Imams of the Valley” examines the lives of a few of these illustrious figures. It is hoped that this book will enable the reader to increase in love for the family of the Messenger \u003cspan\u003e(S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eallallahu \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elayhi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003easallam)\u003c\/span\u003e and for the pious, which is one of the foundations of Islam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar al-Turath Al-Islami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674371047732,"sku":"DTP002","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Imams-of-the-Valley-_2nd-edition_-Dar-al-Turath-Al-Islami-40388952.jpg?v=1780386363"},{"product_id":"the-virtues-of-imam-abu-hanifa-and-his-two-companions-abu-yusuf-and-muhammad-ibn-al-hasan","title":"The Virtues of Imam Abu Hanifa And His Two Companions Abu Yusuf And Muhammad Ibn Al-Hasan","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIt is an immense pleasure to present this brilliant treatise on the virtues of al-Imam al-Azam, the Greatest Imam, Imam Abu Hanifa and his two companions Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani written by the scholar Imam al-Dhahabi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Hanafi School of fiqh or jurisprudence which comfortably accounts for over half of the Muslims in the world today is named after one of the most outstanding scholars in the history of Islam. Imam Abu Hanifa, a second generation Muslim who met a number of Sahabah, is one of just four Mujtahid Imams whose \u003cem\u003emadhabs\u003c\/em\u003e or schools of law not only survived but gave birth to principles of law that had a profound impact in the shaping of the medieval world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eImam Abu Hanifahs systematization of Islamic legal doctrine was to have an integral part in the development of many areas of the Shariah and would pave the way for the spread of Islam in many parts of the world resulting most notably the Osmanli Caliphate (or Ottoman Empire) and Mughal rule in the Indian sub-continent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eImam al-Dhahabi who was a giant amongst hadith scholars was a follower of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence and a contemporary and a student of Ibn Taymiyya who many of the critics of Imam Abu Hanifa hold in high regard. In answering the question of Imam Abu Hanifa's credentials in hadith scholarship Imam Dhahabi produces hadith with isnad going from himself to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) through Imam Abu Hanifa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCriticism of the Hanafi school is nothing new but the hostility towards the School in recent times (particularly through the internet in English) has increased to such an extent that lies are now being peddled questioning the basis of the School whilst also making spurious baseless accusations against the founder. We hope the translation of this work by Imam al-Dhahabi who was not only an outstanding hadith scholar (and not a Hanafi - he was a follower of the Shafi'i School) but also a student of Ibn Taymiyya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe book is significantly enhanced by notes and commentary by Abul Wafa al-Afghani and Ustadh Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari. 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