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Some of the developments foretold by the Prophet (PBUH) have already come to pass, such as the construction of high-rise buildings in, the Middle East, also the frequent break-up of family ties and the almost universal presence of usury.\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;\"\u003eNumerous \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/17-hadith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eAhadith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eof the Prophet (PBUH) describe such matters as the Dajjal or Antichrist and other temptations and disasters to which mankind will be subjected to as the disintegration of the natural order of things accelerates. The Last Days are also marked by supernatural apparitions which will manifest on an awesome scale the power of Allah Almighty. For Muslims there can be no more urgent or momentous questions to confront than these. For non-Muslims seeking knowledge about the Islamic perspective, this book presents material of vital importance in a clear English translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673541984564,"sku":"DT004","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Signs-Before-The-Day-of-Judgement-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40093896.jpg?v=1780400384"},{"product_id":"the-jinn-in-the-qur-an-and-the-sunna","title":"The Jinn In The Qur'an and The Sunna","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\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDrawing on the soundest of sources - the Qur'an and the narrations of the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eProphet Muhammad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, May Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Egyptian Scholar Mustafa Ashour has compiled a much needed book that avoids the pitfalls of incredulity and superstition and presents a balanced clear-cut description of the Jinn, their properties, and domain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis book is indispensable to all those who seek a sound Islam, of which belief in the unseen is an integral part. And, not least, it provides clear guidance on protecting oneself from any dangers that might be incurred from the realm of the unseen through wrong action or malicious intent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673547784500,"sku":"DT005","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Jinn-In-The-Qur_an-and-The-Sunna-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40094478.jpg?v=1780405337"},{"product_id":"the-isra-and-miraj","title":"The Isra and Miraj: The Prophet's Night Journey and Ascent into Heaven","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-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;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e'Abd-Allah Hajjaj has compiled from al-Fath al-Bari a selection of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/17-hadith\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/17-hadith\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eHadith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eon the Isra, the the Prophet Muhammad's \u003c\/span\u003eﷺ \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003enight journey from the Kabah in Makkah to Bayt al-Maqdis - Jerusalem, and the Mi'raj, the Prophet Muhammad's \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eﷺ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eascention to heaven. This selection of hadith takes us from Makkah to Jeruslaem then up to the seven heavens, to the meeting the previous prophets and shows us the wonders for Paradise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Isra' and Mi'raj are of great importance to all Muslims, for this is when Allah commanded the five daily prayers, one of the pillars of Islam. Also \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eProphet Muhammad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (S) leading all the other prophets in prayer shows that Islam is the fulfilment and perfection of mankind's religious development, and that he was the last and greatest of Allah's Messengers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673551454516,"sku":"DT006","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Isra-and-Miraj_-The-Prophet_s-Night-Journey-and-Ascent-into-Heaven-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40095043.jpg?v=1780405309"},{"product_id":"the-souls-journey-after-death","title":"The Soul's Journey After Death: An Abridgement of Ibn Qayyim's Kitab ar-Ruh","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;\"\u003eThis important book covers an area about which most people have very little knowledge but which is, at the same time, of vital interest to all human beings. It outlines what happens to the human soul from the moment of death until the arrival of the Day of Judgment.\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 describes the death process itself, the exact relationship of the soul to the body, the states of the soul after it leaves this world, and the nature of the ongoing relationship between the dead and those who are still alive. Layla Mabrouk, an eminent, contemporary, Egyptian scholar has skillfully abridged a classic work by the great medieval scholar, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya who was a leading student of Ibn Taymiyya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673554207028,"sku":"DT007","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Soul_s-Journey-After-Death_-An-Abridgement-of-Ibn-Qayyim_s-Kitab-ar-Ruh-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40095670.jpg?v=1780408844"},{"product_id":"jewels-of-guidance","title":"Jewels of Guidance","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe doctrine and the practice of Islam are founded upon two essential basses: firstly the Holy Qur’an, and secondly the Sunnah or the saying and the action of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), as recorded in Tradition (Hadith) literature. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJewel of Guidance is an ideal introduction to Hadith: compiled by a contemporary scholar, it contains a carefully-made selection of tradition from the two most authoritative collections, those of the 3rd\/9th century scholars, the Imams Muslim and Bukhari.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673558532404,"sku":"DT011","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Jewels-of-Guidance-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40096287.jpg?v=1780388576"},{"product_id":"the-world-of-the-angels","title":"The World of the Angels","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe world of Angels is an example of traditional learning, and its translation fills a much needed gap in aqida (theological) literature in the English speaking world. Basing himself exclusively on the Quran and Hadith, Sheikh Kishk deals with every aspect of the angelic world. He goes from discussing the creation, form, and nature of the angels, to enumerating their many different types, and also explaining their role in existence and the nature of their interaction with the human race.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn in depth understanding of the nature and activity of the angels is essential for the people of today, particularly in the face of the onslaught of scientific materialism which has done so much to weaken the bases of belief in this time. This book should help a great deal towards this end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673561547060,"sku":"DT012","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-World-of-the-Angels-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40096854.jpg?v=1780409945"},{"product_id":"fate-and-predestination","title":"Fate and Predestination","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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;\"\u003eFate and Predestination is one of a series of books written by Sheikh Al-Sha'rawi. 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A correct understanding of this matter is absolutely necessary if we wish to know how existence really functions and what our place in it is. \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;\"\u003eThere is very little in English dealing with this vital topic, which has been the subject of so much debate and difficulty throughout the ages, and this volume therefore is essential reading for all who want to deepen and clarify their understanding of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673564660020,"sku":"DT013","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Fate-and-Predestination-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40097439.jpg?v=1780381059"},{"product_id":"magic-and-envy","title":"Magic and Envy In the Light of Qur'an \u0026 Sunnah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMagic And Envy In the Light of Qur'an \u0026amp; Sunnah By Sheikh Mohammad M Al-Sha'rawi. 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In His noble book, Allah has asked us to seek refuge with him from magic and envy by reciting Surat Al Falaq and Surat An Nas every night for protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673567707444,"sku":"DT016","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Magic-and-Envy-In-the-Light-of-Qur_an-_-Sunnah-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40098179.jpg?v=1780389394"},{"product_id":"good-and-evil","title":"Good and Evil","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;\"\u003e\"The subject of good and evil is one which provokes much controversy. The reason for that controversy is that people fail to understand the true meaning of life. With very few exceptions, people make their life in this world the be-all and end-all of everything.\"\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 this important book the famous Egyptian scholar and television broadcaster, Sheikh Muhammad Mitwalli Al-Sha'rawi, examines the question of good and evil in the light of the fundamental teachings of Islam regarding theodicy and the true meaning and purpose of human life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673572688180,"sku":"DT017","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Good-and-Evil-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40098763.jpg?v=1780386227"},{"product_id":"the-islamic-will","title":"The Islamic Will: A Practical Guide","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;\"\u003eIf you want your wealth to be distributed in accordance with the Shari'a of Islam after your death, it is essential for you to leave a will which is valid under English law and which express that wish. Malik relate to me from Nafi' from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eMessenger of Allah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: \"It is the duty of a Muslim who has anything to bequeath not to let two nights pass without writing a will about it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673579962676,"sku":"DT019","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Islamic-Will_-A-Practical-Guide-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40099541.jpg?v=1780405269"},{"product_id":"the-water-of-zam-zam","title":"The Water of Zamzam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe wonderful Well of Zamzam in the Holy Sanctuary of \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_33 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"33\" data-gr-id=\"33\"\u003eMakka,\u003c\/g\u003e and the water which springs from it are dear to the heart of every Muslim believer. A number of fictitious and superstitious ideas about it have appeared over the centuries, acting as a source of confusion and misguidance. Accordingly, there is a great need for a reliable work presenting correct and authentic traditional knowledge about Zamzam and its unique qualities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eBased solely on authoritative sources and scientific research, this book charts the history of Zamzam from its miraculous first appearance down to the most remarkable discoveries and personal experiences of recent years. The author also reveals details of the importance of Zamzam water to the Prophet himself (Allah's peace and blessings upon him) and the early Muslims and describes the amazing and proven properties of blessing and healing which Allah has bestowed on this water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eReading this book should make the drinking of Zamzam water an even sweeter and more enriching experience!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673591791924,"sku":"DT022","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Water-of-Zamzam-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40101486.jpg?v=1780409654"},{"product_id":"yajuj-and-majuj","title":"Yajuj and Majuj","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAmong the terrible signs of the world's final days, according to the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/18-quran-tafsir\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eHoly Qur'an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, is the appearance of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. The same event was also mentioned by the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eProphet Muhammad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, peace and blessings be upon him, as one of ten tribulations proceeding the Last Hour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThese people, known in the Bible as Gog and Magog, represent a destructive force which Allah in his Mercy has held in check over the ages since the time of Dhu'I-Qarnayn: see Sura 18, al Kahf, 92-2. Belief in their re-emergence into the world is an article of faith for Muslims, for the Holy Qur'an warns us:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan style=\"color: #b22222;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhoever works any act of Righteousness and has faith his endeavour will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favour, but there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return, until the Gog and Magog are let through the barrier and they swiftly swarm from every hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673597165876,"sku":"DT024","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Yajuj-and-Majuj-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40102334.jpg?v=1780412022"},{"product_id":"al-mahdi-and-the-end-of-time","title":"Al Mahdi and the End of Time","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\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eMessenger of Allah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e said, \"\u003cspan style=\"color: #008000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mahdi will be of my stock and will have a broad forehead and a hooked nose. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it was previously filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003e(Abu Dawud)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePart of Allah's justice and wisdom is that near the end of time He will send a man to restore justice in the earth and to confront the Dajjal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis will be the Mahdi. One aspect of Allah's bounty is that before the Mahdi appears there will appear certain clear signs. He will have certain traits and unique characteristics which do not exist in anyone else. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTrue Muslims will recognize them and not be deceived by false claimants. This book presents the evidence in the Qur'an and the Sunna for the truth of the Mahdi and mentions the signs which will precede him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673600016692,"sku":"DT025","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Al-Mahdi-and-the-End-of-Time-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40102779.jpg?v=1780375296"},{"product_id":"the-day-of-rising","title":"The Day of Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHow can our bodies be recreated after they have dissolved into dust?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHow is it possible for the whole human race to be raised up simultaneously on the day of resurrection?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHow can the reckoning be carried out on all of Allah’s creatures at the same time?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn this sequel to her well-known book The Soul’s Journey after Death, Layla Mabrouk addresses and answers these and many other questions concerning the events of the last day. Using many examples from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/18-quran-tafsir\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eQur’an \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/17-hadith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eHadith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eshe vividly brings home to the reader the overwhelming reality of what will inevitably confront every human being on the day of Judgement about which there is no doubt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eShe covers every part of it, including the Rising from the Dead, the presentation of the books the setting up of the balance, the crossing of the bridge over the fire, the arrival at the Basin of the Prophet and the Entry in to the Garden or Hellfire. All this is interwoven with well-chosen anecdotes and analogies so that is urgent relevance to the lives of all who read it immediately apparent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673604079924,"sku":"DT027","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Day-of-Rising-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40103181.jpg?v=1780403486"},{"product_id":"allah-the-divine-nature","title":"Allah: The Divine Nature","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;\"\u003eAn uncompromising understanding and belief in absolute Divine Unity lies at the core of Islam and indeed any true understanding of existence. Few books, however, present the matter so clearly and coherently.\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 this age of skepticism when the old theological certainties of the past have been all but totally discarded by the dominant ethos and when even Muslims have become infected by the disease of scientific materialism, it is refreshing to find this restatement of the traditional position.\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;\"\u003eBasing himself firmly on the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/18-quran-tafsir\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eQur'an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand sunna, Yasin Roushdy uses the structure of the Ninety-Nine Names to Present as complete and answer as possible to the question: \"What is God like?\"\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 the book the author also shows the implications of the knowledge of Divine Unity for every human being. It will therefore make fascinating and important reading for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673605816628,"sku":"DT030","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Allah_-The-Divine-Nature-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40103854.jpg?v=1780391172"},{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-world","title":"The End of The World","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;\"\u003eIn recent times things have become very confusing and we have begun to see in bookstores and on websites speculation about future events, based on verses and Hadiths which refer to these future events concerning the signs of the Hour.\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;\"\u003eEvery time a calamity befalls Islam and the Muslims, people begin to look for a way out from them. Sometimes you hear about the appearance of the Mahdi, Sometimes you hear that the time for the final confrontation between good and evil is close at hand, other times you hear about landslides in the East or in the west, and so forth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673616630068,"sku":"DT033","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-End-of-The-World-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40105482.jpg?v=1780403824"},{"product_id":"the-mercy-in-the-difference-of-the-four-schools","title":"The Mercy in the Difference of the Four Sunni Schools of Islamic Law","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;\"\u003eThis book is the first translation into English of a well known and widely used, six hundred year old classical Arabic text, its author, Qadi Safadi of Damascus, designed it for his contemporaries as a reference book to acquaint the followers of the four \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/15-fiqh-jurisprudence\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eschools of fiqh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with the ruling of the other schools, so that needless antagonism and misunderstandings did not spring up out of ignorance and prejudice.\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 need for such a book is even more pressing in the present circumstances, and this excellent and succint book which covers the whole spectrum of the Deen is a timely and much needed addition to the Islamic source material available in the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673627017524,"sku":"DT037","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Mercy-in-the-Difference-of-the-Four-Sunni-Schools-of-Islamic-Law-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40106483.jpg?v=1780406268"},{"product_id":"the-inhabitants-of-hell","title":"The Inhabitants of Hell","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;\"\u003eThis book is latest in its series of translations of works by a great and much-loved Egyptian scholar and teacher, the late Shaykh Muhammad Mitwalli al-Sha'rawi. Like all his writings, this book is based firmly on the foundations of Qur'anic verses and authentic \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/17-hadith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003ehadiths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\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;\"\u003eIn this materialistic age, a large proportion of mankind has ceased to believe in any form of afterlife. Many of those who do believe in life after death cling to vague concepts that have little influence on their thoughts or actions in this life, being devoid of any true sense of Divine Justice or of cause and effect. Hence an authoritative account of the akhira (afterlife) based on Qur'anic teachings is needed today more than ever.\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;\"\u003eHere, the author explains the workings of Divine Justice and human accountability, which kinds of behavior earn us divine punishment, and which earn reward. Shaykh al-Sha'rawi compellingly shows that the eternal destiny awaiting every human being, in the grave and after the resurrection, is the fruit and the embodiment of his or her own actions, intentions, and beliefs in this fleeting world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673628295476,"sku":"DT038","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Inhabitants-of-Hell-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40107476.jpg?v=1780405036"},{"product_id":"the-major-sins","title":"The Major Sins","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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 present work al-Kaba'ir is one of the most important ones Imam \u003cspan\u003eadh-Dhahabi \u003c\/span\u003ewrote for ordinary readers. In it he deals with themes which are of great interest and benefit to them in both their deen and matters of this world, explaining matters which are less easy to understand in other books of knowledge written for specialist scholars and researchers.\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 al-Kaba'ir, adh-Dhahabi adopts the approach of a warning guide who seeks to correct people as regards their beliefs and lives and presents his material in easily understood language and in a clear attractive style. He avoids complexity, obscurity, and artifices and his book is a useful source for speakers and preachers alike. By his words, he awakens the heedless and bewildered, chides rebels and deviants, and guides those who desire to travel the path of Allah to truth and to what is correct.\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 major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah in the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/18-quran-tafsir\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eQur'an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and by His Messenger (SAW) in the Sunnah (the practice of the Prophet), and which have been made clear by the actions of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/40-companions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eCompanions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e of the Prophet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (SAW)\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;\"\u003eThere is some difference of opinion among scholars in this regard. Some say these major sins are seven, and in support of their position they quote the tradition: 'Avoid the seven noxious things'- and after having said this, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/113-prophet-muhammad-pbuh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eProphet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e (SAW) mentioned them: '\u003cspan style=\"color: #008000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eassociating anything with Allah; magic; killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just cause, consuming the property of an orphan, devouring usury, turning back when the army advances, and slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e' - \u003cstrong\u003e(Bukhari and Muslim)\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'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: 'Seventy is closer to their number than seven,' and in this book, Imam Adh-Dhahabi goes through the 70 Major Sins Supported by the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)\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;\"\u003eAn excellent book in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673646678324,"sku":"DT049","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Major-Sins-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40109422.jpg?v=1780406044"},{"product_id":"caesarean-moon-births","title":"Caesarean Moon Births: Calculations, Moon Sighting and The Prophetic Way","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;\"\u003ePrior to the advent of electricity, every night held the possibility of a celestial light show. People in even the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e environments were exposed to the awe and majesty of the heavens, which clearly “proclaim the glory of God.” The contemplation of the celestial orbs and their movements provided early man with the most direct connection to his Lord. In the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e story of Abraham, it is his observance of heavenly phenomena that leads him to his certainty of God’s unity and transcendence. Since the time of the Seljuq Turks, the crescent moon has been a sign of Islam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For Muslims in North America, there has been much confusion regarding when Ramadan begins, when to fast, and when to break the fast. Hamza Yusuf provides clarity through this detailed and scholarly work that decisively makes the case for sighting the crescent moon with the naked eye, as has been the Islamic tradition for 1400 years. This is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance on this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eand sacred matter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673720275252,"sku":"SD053","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Caesarean-Moon-Births_-Calculations_-Moon-Sighting-and-The-Prophetic-Way-Fons-Vitae-40118599.jpg?v=1780380965"},{"product_id":"hadith-literature-its-origins-development-special-features","title":"Hadith Literature: Its Origin, Development \u0026 Special Features","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e, the sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, form a sacred literature which for the Muslims ranks second in importance only to the Qur’an itself. As a source of law, ethics and doctrine, the vast corpus of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtinue to exercise decisive influence. Islamic scholarship has hence devoted immense efforts to gathering and classifying the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e and ensuring their authenticity. This book is the only introduction in English which presents all the aspects of the subject. It explains the origin of the literature, the evolution of the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eisnad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esystem, the troubled relationship between scholars and the state, the problem of falsification, and the gradual development of a systematic approach to the material. This edition is a fully revised and updated version of the original, which was first published in 1961 to considerable scholarly acclaim. Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi was Professor of Islamic Culture at the University of Calcutta.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A well-informed and commendable thesis...a valuable contribution to Hadith scholarship.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMohammed Yusufuddin (Islamic Culture)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘An excellent introduction to the subject, presenting it with considerable detail.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eJames Robson (The Muslim World)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Professor Siddiqi is to be congratulated on this richly documented and highly readable book.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eS. D. Goitein (Journal of the American Oriental Society)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 1px; width: 519px; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e1.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eThe Event of the Hadith\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e2.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eThe Companions\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e3.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eAfter the Companions\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e4.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eCategories of Hadith Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e5.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eSome Special Features of the Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e6.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eThe Biographical Dictionaries\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e7.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eThe Disciplines of Formal Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eAppendix 1. Women in Hadith Scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eAppendix 2. The Hadith and Orientalism\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" height=\"25\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eAppendix 3. The Leiden Edition of Ibn Sa‘d\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBook Extract:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003ch5 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eThe history of the origin, development, and criticism of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eliterature is a subject as important as it is fascinating. It is important because it serves as an astonishingly voluminous source of data for the history of pre-Islamic Arabia and of early Islam, and for the development of Arabic literature, as well as of Islamic thought in general and Islamic law in particular. It also played a decisive role in establishing a common cultural framework for the whole Islamic world, and continues to wield substantial influence on the minds of the Muslim community; an influence which, it seems clear, will continue for the foreseeable future. It is fascinating because it sheds so much light on the psychology of the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escholars—the Traditionalists—the devoutly scrupulous as well as the confirmed forgers, and on many of the key political and cultural movements which germinated and developed in the various regions of the Muslim world throughout its complex history. It portrays a brilliant medieval academic world which gave birth to many European scholarly institutions, including the doctorate and the baccalaureate. It also contains many of the basic ideas now current about democracy, justice among mankind and nations, the condemnation of aggression, and the idea of global peace. All this, moreover, is linked resolutely to the sacred, to a consciousness of man’s exalted meaning and destiny, which seems to mark the Muslims out today more than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eThe Muslims (since the Blessed Prophet’s lifetime), and European orientalist scholars (for about the last two hundred years) have hence paid close attention to\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand to its ancillary sciences. During the time of the Prophet, the Companions were zealous to learn and recall his words and the incidents of his life. Many of them wrote these ‘\u003cem\u003ehadiths\u003c\/em\u003e’ down and distributed them for the benefit of their co-religionists. A large number of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadiths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere thus collected in the first century of Islam and were disseminated throughout the vast Islamic empire, partly in writing, and partly as an extensive oral tradition. During the subsequent centuries, efforts were made to compile more or less exhaustive collections of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadiths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich were considered to be reliable by specific scholarly criteria, and long and arduous journeys were undertaken for this purpose. Thus, partly in the second century after the Prophet’s emigration (\u003cem\u003ehijra\u003c\/em\u003e) from Mecca to Medina, but largely in the third, important collections of such\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere compiled and published. As some\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith \u003c\/em\u003ewere known to have been forged—some even during the Prophet’s lifetime—immense care had to be taken to ensure their credentials. To this end, the Muslim scholars introduced the system of the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eisnad\u003c\/em\u003e, the chain of authorities reaching back to the Prophet which shows the historical status of a report. This was introduced at an early date, and by the first quarter of the second century was treated as a necessary part of every tradition. In time, too, branches of literature grew up to serve as foundations for the criticism of every individual\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e. As the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eisnad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealone was not considered to be a sole and sufficient guarantee of a\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egenuineness, a number of other general principles were laid down as litmus tests for the authenticity of a text. It has hence been generally accepted by the traditionists that the validity of a tradition is sufficiently determined by the rigorous techniques of criticism which have thus been developed by the specialists. All these matters have been touched upon in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eFinally, the reader should note that no attempt has been made in this book to deal with the Shi’i traditions, for the author does not consider himself qualified to undertake such a task.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673735807284,"sku":"ITS003","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Hadith-Literature_-Its-Origin_-Development-_-Special-Features-Islamic-Texts-Society-40120871.jpg?v=1780390316"},{"product_id":"al-ghazali-on-the-ninety-nine-beautiful-names-of-god","title":"Al-Ghazali on the Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e​In this work, here presented in a complete English edition for the first time, the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way. Taking up the Prophet’s teaching that ‘Ninety-nine Beautiful Names’ are truly predicated of God, the author explores the meaning and resonance of each of these divine names, and reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos and in the soul of the spiritual adept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAlthough some of the book is rigorously analytical, the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical and ethical insights, which, conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom, have made of this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought, popular among Muslims to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume won a \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBritish Book Design and Production Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in 1993.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eA Selection from the Table of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 1px; width: 519px; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eExplaining the Meaning of ‘Name’, ‘Named’, and ‘Act of Naming’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e2.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eExplanation of Names Close in Meaning to One Another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the One Name which Has Different Meanings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"40\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"40\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn Explaining that a Man’s Perfection and Happiness Consist in Being Moulded by the Moral Qualities of God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn Explaining the Meaning of God’s Ninety-nine Names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e6.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAn Explanation of How these Many Names Resolve to the Essence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"40\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e7.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"40\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAn Explanation of How these Attributes Resolve to a Single Essence, according to the School of the Mu’tazilites and the Philosophers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e8.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eExplaining that the Names of God Are Not Limited to Ninety-nine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e9.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eExplaining the Benefits of Enumerating Ninety-nine Names Specifically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"40\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"40\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAre the Names and Attributes Applied to God Based on Divine Instruction, or Permitted on the Basis of Reason?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\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\u003eAim of The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bebooksubtitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eIn the Name of God the Infinitely Good, the Merciful\u003c\/span\u003e Praise be to God, alone in His majesty and His might, and unique in His sublimity and His everlastingness, who clips the wings of intellects well short of the glow of His glory, and who makes the way of knowing Him pass through the inability to know Him; who makes the tongues of the eloquent fall short of praising the beauty of His presence unless they use the means by which He praises Himself, and use His names and attributes which He has enumerated. And may blessings be upon Muhammad, the best of His creatures, and on his companions and his family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eNow, a brother in God—great and glorious—to answer whom is a religious duty, has asked me to elucidate the meanings of the most beautiful names of God. His questions were incessant, and made me take one step forward and another backward, hesitating between heeding his inquiry and so satisfying the duty of brotherliness, or declining his request by following the way of caution and deciding not to venture into danger, for human powers fall far short of attaining this goal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHow else could it be? For two things deter a discerning person from plunging into such a sea. First of all, the matter itself represents a lofty aspiration, difficult to attain and uncertain of accomplishment. For it is at the highest summit and represents the farthest of goals, such that minds are bewildered by it and the sight of intellects falls far short of its principles, not to mention its farthest reaches. How could human powers follow the way of investigation and scrutiny regarding the divine attributes? Can the eyes of bats tolerate the light of the sun?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe second deterrent: declaring the essence of the truth of this matter all but contradicts whatever the collectivity has hitherto believed. Now weaning creatures from their habits and familiar beliefs is difficult, and the threshold of truth is too exalted to be broached by all or to be sought after except by lone individuals. The nobler the thing sought after the less help there is. Whoever mixes with people is right to be cautious; but it is difficult for one who has seen the truth to pretend not to have seen it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFor one who does not know God—great and glorious— silence is inevitable, while for one who knows God most high, silence is imposed. So it is said: ‘for one who knows God, his tongue is dulled’. But the sincerity of the original request, together with its persistence, overcame these excuses. So I asked God—great and glorious—to facilitate what is right and be liberal in rewarding by His graciousness and His benevolence and His abundant generosity; for He is the liberal and generous One, indulgent to His servants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eThe Beginning of The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWe have seen fit to divide the discussion in this book into three parts. Part One will treat preliminary and introductory matters; Part Two, goals and objectives; Part Three supplementary and complementary matters. The chapters of the first part will consider the goals in an introductory and preparatory way, while the chapters of the third part are attached to them so as to complement and complete them. But the core of what we are seeking is contained in the middle part. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAs for the first part, it includes (1) explaining the truth of what is to be said concerning the name, the named, and the act of naming, (2) exposing the errors into which most groups have fallen regarding this matter, and (3) clarifying whether it is permitted for those names of God which are close to one another in meaning—like \u003cem\u003eal-Azim\u003c\/em\u003e (the Immense), \u003cem\u003eal-Jalil\u003c\/em\u003e (the Majestic), and \u003cem\u003eal-Kabir\u003c\/em\u003e (the Great)—to be predicated according to a single meaning so that they would be synonymous, or must their meanings differ? Furthermore, (4) it explains about a single name which has two meanings: how does it share these two meanings? Is it predicated of both of them, as a general predicate of the things it names [as ‘animal’ is said of a lion and a lamb], or must it be predicated of one of them in particular? Finally, (5) it explains how man shares in the meaning of each of the names of God—great and glorious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe second part includes (1) the clarification of the meaning of the ninety-nine names of God and (2) the explanation how the people of the Sunna reduce them all to an essence with seven attributes, and (3) how the doctrine of the Mu’tazilites and the philosophers reduces them to a single essence without multiplicity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe third part explains (1) that the names of God most high exceed the ninety-nine by divine instruction, and explains (2) how it is permissible to describe God most high by whatever may qualify Him even if no permission or divine instruction be found—so long as it is not prohibited. Finally, it explains (3) the advantage of the enumeration and specification of the one hundred-minus-one names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47673741902132,"sku":"ITS004-HB","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47673741934900,"sku":"ITS004-PB","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Al-Ghazali-on-the-Ninety-nine-Beautiful-Names-of-God-Islamic-Texts-Society-40121217.jpg?v=1780547291"},{"product_id":"an-nawawis-forty-hadith","title":"An-Nawawi’s Forty Hadith","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=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis collection of forty \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e by one of the most famous compilers of \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e is generally regarded as the most popular anthology and the best introduction to the study of the Prophet’s sayings which, together with the Qur’an, contain the essential teachings of Islam. The Arabic original has been printed alongside the English translation for the benefit of those with a knowledge of Arabic. The translation, by two scholars working in close collaboration, combines accuracy with readability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; 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text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTranslators’ Introduction in English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e2.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTranslators’ Introduction in Arabic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eImam an-Nawawi’s Introduction in Arabic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Hadith: Arabic text with Facing English Translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBook Extract\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bookformat2\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHADITH 2: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAlso on the authority of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOne day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) there appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journeying were to be seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). Resting his knees against his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs, he said: O Muhammad, tell me about Islam. The Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to perform the prayers, to pay the \u003cem\u003ezakat\u003c\/em\u003e, to fast in Ramadan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so. He said: You have spoken rightly, and we were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken rightly. He said: Then tell me about \u003cem\u003eiman\u003c\/em\u003e. He said: It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and the evil thereof. He said: You have spoken rightly. He said: Then tell me about \u003cem\u003eihsan\u003c\/em\u003e. He said: It is to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you. He said: Then tell me about the Hour . He said: The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner. He said: Then tell me about its signs. He said: That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsmen competing in constructing lofty buildings. Then he took himself off and stayed for a time. Then he said: O Umar, do you know who the questioner was? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: It was Gabriel, who came to you to teach you your religion.\u003cbr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eIt was related by Muslim.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bookformat2\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eHADITH 19: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eOn the authority of Abu Abbas Abdullah the son of Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOne day I was behind the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and he said to me: Young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice ]: Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, ask of Allah; if you seek help, seek help of Allah. Know that if the Nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, it would benefit you only with something that Allah had already prescribed for you, and that if they gather together to harm you with anything, they would harm you only with something Allah had already prescribed for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a good and sound Hadith. In a version other than that of at-Tirmidhi it reads:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBe mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity. Know that what has passed you by was not going to befall you and that what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and case with hardship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bookformat2\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eHADITH 29: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eOn the authority of Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eI said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and will keep me away from Hell-fire. He said: You have asked me about a major matter, yet it is easy for him for whom Allah Almighty makes it easy. You should worship Allah, associating nothing with Him; you should perform the prayers; you should pay the \u003cem\u003ezakat\u003c\/em\u003e; you should fast in Ramadan; and you should make the pilgrimage to the House. Then he said: Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting [which] is a shield; charity [which] extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire; and the praying of a man in the depths of night. Then he recited: “Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that We have bestowed on them. No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.” Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar, and its topmost part? I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: The peak of the matter is Islam; the pillar is prayer; and its topmost part is \u003cem\u003ejihad\u003c\/em\u003e. Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the controlling of all that? I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah, and he took hold of his tongue and said: Restrain this. I said: O Prophet of Allah, will what we say be held against us? He said: May your mother be bereaved of you, Mu’adh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces—or he said on their noses—into Hell-fire other than the harvests of their tongues?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a good and sound Hadith.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673742655796,"sku":"ITS005","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/An-Nawawi_s-Forty-Hadith-Islamic-Texts-Society-40121962.jpg?v=1780391578"},{"product_id":"al-shafiis-risala","title":"Al-Shafi’i’s Risala: Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eWritten in the second Islamic century by Al-Imam al-Shafi’i (d. 204AH\/820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law, this important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence and its influence continues to the present day. During the early years of the spread of Islam, the exponents of Islamic legal doctrine were faced with the problems raised by ruling and administering a diverse and rapidly growing empire. In Medina and Kufa, as well as other cities of early Muslim rule, schools of law had to be developed, but it took the genius of Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi’i, born in the year 150AH\/767AD, to establish the principles by which the various legal doctrines could be synthesized into a coherent system. In the\u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e, which laid down the basis for such a synthesis, al-Shafi’i established the overriding authority, next only to the Qur’an, of the Sunna (example) of the Prophet Muhammad as transmitted in the traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eProfessor Majid Khadduri has done an admirable service in making this valuable work available in English, His excellent translation uses not only the original manuscripts of Ibn Jama’a and al-Rabi, found at Dar al-Kutub, the National Library in Cairo, but also authoritative editions published earlier in this century, namely the Bulaq and Shakir editions. In his introduction, Professor Khadduri outlines the historical background of the\u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003eand gives a biography of al-Imam al-Shafi’i as well as annotated, detailed summaries of the composition, structure, substance, and argument of the text. He also includes a list of transmitters of traditions, a glossary of the most important Islamic legal terms and a select bibliography. For this new edition, the index has been expanded and small corrigenda added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘One of the leading texts on Islamic Fiqh. A must for the bookshelf of all conscientious Muslims.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eDr. Darsh (Q News)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14.5px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; line-height: 20px;\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 1px; width: 519px; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Historical Background of the \u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Composition and Structure of the \u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eSubstance and Argument of the \u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eSignificance of the\u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Text of the \u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eTranslation of Shafi’i’s\u003cem\u003eRisala\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eTransmitters of Traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Extract\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14.5px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; line-height: 20px;\"\u003eOn Legal Knowledge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e29. Someone asked me: What is [legal] knowledge and how much should men know of it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e30. Shafi’i replied: Legal knowledge is of two kinds: one is for the general public, and no sober and mature person should be ignorant of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e31. : For example?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e32. [Shafi’i] replied: For example, that the daily prayers are five, that men owe it to God to fast the month of Ramadan, to make the pilgrimage to the [Sacred] House whenever they are able, and to [pay] the legal alms in their estate; that He [God] has prohibited usury, adultery, homicide, theft, [the drinking of] wine, and [everything] of that sort which He has obligated men to comprehend, to perform, to pay in their property, and to abstain from [because] He has forbidden it to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis kind of knowledge may be found textually in the Book of God or may be found generally among the people of Islam. The public relates it the preceding public and ascribes it to the Apostle of God, nobody ever questioning its ascription or its binding force upon them. It is the kind of knowledge which admits of error neither in its narrative nor in its interpretation; it is not permissible to question it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e33. He asked: What is the second kind?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e34. Shafi’i replied: It consists of the detailed duties and rules obligatory on men, concerning which there exists neither a text in the Book of God nor regarding most of them, a . Whenever a exists [in this case], it is of the kind related by few authorities, not by the public, and is subject to different interpretations arrived at by analogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e35. He asked: Is [legal knowledge on this kind as obligatory as the other, or is it not obligatory so that he who acquires such knowledge performs a supererogatory act, and he who neglects it falls not into error? Or, is there a third kind, derived from a narrative () or analogy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e36. [Shafi’i] replied: There is a third kind [of knowledge].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e37. He asked: Will you explain it, give its source, and state what [portion] of it is obligatory, and on whom it is binding and on whom it is not binding?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e38. [Shafi’i] replied: The public is incapable of knowing this kind of knowledge, nor can all specialists obtain it. But those who do obtain it should not all neglect it. If some can obtain it, the others are relieved of the duty [of obtaining it]; but those who do obtain it will be rewarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookformat2\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 10px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .2em; text-align: left;\"\u003eON THE OBLIGATION OF MAN TO ACCEPT\u003cbr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eTHE AUTHORITY OF THE PROPHET\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Declaration Concerning the Duty Imposed by God, as Laid Down in His Book, [Ordering Men] To Follow the Prophet’s Sunna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e86. Shafi’i said: God has placed His Apostle—[in relation to] His religion, His commands His Book—in the position made clear by Him as a distinguishing standard of His religion by imposing the duty of obedience to Him as well as prohibiting disobedience to Him. He has made His merits evident by associating belief in His Apostle with the belief in Him. For God, Blessed and Most High, said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eSo believe in God and His Apostles, and do not say: “Three.” Refrain; [it will be] better for you. God is only one God. Glory be to Him. His having a son is something alien to him [Q. IV, 169].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThe believers are only those who have believed in God and His Apostle, and who when they are with him on some common affair do not go away until they ask his permission [Q. XXIV, 62].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThus [God] prescribed that the perfect beginning of the faith, to which all other things are subordinate, shall be the belief in Him and then in His Apostle. For if a person believes only in Him, not in His Apostle, the name of the perfect faith will never apply to him until he believes in His Apostle together with Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eSo the Apostle laid down the [of reciting the Prophet’s name together with that of God] for testing the faith of every man [as the following tradition indicates]:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003eMalik b. Anas told us from Hilal b. Usama from Ata’ b. Yasar from Umar b. al-, who said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eI went to the Apostle of God with a slave-girl and I asked him: ‘I have taken an oath [to free a slave]; may I free her?’ ‘Where is God?’ the Apostle asked her. ‘In heaven,’ she answered. ‘And who am I?’ asked he. ‘You are the Apostle of God,’ she answered. ‘You may free her,’ [the Prophet] said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e[The transmitter’s name, Umar b. al-Hakam — Shafi’i says—should read Mu’awiya b. al-Hakam, for Malik, I believe, has not correctly reported the name, as others did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003e87. Shafi’i said: God has imposed the duty on men to obey His divine communications as well as the of His Apostle. For He said in His Book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eO our Lord, raise up amongst them an Apostle, one of selves, to recite to them Thy signs and to teach them the Book and Wisdom and to purify them. Verily Thou art All-mighty, All-wise [Q. II, 123].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He, glorious be His praise, said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd also we have sent among you an Apostle, one of yourselves, to recite to you our signs, and purify you, to teach you the Book and the Wisdom, and to teach you what you did not know [Q. II, 146].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eGod bestowed a favor upon the believers when He raised up amongst them an Apostle, one of themselves, to recite His signs to them, to purify them and to teach them the Book, although they had formerly been in manifest error [Q. III, 158].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He, glorious be His praise, said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eIt is He who has raised up an Apostle among the untutored people, one of their number to recite to them His signs, to purify them, and to teach them the Book and the Wisdom, though formerly they had been in manifest error [Q. LXII, 2].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eBut remember the goodness which God has shown you and how much of the Book and the Wisdom He has sent down to you to admonish you thereby [Q. II, 231].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eGod has sent down to thee the Book and the Wisdom, and has taught thee what thou did not know before; the bounty of God towards thee is ever great [Q. IV, 113].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd He said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eAnd call to mind the signs of God and the Wisdom which are recited in your houses; verily God is gentle, well-informed [Q. XXXIII, 34].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003eSo God mentioned His Book—which is the Qur’an—and Wisdom, and I have heard that those who are learned in the Quran—whom I approve—hold that Wisdom is the of the Apostle of God. This is like what [God Himself] said, \"but God knows best!\" For the Quran is mentioned [first], followed by Wisdom; [then] God mentioned His favor to mankind by teaching them the Qur’an and Wisdom. So it is not permissible for Wisdom to be called here [anything] save the of the Apostle of God. For [Wisdom] is closely linked to the Book of God, and God has imposed the duty of obedience to His Apostle, and imposed on men the obligation to obey his orders. So it is not permissible to regard anything as a duty save that set forth in the Quran and the of His Apostle. For [God], as we have [just] stated, prescribed that the belief in His Apostle shall be associated with the belief in Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe of the Apostle makes evident what God meant [in the text of His Book], indicating His general and particular [commands]. He associated the Wisdom [embodied] in the with his Book but made it subordinate [to the Book]. Never has God done this for any of His creatures save His Apostle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673751208244,"sku":"ITS007","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Al-Shafi_i_s-Risala_-Treatise-on-the-Foundations-of-Islamic-Jurisprudence-Islamic-Texts-Society-40122940.jpg?v=1780390776"},{"product_id":"the-eternal-message-of-muhammad","title":"The Eternal Message of Muhammad","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eThis translation into English of a great Islamic classic offers the western world a simple yet profound interpretation of Islam. Drawing upon years of unparalleled experience in diplomacy and government, Azzam examines the social and economic ramifications of the Muslim state, one based on humane ideals of law and justice expressed in the Qur’an, and one which can provide the foundation for a just society. Abd al-Rahman Azzam (1893-1976) is generally considered as the father of the Arab League. He served as the League’s first Secretary-General between 1945-52 as well as distinguishing himself in a long career as an ambassador and parliamentarian. As Vincent Sheean points out in his introduction, ‘In Damascus as well as in Djakarta, Istanbul and Baghdad, this man is known for valour of spirit and elevation of mind...He combines in the best Islamic mode, the aspects of thought and action, like the Muslim warriors of another time who are typified for us Westerners by the figure of Saladin.’ Malcolm X’s reading of \u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Message of Muhammad\u003c\/em\u003eand his meeting with Azzam Pasha are vividly recounted in his Autobiography. It is clear that these events marked the point in his life at which Malcolm X turned towards orthodox traditional Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A very penetrating and stimulating book.’\u003c\/em\u003eWorld Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘One of the great statesmen of contemporary Islam.’\u003c\/em\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Translator:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaesar E. Farah\u003c\/strong\u003e was a professor of history at the University of Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14.5px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; line-height: 20px;\"\u003eThe Eternal Message of Muhammad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 1px; width: 519px; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Prophet Muhammad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eOn the Fundamentals of the Message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eOn Social Reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Islamic State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eOn International Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eOn the Dissemination of the Message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eOn the Causes of World Disturbances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003e8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"25\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #e5e6e7; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; height: inherit; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: #000000;\"\u003eIn Search of a Spiritual Bulwark for Civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 14.5px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003eBook Extract:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"booktitle\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 14.5px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eI did not plan to write\u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Message of Muhammad\u003c\/em\u003eas a book. My intention in writing the original essays was to clarify for Muslims some of the principles and origins of their society, faith, and revealed Law, and to speak of the life of their Prophet. It was not my intention to apologize or preach to non-Muslims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eI may have been inspired also by fear of the onslaught of materialistic ideologies to which some older cultures in many European lands already have succumbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003e“Islam,” writes a Christian historian, “is at once a culture and a religion, and in which the culture can hardly be conceived of as existing apart from religion.” Consequently, if the Muslims lose their religion, they lose with it their culture and undergo a process of social dissolution. Moreover, the Arab nation (to which I belong), itself a creation of Islamic culture, would also cease to exist through the inevitable process of disintegration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eIt therefore seems vital to defend our society against the impact of alien cultures, particularly those consumed by a materialistic outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eThe nineteenth and twentieth centuries have seen Muslim society and institutions exposed to the impact of European culture, which has been influencing Muslim ways and thought and not always advantageously. European culture derives from older creeds and cultures of the same general background from which Muslim society draws its inspiration and strength. Christianity and Judaism are both recognized by the Koran as having a similar origin to that of Islam, and this gives them a common meeting ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eIn the twentieth century, Europe, both East and West, has been gradually losing the religious culture it inherited from previous centuries, and it has become proud and cynical in its scientific achievement and technological success. Today, a large part of the modern world worships its own image. On the other hand, Marxian socialism and welfare capitalism are alike creating rituals for the new materialistic creeds and philosophies in the West as well as in the Communist East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eThe God of the universe, of Jews, Christians, Muslims, and all, is being dethroned in favor of an idol to which all kneel and offer sacrifices; that idol is called “a high standard of living”. It is becoming the object of unanimous reverence in our material age. In spite of the tug and attraction from both East and West, the Muslims still hesitate and doubt; they hate to join in the celebration of materialistic idols and creeds, but they are nevertheless attracted by the prospect of a higher standard of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eSome of our people are being indoctrinated with the philosophies, dogmas, and rituals of the materialistic faith, but the majority of the Muslims in Africa and Asia are still confused and disturbed. They have known for a long time that they have a faith, a revealed Law, a society, and principles which call for a state that is neither secular nor theocratic but possibly both, and that is neither autocratic nor demagogic. Muslim society is based on the freedom of the individual and the equality of everyone. Muslim society is in its essence a free, classless society. It is classless not on the basis of any economic theory but on the basis of its egalitarian laws and its refusal to recognize distinction and honor except through piety and submission to the revealed Law, whose fundamental principles are universal, humane, and democratic. Nothing that is preached by the East or West is new to the Muslims. Reason is essential in judging even their dogmas and matters of faith, just as independent reasoning is one of the four sources of their jurisprudence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eTherefore, they are often troubled when told that these modem ideologies are the fruit of modem science and a ripe Western civilization. They ask themselves if it is really necessary to part with the Creator of the universe in order to share the fruits of modern science and technology. Must they ignore their beloved prophets, their tolerant universal culture, and their nation to enjoy the benefits of this age? Are they to part with their humane society and relaxed life, their trust in the inevitability of a destiny directed and ruled by the Almighty? They refuse to believe that human destiny and history are ruledand determined by a class struggle, for a system of wages. They do not believe, either, that a classless society on a material basis will be the fulfillment of history or of human destiny. The pretension that the eternal universe is planned for such an economic theory, or for a higher standard of living, is incomprehensible to the Muslim mind. Are they to give up the solidarity and mutual welfare which they enjoy with their families, relatives, neighbors because of such reasoning and to join in the general rush for the various societies of a Godless East or West?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eThese are some of the questions agitating the minds and hearts of those conscious and responsible among the six hundred million Muslims of all races and nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eI have tried, in these pages, to give a few answers to these matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eIslam is different from Judaism; Islam, being a universal submission to God, has no concept of a particular Covenant or a specially chosen people. It also differs from the Christian view of the Kingdom of God in heaven and the separate kingdom of Caesar on earth. And it differs from other religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Islam is a faith, a law, a way of life, a “nation,” and a “state,” with a system of jurisprudence that is continually evolving for the administration of this world and the satisfaction of human needs under the sovereignty of our Creator. Islam’s Kingdom of God on earth, with its faith, its laws, piety, rituals, society, and state, is the prelude and the means to the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eThe Muslims, while sharing many of the beliefs and precepts of other religions, particularly Judaism and Christianity, have a limited common ground with modem materialistic ideologies. Islam may share a belief in the importance of this world, the Kingdom on earth, but asks, “Why without God, the Creator?” And why a life whose rituals are based solely on economics? With such ideologies, Islam finds no possibility of compromise, being, as I have tried to point out in this book, a religion, a culture, a way of life, and an indivisible nation with an independent jurisprudence. Its classless community of partners has evolved from a totally different philosophy. It refuses to allow its indivisible culture and faith to be set aside in the pursuit of a planned economy or adjustment to a welfare state. Islam’s institutions are unique; they do not compromise with materialist dogmas. It stands firm on individual piety and individual freedom, a close-knit family devoted to the welfare of every relative, and a classless, benevolent society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0px; margin: .5em 0px; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003eThough this book,\u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Message of Muhammad,\u003c\/em\u003emay be lacking in scholarly gifts, it is a serious attempt to point out the Muslim answers to today’s world. It was first published in Arabic in 1946. It was translated and later published by Muslim scholars in Indonesia and Turkey. Its second Arabic edition, to which a section on the Muslim state and constitution was added, was published in Cairo in 1954. To this English translation I have added a new section, written directly in English, on the life of the Prophet, and a number of explanatory comments and notes. Whatever may be said about the book, we have no indication that during this period any of its material has been disputed by Muslim jurists or scholars in Muslim land.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673760547124,"sku":"ITS010","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Eternal-Message-of-Muhammad-Islamic-Texts-Society-40124211.jpg?v=1780403964"},{"product_id":"the-history-and-philosophy-of-islamic-science","title":"The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe essays presented \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_96 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" data-gr-id=\"96\" id=\"96\"\u003ein\u003c\/g\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_96 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" data-gr-id=\"96\" id=\"96\"\u003eThe\u003c\/g\u003e History and Philosophy of Islamic Science \u003c\/em\u003ediscuss the principles behind the different sciences cultivated in the Islamic world from the third century of the Islamic era onwards and the place of science in relation to other branches of Islamic learning. In defining what Islamic science means, Professor Osman Bakar shows how these sciences are organically related to the fundamental teachings of Islam. Covering all the natural and mathematical sciences\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_133 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"133\" id=\"133\"\u003e,\u003c\/g\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_133 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Style replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"133\" id=\"133\"\u003eThe\u003c\/g\u003e History and Philosophy of Islamic Science\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates what Islamic science shares with modern science. Professor Osman Bakar also highlights where the Islamic approach to science differs from the secular, modern approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘[Osman Bakar’s book] marks a most valuable contribution both to the effort of revealing the Islamic intellectual and spiritual approach to science, and to the concomitant endeavour to highlight the deeper causes of the contemporary crisis in western science and technology...it opens up, with clarity and simplicity, the philosophy of Islamic science.’\u003c\/em\u003eIslamic Quarterly\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\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_99 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"99\" id=\"99\"\u003e:The\u003c\/g\u003e Epistemological Foundation of Islamic Science\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\u003eReligious Consciousness and the Scientific Spirit in Islamic Tradition\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 Question of Methodology in Islamic Science\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 Place of Doubt in Islamic Epistemology: al-Ghazzali’s Philosophical Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Man, Nature, and God in Islamic Science\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 Unity of Science and Spiritual Knowledge: The Islamic Experience\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 Atomistic Conception of Nature in Ash’arite Theology\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\u003eAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Islamic Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Islamic Science and the West\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 Influence of Islamic Science on Medieval Christian Conceptions of Nature\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\u003eUmar Khayyam’s Criticism of Euclid’s Theory of Parallels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Four: Islam and Modern Science\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\u003eIslam and Bioethics\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\u003eMuslim Intellectual Responses to Modern Science\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\u003eIslam, Science \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_100 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"100\" id=\"100\"\u003eand\u003c\/g\u003e Technology: Past Glory, Present Predicaments, and the Shaping of the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Designing a Sound Syllabus for Courses on Philosophy of Applied and Engineering Sciences in a 21st Century Islamic University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673824477492,"sku":"ITS011","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-History-and-Philosophy-of-Islamic-Science-Islamic-Texts-Society-40130846.jpg?v=1780404785"},{"product_id":"al-ghazali-on-the-remembrance-of-death-and-the-afterlife","title":"Al-Ghazali on the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife","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;\"\u003eThis is the first English translation of the last chapter of \u003cem\u003eAl-Ghazali’s Revival of the Religious Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eIhya’ ‘Ulum al-Din\u003c\/em\u003e), widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. After expounding his Sufi philosophy of death and showing the importance of the contemplation of human mortality to the mystical way of self-purification, Ghazali takes his readers through the stages of the future life: the vision of the Angels of the Grave, the Resurrection, the Intercession of the Prophet, and finally, the torments of Hell, the delights of Paradise and - for the elect - the beatific vision of God’s Countenance.\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\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';\"\u003ePart One:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the Remembrance of Death, and an Encouragement to Remember it Abundantly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn Lengthy Hopes, and Merit of Briefs Hopes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn Agonies and Violence of Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn Death of the Emissary of God and the Rightly-guided Caliphs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the Sayings of the Caliphs, Princes and Righteous Men when Nearing Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the Sayings of the Gnostics at Funerals and Cemeteries, and the Legal Verdict Concerning the Visitation of Graves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the True Nature of Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the States of the Dead which Have Been Known through Unveiling in Dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePart Two:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Trumpet-Blast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Land and People of the Concourse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Perspiration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Length of the Day of Arising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Day of Arising, and its Calamities and Names\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Inquisition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Scales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Adversaries, and the Restoration of Wrongs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Traverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Intercession\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Pool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Inferno, and its Terrors and Torments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHeaven, and the Varieties of its Bliss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Number of the Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Wall of Heaven, its Land, Trees and Rivers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Raiment of Heaven’s People and their Furnishings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Attributes of Heaven’s People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Beatific Vision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA Chapter on God’s Mercy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAppendix: Persons Cited in the Text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIndex to Qur’anic Quotations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eGeneral Index\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\u003eOn the Remembrance of Death, and an Encouragement to Remember it Abundantly\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;\"\u003eKnow that the heart of the man who is engrossed in this world and is given over to its vanities and harbours love for its appetites must certainly be neglectful of the remembrance of death. Thus falling to recall it, when reminded of it he finds it odious and shies away. Such are the people of whom God has said: \u003cem\u003eSay: Lo! the death from which ye shrink will surely meet you, and afterward ye will be returned unto the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.\u003c\/em\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\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003eNow, men may be either engrossed [in the world], penitent beginners, or arrived gnostics. The man engrossed does not remember death, or, if he does, it is with regret for his world, and he busies himself with disparaging death. The remembrance of death increases such a one in nothing but distance from 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 penitent man recalls death frequently, so that fear and apprehension might thereby proceed from his heart, making his repentance complete. It may be that he is in fear of death lest it carry him off before his repentance is complete and before his provisions for the journey are replenished; lie is excusable in his aversion to death, and is riot included in the saying of the Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace): ‘Whosoever would abhor meeting with God, God abhors meeting with him’. Such a man does not abhor death and meeting God, but only fears the meeting with God passing him by as a result of his deficiency and remissness. He is like the man who is made late for a meeting with his beloved by busying himself with preparations for the encounter in a way that will find approval: he is not deemed to be reluctant about the meeting! The distinguishing mark of the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003epenitent man is his constant preparation for this matter and his lack of any other concern. Were he to be otherwise he would associate with the man engrossed in the 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;\"\u003eAs for the Gnostic, he remembers death constantly, because for him it is the tryst with his Beloved, and a lover never forgets the appointed time for meeting the one he loves. Usually such a man considers death slow in coming and is happy upon its advent that he might have done with the abode of sinners and be borne away into the presence of the Lord of the Worlds.’ Such was the case with Hudhayfa, of whom it is related that when death came he said, ‘A dear friend has come at a time of poverty. Whoever repents [at such a moment as this] shall not succeed. O Lord God! Should You know that poverty is dearer to me than wealth, and sickness more beloved to me than health, and death more dear to me than life, then make my death easy for me until I meet 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;\"\u003eThus it is that the penitent man may be excused the aversion he feels for death, while another is excusable in loving it and longing for it. And higher than either of them is the degree of he that has entrusted his affair to God (Exalted is He!) and no longer prefers death or life for himself, for the dearest of things to him is that which is more beloved in the sight of his Lord. By virtue of profound love and loyalty this man has arrived at the station of absolute surrender and contentment, which is the goal, and the utmost limit.\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;\"\u003eBut whatever the situation may be, in the recollection of death there is reward and merit. For even the man engrossed in the world benefits from it by acquiring an aversion to this world, since it spoils his contentment and the fullness of his pleasure; and everything which spoils for man his pleasures and his appetites is one of the means of deliverance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47673838108980,"sku":"ITS022-HB","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47673838141748,"sku":"ITS022","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Al-Ghazali-on-the-Remembrance-of-Death-and-the-Afterlife-Islamic-Texts-Society-40134222.jpg?v=1780390264"},{"product_id":"islamic-jurisprudence-according-to-the-four-sunni-schools","title":"Islamic Jurisprudence According to the Four Sunni Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003eIslamic Jurisprudence According to the Four Sunni Schools is a translation of Volume I of al-Fiqh ‘ala al-Madhahib al-Arba 'ah, by the Azhari scholar Sheikh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Jaziri (1882-1941). 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It teaches all of the aspects and categories of Islamic jurisprudence according to the four Sunni schools that are followed by the majority of Muslims: The Hanafi, the Maliki, the Shafi'i and the Hanbali.\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Shaykh Ali Jum'\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_89 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"89\" id=\"89\"\u003ea,\u003c\/g\u003e Grand Mufti of Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrev. Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence, University of Al Azhar, Cairo, Director of the Azhar Mosque and Imaam at the Sultan Hasan Mosque, Advisor to the Minister of Islamic Endowments, Cairo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673849250100,"sku":"FV052","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Islamic-Jurisprudence-According-to-the-Four-Sunni-Schools-Fons-Vitae-40136717.jpg?v=1780385698"},{"product_id":"responding-from-the-tradition-one-hundred-contemporary-fatwas-by-the-grand-mufti-of-egypt","title":"Responding from the Tradition (One Hundred Contemporary Fatwas by the Grand Mufti of Egypt)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ali Gomaa has emerged as one of the most influential Muslim scholars in the world today.  This work provides a substantial representation of how he interprets Islam in the face of old and new challenges.  It will be an indispensable resource for any student of modern Islamic piety, theology and law.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- John Esposito, University Professor, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The translators have offered an important service in Responding from the Tradition by introducing the contemporary insights of one of the world’s most eminent Muslim jurists to an English-speaking audience.  A distinguished scholar of Islamic law and spirituality, Sheikh ‘Ali Gomaa draws on his extensive traditional training, experience, and expertise to respond to wide-ranging questions about Islamic beliefs and practices in the modern world.\"\u003cbr\u003e Mona Hassan, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies \u0026amp; History, Department of Religion, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “During his years as Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ali has overseen the issuance of many important fatwas that strive to show Islam’s ongoing relevance to people of the 21st century. The corresponding methodology is characterized by profound respect for tradition that is balanced by the recognition of its shortcomings and illuminated by an understanding of the specific needs of the times in which we live.\u003cbr\u003e Both the official and the non-official positions that Sheikh Ali has held have helped to cultivate the unique vantage point from which he perceives and assesses the concerns of the Muslim community. The fatwas gathered in this collection are the result of his exceptional experience. Certain fatwas may seem more immediately relevant than others; however, all have been of contemporary concern to some part of the Muslim community, and all pertain to issues that have fractured the community at one point or another.\u003cbr\u003e Thus, the fatwas gathered here cover a vast range of topics while sharing a traditionally grounded methodology and an expansive and contemporary vision of the world. With this collection, the author intends to end debates and animosity among Muslims not by merely asserting one position’s legitimacy over another’s, but by showing that the richness of the Islamic tradition provides a framework within which Muslims may disagree on details while uniting on overarching values.”        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- From the Translators’ Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is a collection of 100 fatwas (Islamic legal opinions) authored by the Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa with the express purpose of addressing issues that have been controversial amongst Muslims and have been the cause of discord.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sheikh Gomaa has selected these questions from the many thousands that have been submitted to him over the years in his capacity as Grand Mufti as well as a respected expert in Islamic law previous to his appointment to that position. As someone who is constantly being exposed to the questions that Muslims today are actually concerned with Sheikh Gomaa is in an excellent position to understand which issues are crucial to the Islamic world today.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His mastery of the Islamic tradition combined with his extensive travel and study in other fields gives Sheikh Gomaa credentials that few others possess today. For the first time the Islamic legal opinions of this scholar who is recognized in both the Islamic world and internationally as one of the most insightful minds working in Islamic law today will prove invaluable to anyone interested in coming to a better understanding of Islam and Muslims in the contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book provides English language readers with a wealth of Islamic religious and legal material. While there are many books in English about Islamic law, and while there are many translations of works of Islamic law, there are very few translations of the fatwa genre of Islamic legal literature. In light of this situation English language readers are only seeing one aspect of Islamic law for it is in the fatwa literature that Islamic law comes face to face with real life as lived by contemporary Muslims. Most Muslims will never actually read a book of Islamic law since those works are of a highly specialized nature they will likely, however, come into contact with the opinions of a Mufti either by going directly to him to ask their questions, by reading them in the newspaper, or by seeing the Mufti issue them on television. \u003cbr\u003e The author of this book regularly issues fatwas in Egyptian newspapers and on Egyptian television that are read and viewed by millions of Muslims. In addition, he heads an institution that issues 4,000 fatwas a day Muslims who either come in person or submit questions by telephone or over the Internet. The author is thus in a unique position to have insight into the issues that are important to and pose difficulty for Muslims. His being the Grand Mufti of Egypt means that the answers that he provides carry a great deal of weight for millions of Muslims. \u003cbr\u003e This book is further set apart by being a compilation of questions that the author considers to be causes for division amongst Muslims. In a time when the media constantly bombards us with tales of “sectarian strife” among Muslims, this book is presented as a solution to the problem. By reaching into the Islamic tradition Sheikh Ali Gomaa is able to provide answers, which, if taken seriously, can put an end to much of the division between Muslims today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673852428596,"sku":"FV059","price":34.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Responding-from-the-Tradition-_One-Hundred-Contemporary-Fatwas-by-the-Grand-Mufti-of-Egypt_-Fons-Vitae-40139288.jpg?v=1780397822"},{"product_id":"freedom-of-expression-in-islam","title":"Freedom of Expression 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;\"\u003eIn recent years the subject of freedom of expression has become a topic of heated debate. \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam \u003c\/em\u003eoffers the first and only detailed presentation in English of freedom of expression from both the legal and moral perspectives of Islam. This work is a pioneering attempt in examining both the evidence on freedom of expression in the sources of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and the limitations, whether moral, legal or theological, that Islam imposes on the valid exercise of this freedom.\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\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is informative not only on the subject of the possibilities of freedom of expression within Islam, but also on the cultural tradition of Islam and its guidelines on social behavior. \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a series dedicated to the fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and should be read in conjunction with \u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eAn Islamic Perspective and Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEquality \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; 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font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefinition and Scope\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;\"\u003eSince freedom can apply to competing or even conflicting interests, it tends to defy the idea of a comprehensive definition, which is precisely why there is no clear definition for freedom. There are, of course, many attempts by writers and commentators to define freedom, yet they are all open to some level of uncertainty and doubt. Freedom for whom? Freedom from what? And freedom to do what? To the mystic, freedom has often meant the release from egoity and dependence on the material world. The philosopher and theologian would extend the debate to encompass the relationship between God and man, and the extent to which a person can be deemed free. What meaning, if any, can the word ‘freedom’ have in that context?\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;\"\u003eFor the lawyer and the judge, freedom operates within the limits of the law. I shall presently give a definition of freedom from a legal perspective, but bear in mind that it is only an attempt to define a certain aspect of this concept without any claim to comprehensiveness. It should be noted at the outset that the basic notion of freedom, in an objective sense, is common to all legal systems, traditions and cultures. Whether one talks of freedom in western law, Chinese law, or Islamic law, this must essentially mean ‘the ability of the individual to say or do what he or she wishes, or to avoid doing so, without violating the right of others, or the limits that are set by the law’. Although I have quoted this definition from an Islamic source, its basic message is nevertheless universal. Liberty has elsewhere been defined as ‘the extent to which the individual can determine his own destiny and act as he wishes, unconstrained by others.’ Freedom of expression means ‘the absence of restraints upon the ability of individuals or groups to communicate their ideas to others, subject to the understanding that they do not in turn coerce others into paying attention or that they do not invade other rights essential to the dignity of the individual’.\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;\"\u003eFreedom of expression includes freedom of the press and the liberty to communicate ideas in all forms including books, pictures, signs and other means of communication. The purpose may be to inform, to persuade, to convince others, to reveal the truth or to clarify and eliminate doubt. The last two definitions that I have quoted above are from western sources, and yet, the concepts that they convey are universal. We may also note in this connection, Montgomery-Watt’s brief comparison of the Muslim concept of freedom with that of its western counterpart, in which he has high-lighted some of the differences between them but concluded that ‘despite such points, however, it seems likely that there is a combination of ideas somewhere in Islamic thought, which performs much the same function as the concept of freedom does in the west.’ Thus, the basic notion of freedom and of freedom of expression would appear to strike a common note in all legal traditions, including that of Islam. However, the scope and character of freedom of expression under the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e differs widely from other laws in respect of detail, especially with reference to the limits that are imposed by the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and the values that are to be upheld. If I were to characterize the rules of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e on freedom of expression, I would be inclined to say that, unlike modern legal discourses on the subject, the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e does not convey a great deal of awareness about state authority and the political interests of its agencies and institutions. To that extent, the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e is egalitarian and substantive in the sense that attention is paid to actual values rather than to institutional interests or the dictates of the status quo and power politics. But, being a religious law, the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e is only expected to be emphatic about moral and religious values, which might mean imposing restrictions on freedom of expression in areas where this might come into conflict with the principles of Islam. This can, perhaps, be clearly seen in reference to the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e rules pertaining to blasphemy, heresy and disbelief, where the dominant concern is to defend the dogma and belief-structure of Islam, even at the expense of imposing restrictions on what may, under western law, be seen as personal matters which fall outside the concern of the law. The rules of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah \u003c\/em\u003epertaining to the rights of citizens to criticise the government are, on the other hand, indicative of latitude. By comparison to some of the over-regulated areas of modem law in relation to such matters as sedition and criticism of government authorities, \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e rules encourage flexibility and tolerance. Moral advice and encouragement also pervade the bulk of \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e rules on freedom of expression; the legal rules therein are often less elaborate compared to the teachings and recommendations that aim at developing the individual’s personality and character.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673858064692,"sku":"ITS024","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Freedom-of-Expression-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40141557.jpg?v=1780385965"},{"product_id":"freedom-equality-and-justice-in-islam","title":"Freedom, Equality and Justice 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;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. The author discusses the evidence to be found for these concepts in the Qur’an and Sunna, and reviews the interpretations of the earlier schools of law.\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 work also looks at more recent contributions by Muslim jurists who have advanced fresh interpretations of freedom, equality and justice in the light of the changing realities of contemporary Muslim societies. \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a series dedicated to the fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and should be read in conjunction with \u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective and Freedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroduction\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\u003eCHAPTER ONE: FREEDOM\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;\"\u003eIntroductory Remarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDefinition and Scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDifferent Facets of Freedom in Islam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAffirmative Evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Doctrine of Ibaha (Permissibility)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Principle of Original Non-Liability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eCHAPTER TWO: EQUALITY\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;\"\u003eIntroductory Remarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAffirmative Evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Status of Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTowards an Egalitarian Regime of Family Law\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Status of Non-Muslims\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA Survey of Modern Opinion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eCHAPTER THREE: JUSTICE\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;\"\u003eMeaning and Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Qur’anic Vision of Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Islamic Judiciary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAppellate Review: Its Validity and Scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCourt Procedure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDistributive Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSiyasah Shar’iyyah (Shari’ah-Oriented Policy)\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\u003eIntroduction\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 subjects that are addressed in this volume are the concern of every legal system, and are not, therefore, peculiar to the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e. Their relationship to one another and to the general theme of human rights hardly needs elucidation. Justice and equality are closely interrelated in that the one cannot be meaningfully implemented without the other. For justice often means equal treatment and the equal distribution of advantages and burdens, or a commensurate correction of an imbalance that is caused by deviant behavior. Similarly, neither equality nor justice can be a meaningful reality without freedom. For justice presumes the moral autonomy of individuals and their liberty to act as they will. Justice can therefore have little meaning if it is applied to a person or a group of persons who are deprived of their freedom, or compelled to a course of conduct that is beyond their control. Equality also acquires much of its substance only in an environment where freedom is a reality. To treat two prisoners equally does make some sense but equality before the law in different situations and among people of different calibre and status is where equality becomes more meaningful.\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 perusal of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or of any chapter on the basic rights and liberties enshrined in a contemporary constitution, will show that numerous and varied as they are, almost the entire range of basic rights and liberties are predicated on freedom, equality and justice, the most fundamental, so to speak, of all the recognised fundamental rights and liberties.\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 first chapter on freedom in this volume is mostly concerned with a conceptual analysis of freedom, its manifestations in theological, social and political contexts, and the various shades of meaning it has been given by commentators from different disciplines. Freedom has a basic meaning, and this is why any serious distortion or deviation from its core concept has not commanded general acceptance. Yet beyond this basic clarity, the meanings and implications of freedom vary considerably and tend to become increasingly complex. This is borne out by the fact that a comprehensive and all-embracing definition of freedom has yet to be arrived at. The conceptual analysis of freedom has not received as much attention from Muslim jurists as it has in the writings of Western scholars on the subject. Part of the reason for this might be that the basic perimeters of freedom in Islam are determined by reference to the normative evidences of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e, but there is considerable variation in the understanding of these evidences and the manner in which commentators have related them to theological, legal and political subject matter. This presentation provides a review of the basic evidence on freedom and the contributions of Muslim scholars to the development of ideas on the subject.\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 chapter on equality that is presented here is also concerned mainly with an analysis of the normative evidence of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e, which Muslim jurists have elaborated in reference to particular themes. Equality, like freedom, is an integrated concept, which is indivisible and averse to dismemberment and compromise. Yet neither freedom nor equality are absolute in the sense that both are amenable to the influences of context and circumstance. In addition to a general characterisation of equality and its evidential basis in the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e, this presentation also looks into the application of equality to two other subjects, namely women and non-Muslims, in the way they are treated in Islamic legal literature. It is of interest to note a certain contrast, highlighted in this presentation, between earlier juristic writings on these themes, and the works of contemporary \u003cem\u003e‘ulama’\u003c\/em\u003e and scholars. Muslim jurists of the twentieth century have made a significant contribution to the understanding of the source evidence of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e on equality in conjunction, particularly, with the changing realities of contemporary Muslim societies. They have not hesitated, for instance, in taking a totally different stand on women’s issues from many classical scholars, and advancing a different perspective on equality in \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e for all citizens, regardless of their race, language or religion. It is clearly in these areas that the substance of the modern reformist thought in \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e makes its presence unmistakably visible.\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;\"\u003eJustice is the sum-total, in a sense, of all recognised rights and duties, as it often consists of nothing more than a balanced implementation of rights and duties, and of due regard for equality and freedom. The Qur’an is emphatic on the objectivity of justice, so much so that it defies any level of relativity and compromise in its basic conception. A perusal of the Qur’anic evidence on justice leaves one in no doubt that justice is integral to the basic outlook and philosophy of Islam, within or beyond the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e itself. It is therefore not incorrect to say that the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e is committed to justice as one of its cardinal goals and objectives, to the extent that the veracity of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e itself can be measured by its effectiveness in administering justice. This is the understanding, in fact, that the renowned Hanbali jurist, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, has conveyed in his widely-quoted statement that ‘Islam will always stand for justice and any path that is taken towards justice is bound to be in harmony with the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and can never be against 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;\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e shows the way to justice and this way must be followed as far as possible. In the event, however, that the established rules of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e do not offer sufficient guidelines by which to administer justice, one may take any route, including for example, those of natural rights and natural justice, or the general rules of equity and fairness, or that of a judicious policy (\u003cem\u003esiyasah shar’iyyah\u003c\/em\u003e), in order to secure justice, and the result that is arrived at is \u003cem\u003ea fortiori\u003c\/em\u003e in accordance with the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and cannot be held to be contrary to 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;\"\u003eThe chapter that is presented here on justice consists essentially of a review and analysis of the basic evidence of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e on the subject. It seeks to depict, in particular, the Qur’anic outlook in universal justice which reaches beyond the particularities of any rigid framework that might restrain the humanitarian call and substance of justice in Islam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673858457908,"sku":"ITS025","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Freedom_-Equality-and-Justice-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40141758.jpg?v=1780549143"},{"product_id":"principles-of-islamic-jurisprudence","title":"Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis third edition of the best-selling title \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Islamic Jurisprudence\u003c\/em\u003e has been completely revised and substantially enlarged. In this work, Prof Kamali offers us the first detailed presentation available in English of the theory of Muslim law \u003cem\u003e(\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_101 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"101\" data-gr-id=\"101\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh)\u003c\/em\u003e. Often regarded as the most sophisticated of the traditional Islamic disciplines, Islamic Jurisprudence is concerned with the way in which the rituals and laws of religion are derived from the Qur’an and the \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e—the precedent of the Prophet. Written as a university textbook, \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Islamic Jurisprudence \u003c\/em\u003eis distinguished by its clarity and readability; it is an essential reference work not only for students of Islamic \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_123 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"123\" data-gr-id=\"123\"\u003elaw,\u003c\/g\u003e but also for anyone with an interest in Muslim society or in issues of comparative Jurisprudence.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The best thing of its kind I have ever seen. Exactly the kind of thing I have wanted for years to put into the hands of students.’\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e- Professor Charles Adams (McGill University)’\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This book is a valuable addition to existing Islamic jurisprudential literature in English ... remarkably successful.’\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e- The Muslim World Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali\u003c\/strong\u003e (born February 7, 1944, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan Islamic scholar and former professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He taught Islamic law and jurisprudence between 1985 and 2004. Born in Afghanistan in 1944, he graduated from the University of Kabul and the University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKamali is the author of Islamic Commercial Law (2000), a study of the application of Shariah principles to some crucial financial instruments, options and futures contracts. He takes a much more permissive view of these instruments than do most Islamists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book, Islamic Commercial Law (2000), Kamali wrote, for example, that many have \"passed prohibitive judgments on futures and options\" who have \"not only failed to produce decisive evidence in support of their positions but have done so on the assumption that futures trading has no social utility and has no bearing on the welfare... of the people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the scholars who pass the \"prohibitive judgments\" with which Kamali disagrees are Muhammad Akram Khan and Umar Chapra.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali served as Professor of Islamic law and jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia, and also as Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought \u0026amp; Civilisation (ISTAC) from 1985-2007. He is currently the CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia under the newly appointed Chairman of the Institute, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi. He studied law at Kabul University and then served as Assistant Professor, and subsequently as Public Prosecutor with the Ministry of Justice, Afghanistan, 1965-1968. He completed his LL.M. in comparative law and a \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_118 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation multiReplace\" id=\"118\" data-gr-id=\"118\"\u003ePhD\u003c\/g\u003e in Islamic and Middle Eastern law at the University of London, 1969–1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to \u003cem\u003eUsul al-Fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe First Source of \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e: The Qur’an\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRules of Interpretation I: Deducing the Law from its Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRules of Interpretation II: \u003cem\u003eal-Dalalat\u003c\/em\u003e (Textual Implications)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCommands and Prohibitions\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNaskh\u003c\/em\u003e (Abrogation)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIjma’\u003c\/em\u003e (Consensus of Opinion)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQiyas\u003c\/em\u003e (Analogical Deduction)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRevealed Laws Preceding the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e of Islam\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFatwa\u003c\/em\u003e of a Companion\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIstihsan\u003c\/em\u003e (Equity in Islamic Law)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaslahah Mursalah\u003c\/em\u003e (Considerations of Public Interest)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrf\u003c\/em\u003e (Custom)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIstishab\u003c\/em\u003e (Presumption of Continuity)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSadd al-\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_119 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"119\" data-gr-id=\"119\"\u003eDhara’i\u003c\/g\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e (Blocking the Means)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHukm \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_130 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"130\" data-gr-id=\"130\"\u003eShar’i\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Law or Value of Shari’ah)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eConflict of \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_159 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"159\" data-gr-id=\"159\"\u003eEvidences\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIjtihad\u003c\/em\u003e (Personal Reasoning)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA New Scheme for \u003cem\u003eUsul al-Fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to \u003cem\u003eUsul al-Fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. Definition and Scope\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUsul al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e is concerned with the sources of Islamic law, their order of priority, and the methods by which legal rules may be deduced from the source materials of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e. It is also concerned with regulating the exercise of \u003cem\u003eijtihad\u003c\/em\u003e. The sources of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e are of two kinds: revealed and non-revealed. Whereas the former provide the basic evidence and indications from which detailed rules may be derived, the latter provides the methodology and procedural guidelines to ensure correct \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_141 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"141\" data-gr-id=\"141\"\u003eutilisation\u003c\/g\u003e of the source evidence. \u003cem\u003eUsul al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, or the roots of Islamic law, thus expound the indications and methodology by which the rules of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e are deduced from their source evidence. The rules of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e are thereby derived from the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e in conformity with a body of principles and methods which are collectively known as \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_103 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"103\" data-gr-id=\"103\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSome writers have described \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_148 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"148\" data-gr-id=\"148\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e as the methodology of law, a description which is accurate but incomplete. Although methods of interpretation and deduction are of primary concern to \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_149 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"149\" data-gr-id=\"149\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, the latter is not exclusively devoted to methodology. To say that \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_151 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"151\" data-gr-id=\"151\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e is the science of the sources and methodology of the law is accurate in the sense that the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e constitute the sources as well as the subject-matter to which the methodology of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_150 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"150\" data-gr-id=\"150\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e is applied. The Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e contain both specific injunctions and general guidelines on law and religion, but it is the broad and general directives which occupy the larger part of the legal content of these sources. The general directives that are found in the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e are concerned not so much with methodology as with substantive law, and they provide indications which can be used as raw material in the development of law. The methodology of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_152 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"152\" data-gr-id=\"152\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e refers mainly to methods of reasoning such as analogy (\u003cem\u003eqiyas\u003c\/em\u003e), juristic preference (\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_153 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"153\" data-gr-id=\"153\"\u003eistihsan\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_169 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"169\" data-gr-id=\"169\"\u003epresumption\u003c\/g\u003e of continuity (\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_154 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"154\" data-gr-id=\"154\"\u003eistishab\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) and the rules of interpretation and deduction. These are all designed to serve as an aid to the correct understanding of the sources of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_155 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"155\" data-gr-id=\"155\"\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_155 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"155\" data-gr-id=\"155\"\u003eand\u003c\/g\u003e \u003cem\u003eijtihad\u003c\/em\u003e. While the clear directives of the Qur’an and the \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e command permanent validity, the methodology of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_156 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"156\" data-gr-id=\"156\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_156 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"156\" data-gr-id=\"156\"\u003edoes\u003c\/g\u003e not, for it was developed after the revelation of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e came to an end, and most of it consists of juristic propositions and \u003cem\u003eijtihad\u003c\/em\u003e advanced by scholars and \u003cem\u003e‘ulama’\u003c\/em\u003e of different periods. As an instrument of legal construction and \u003cem\u003eijtihad\u003c\/em\u003e, the methodology of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_157 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"157\" data-gr-id=\"157\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_173 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"173\" data-gr-id=\"173\"\u003emust therefore\u003c\/g\u003e remain open to further adaptation and refinement in order to respond to the changing needs of society and \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_174 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"174\" data-gr-id=\"174\"\u003ecivilisation\u003c\/g\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo deduce the rules of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e from the indications that are provided in the sources is the expressed purpose of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_176 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"176\" data-gr-id=\"176\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eFiqh \u003c\/em\u003eas such is the end product of \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_236 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"236\" data-gr-id=\"236\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, and yet the two are separate disciplines. The main difference between \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_179 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"179\" data-gr-id=\"179\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e is that the former is concerned with the knowledge of the detailed rules of Islamic law in its various branches, and the latter with the methods that are applied in the deduction of such rules from their sources. \u003cem\u003eFiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, in other words, is the law itself, whereas \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_180 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"180\" data-gr-id=\"180\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e is the methodology of the law. The relationship between the two disciplines resembles that of the rules of grammar to the language. \u003cem\u003eUsul al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e in this sense provides standard criteria for the correct deduction of the rules of fiqh\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e from the sources of \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e. An adequate knowledge of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e necessitates close familiarity with its sources. This is borne out in the definition of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, which is ‘knowledge of the practical rules of \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e acquired from the detailed evidence in the sources’. The knowledge of the rules of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, in other words, must be acquired directly from the sources, a requirement which implies that the \u003cem\u003efaqih\u003c\/em\u003e must be in contact with the sources of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e. Consequently, a person who learns \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e in isolation from its sources is not a \u003cem\u003efaqih\u003c\/em\u003e. The \u003cem\u003efaqih\u003c\/em\u003e must know not only the rule that misappropriating the property of others is forbidden but also the detailed evidence for it in the source, that is, the \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_182 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"182\" data-gr-id=\"182\"\u003eQur’anic\u003c\/g\u003e \u003cem\u003eayah\u003c\/em\u003e (2:188) which states: ‘Devour not each other’s property in defiance of the law.’ This is the detailed evidence, as opposed to saying merely that ‘theft is forbidden in the Qur’an’. \u003cem\u003eFiqh\u003c\/em\u003e is acquired knowledge which is obtained by study and self-application and is therefore different from inherent knowledge, for example, that of God, who is All-Knowing; it is also different from the knowledge of the Prophet, and that of the angel Gabriel, as theirs was given or transmitted to them essentially through revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe word \u003cem\u003easl\u003c\/em\u003e has several meanings, including proof, root, origin, and source, such as in saying that the \u003cem\u003easl\u003c\/em\u003e (proof) of this or that rule is \u003cem\u003eijma’\u003c\/em\u003e; or in the expression \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_106 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"106\" data-gr-id=\"106\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-fiqh\u003c\/em\u003e, which means the roots of \u003cem\u003efiqh\u003c\/em\u003e or its underlying evidence. It is also used in the sense of the original rule or norm as in the legal maxim that ‘the \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_107 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"107\" data-gr-id=\"107\"\u003easl\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e in all things is permissibility’, or when it is said \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_108 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"108\" data-gr-id=\"108\"\u003ethat\u003c\/g\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_108 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"108\" data-gr-id=\"108\"\u003eal\u003c\/g\u003e-asl \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_109 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"109\" data-gr-id=\"109\"\u003ebara’ah\u003c\/g\u003e al-\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_110 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"110\" data-gr-id=\"110\"\u003edhimmah\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, the norm is the absence of liability. \u003cem\u003eAsl\u003c\/em\u003e also means the foundation on which something is constructed. When it is said, for example, that \u003cem\u003eqiyas\u003c\/em\u003e or analogy must have an \u003cem\u003easl\u003c\/em\u003e, this may be the Qur’an or the \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e.  \u003cem\u003eAsl\u003c\/em\u003e also means that which is preferable (\u003cem\u003eal-\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_125 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"125\" data-gr-id=\"125\"\u003erajih\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e), such as in the saying that \u003cem\u003eal-asl \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_126 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"126\" data-gr-id=\"126\"\u003efi’l\u003c\/g\u003e kalam al-\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_127 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"127\" data-gr-id=\"127\"\u003ehaqiqah\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (the literal meaning is preferable to the metaphorical one). And lastly, \u003cem\u003easl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_128 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"128\" data-gr-id=\"128\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e denote rules or principles on which a branch of knowledge may be founded, such as in \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_129 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"129\" data-gr-id=\"129\"\u003eusul\u003c\/g\u003e al-hadith\u003c\/em\u003e, which is equivalent to \u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_131 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling\" id=\"131\" data-gr-id=\"131\"\u003eqawa’id\u003c\/g\u003e al-hadith\u003c\/em\u003e, that is, the rules governing the science of \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKnowledge of the rules of interpretation is essential to the proper understanding of a legal text. Unless the texts of the Qur’an or the \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e are correctly understood, no rules can be deduced from them, especially in cases where the text in question is not self-evident. Hence, the rules by which one is to distinguish a speculative text from a definitive one, the manifest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673859408180,"sku":"ITS026","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Principles.png?v=1780395329"},{"product_id":"the-dignity-of-man","title":"The Dignity of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man from the perspective of Islam. M H Kamali sets out the proclamations on human dignity found in the Qur'an and then discusses topics pertaining to or resulting from human dignity: the physical and spiritual nobility of man; God's love for humanity; the sanctity of life; and the necessity for freedom, equality, and accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, the author examines the measures that \u003cem\u003eShariah\u003c\/em\u003e has taken to protect human dignity and to promote it in social interaction. The discussion is here presented in the light of the debate on the universality of human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. \u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and should be read with its companion volumes of \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality, and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali is a Professor of Law at the International Islamic University Malaysia where he has been teaching Islamic law and jurisprudence since 1985. Among his other works published by The Islamic Texts Society are \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Islamic Jurisprudence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIslamic Commercial Law\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali\u003c\/strong\u003e (born February 7, 1944, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan Islamic scholar and former professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He taught Islamic law and jurisprudence between 1985 and 2004. Born in Afghanistan in 1944, he graduated from the University of Kabul and the University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKamali is the author of Islamic Commercial Law (2000), a study of the application of Shariah principles to some crucial financial instruments, options and futures contracts. He takes a much more permissive view of these instruments than do most Islamists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book, Islamic Commercial Law (2000), Kamali wrote, for example, that many have \"passed prohibitive judgments on futures and options\" who have \"not only failed to produce decisive evidence in support of their positions but have done so on the assumption that futures trading has no social utility and has no bearing on the welfare... of the people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the scholars who pass the \"prohibitive judgments\" with which Kamali disagrees are Muhammad Akram Khan and Umar Chapra.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali served as Professor of Islamic law and jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia, and also as Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought \u0026amp; Civilisation (ISTAC) from 1985-2007. He is currently the CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia under the newly appointed Chairman of the Institute, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi. He studied law at Kabul University and then served as Assistant Professor, and subsequently as Public Prosecutor with the Ministry of Justice, Afghanistan, 1965-1968. He completed his LL.M. in comparative law and a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern law at the University of London, 1969–1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Selection from the Table of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'anic View of Human Dignity\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFraternity of Man\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGod's Love for Humanity\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRight to Personal Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and Just Character\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal Privacy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSocial Decorum\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and the Objectives of the Shari'ah\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and the issue of Basic Needs\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter One\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Qur'anic View of Human Dignity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'anic vision of human dignity is manifested in various ways and in different contexts. To begin with, we read the direct and unqualified affirmation of the dignity of man in the following Qur'anic text, where God Most High declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWe have bestowed dignity on the progeny of Adam (\u003cem\u003elaqad karramna bani Adama\u003c\/em\u003e) ... and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of Our creation. (al-Isra', 17:70)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe text here is self-evident and comprehensive in its recognition of dignity for all human beings without limitations or qualifications of any kind. Thus according to al-Alusi, 'everyone and all members of the human race, including the pious and the sinner, are endowed with dignity, nobility and honour, which cannot be exclusively expounded and identified. Ibn 'Abbas has commented, however, that God Most High has honoured mankind by endowing him with the faculty of reason.'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity in other words is not earned by meritorious conduct; it is an expression of God's favour and grace. Mustafa al-Siba'i and Hasan al-Ili have similarly remarked that dignity is a proven right of every human being regardless of colour, race or religion. Ahmad Yusri has drawn the conclusion that 'dignity is established for every human being as of the moment of birth'. Sayyid Qutb has similarly stated that dignity is the natural right of every individual. The children of Adam have been honoured not for their personal attributes or status in society, but for the fact that they are human beings. 'Dignity is therefore the absolute right of everyone.' Zuhayli has similarly noted that 'dignity is the natural right (\u003cem\u003ehaqq tabi'i\u003c\/em\u003e) of every human being. Islam has upheld it as such and made it a principle of government and a criterion of interaction (\u003cem\u003eal-mu'amalah\u003c\/em\u003e) among people.' It is not permissible to violate the personal dignity of anyone, regardless of whether the person is pious or of ill-repute, Muslim or non-Muslim. Even a criminal is entitled to dignified treatment. For punishment is meant to be for retribution and reform, not indignity and humiliation. Most of these commentators have made reference, in addition to the clear text of the Qur'an, to the \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e that records the incident where the Prophet saw a funeral procession passing by; upon seeing it, he rose in respect and remained standing until one of his Companions informed him that the deceased person was a Jew. This intervention provoked the Prophet's disapproval as he posed the question, 'Was he not a human being?' The Prophet, in other words, did not consider the religious following of the deceased person to have any bearing on his inherent dignity, which called for unqualified respect. Muhammad al-Ghazali has quoted Ibn Hazm to the effect that a Christian woman, Umm al-Harith bint Abi Rabi'a, died and the Prophet's Companions took part in her funeral procession. Al-Ghazali then concluded that 'we would like to see that our relations with other communities are founded on this kind of latitude (\u003cem\u003eal-samaha\u003c\/em\u003e). This is because we believe that Islam commands us to have good and peaceful relations with those who are not aggressive toward us'. The Qur'anic declaration under review has also prompted Weeramantry to observe that the Qur'an makes dignity intrinsic to the personality of every individual so that 'no regime, however powerful, could take it away from him'. This inherent human dignity also 'provides the basis of modern doctrines of human rights'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'anic declaration of dignity for the whole of the human race in the foregoing \u003cem\u003eayah\u003c\/em\u003e has, in another place, been more specifically endorsed with reference to the Muslims. The dignified status (\u003cem\u003eal-izza\u003c\/em\u003e) of the believers is thus expounded alongside that of God Most High and His Messenger, Muhammad:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnd honour (\u003cem\u003eal-izza\u003c\/em\u003e) belongs to God, to His Messenger and the believers .... \u003cbr\u003e (al-Munafiqun, 63:8).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn a more general note, the Prophet declared in a \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e that 'people are God's children and those dearest to God are the ones who treat His children kindly'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e normally refer to people as God's servants (\u003cem\u003e'ibad Allah\u003c\/em\u003e), but here they are elevated to the status of God's beloved children, which naturally conveys a more dignified status.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the physical world, according to the worldview of Islam, there is no place on earth holier than the House of God, the Ka'ba. Yet the Prophet drew the following parallel to express the extent of the dignity of the believers. The Prophet, while facing the Ka'ba, said:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYou are most pure and most dignified, but by the One in whose hands Muhammad's life reposes, the sanctity and honour of a believer, his life and his property, is far greater than yours in the eyes of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThese clear affirmations of the dignity of man are in turn endorsed in a variety of other contexts in the Qur'an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e, one of which is the basic unity in the creation of mankind, and its equality in the eyes of the Creator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673860227380,"sku":"ITS027","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Dignity-of-Man-Islamic-Texts-Society-40142627.jpg?v=1780403596"},{"product_id":"the-right-to-life-security-privacy-and-ownership-in-islam","title":"The Right to Life, Security, Privacy and Ownership in Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eA person’s right to life, personal security, privacy, and ownership are the most basic of all the fundamental rights and liberties and are of concern to all legal systems and traditions. To address them side by side with one another, as is attempted in the present volume, is reflective of their natural priority and significance. These rights are simultaneously the most vulnerable to aggression and abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe right to life is the basic right from which all the others derive. The discussion of this fundamental right includes: the sanctity of life from the Islamic perspective, murder, unintentional killing, the death penalty and compensations for victims. This chapter also includes discussions of abortion, suicide, and euthanasia.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe second of the rights discussed is the right to security and this includes: the security against unlawful arrest, the right to fair treatment, the right to counsel, freedom from aggression and torture.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe third right is that of privacy and is mainly concerned with the privacy of one’s home, confidential correspondence, and immunity against invasion of privacy in the forms of interception of correspondence, eavesdropping and other such violations.\u003cbr\u003e Finally, the discussion of the right of ownership includes the four aspects of ownership in Islam, legitimate and illegitimate means of acquisition of ownership, and the restrictions that the Sharia imposes on the exercise of this right including taxation, inheritance and bequests.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali\u003c\/strong\u003e (born February 7, 1944, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan Islamic scholar and former professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He taught Islamic law and jurisprudence between 1985 and 2004. Born in Afghanistan in 1944, he graduated from the University of Kabul and the University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKamali is the author of Islamic Commercial Law (2000), a study of the application of Shariah principles to some crucial financial instruments, options and futures contracts. He takes a much more permissive view of these instruments than do most Islamists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book, Islamic Commercial Law (2000), Kamali wrote, for example, that many have \"passed prohibitive judgments on futures and options\" who have \"not only failed to produce decisive evidence in support of their positions but have done so on the assumption that futures trading has no social utility and has no bearing on the welfare... of the people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the scholars who pass the \"prohibitive judgments\" with which Kamali disagrees are Muhammad Akram Khan and Umar Chapra.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali served as Professor of Islamic law and jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia, and also as Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought \u0026amp; Civilisation (ISTAC) from 1985-2007. He is currently the CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia under the newly appointed Chairman of the Institute, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi. He studied law at Kabul University and then served as Assistant Professor, and subsequently as Public Prosecutor with the Ministry of Justice, Afghanistan, 1965-1968. He completed his LL.M. in comparative law and a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern law at the University of London, 1969–1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Sanctity of Life-Just Retaliation and Blood Money-Modern Law and Practice-The Killer Does not Inherit-Could Death penalty be based on-Suicide-Dueling and Permission to kill-Abortion -Euthanasia\u003cbr\u003e -Euthanasia\u003cbr\u003e -Abandoned Child-Warfare-Concessions Granted to Protect Life\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter II:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight to Personal Security \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Definition and Scope-Affirmative evidence-The Principle of Legality-Accusation and Suspicion-Arrest and Detention-The Issue over Beating the Accused-Right to Counsel-Trial and Evidence\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter III:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight to Privacy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Privacy of the Home-Espionage-Private Correspondence-Suspicion-Concealing the privacy of others-Confidential Conversation-Privacy of the deceased person-Restrictions on the Right of\u003cbr\u003e Privacy-An Overview of Modern Law\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter IV:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight of Ownership \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Affirmative Evidence-Vicegerency of Man-Definition and Types of Ownership-Acquisition and Means of Ownership-Restrictions on Ownership\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIndex:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673863373108,"sku":"ITS053","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Right-to-Life_-Security_-Privacy-and-Ownership-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40144571.jpg?v=1780409757"},{"product_id":"medicine-of-the-prophet","title":"Medicine of the Prophet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedicine of the Prophet \u003c\/em\u003eis a combination of religious and medical information, providing advice and guidance on the two aims of medicine - the preservation and restoration of health - in careful conformity with the teachings of Islam as enshrined in the Qur’an and the \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e, or sayings of the Prophet. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751AH\/1350AD) as part of his work \u003cem\u003eZad al-Ma’ad\u003c\/em\u003e, this book is a mine of information on the customs and sayings of the Prophet, as well as on herbal and medical practices current at the time of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn bringing together these two aspects, Ibn Qayyim has produced a concise summary of how the Prophet’s guidance and teaching can be followed, as well as how health, \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_45 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"45\" id=\"45\"\u003esickness,\u003c\/g\u003e and cures were viewed by Muslims in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The original Arabic text offers an authoritative compendium of Islamic medicine and still enjoys much popularity in the Muslim world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis English translation is \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_48 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" data-gr-id=\"48\" id=\"48\"\u003ea more complete\u003c\/g\u003e presentation than has previously been available and includes verification of all \u003cem\u003ehadith \u003c\/em\u003ereferences. \u003cem\u003eMedicine of the Prophet \u003c\/em\u003ewill appeal not only to those interested in alternative systems of health and medicine but also to people wishing to acquaint themselves \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_49 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"49\" id=\"49\"\u003ewith\u003c\/g\u003e or increase their knowledge of, \u003cem\u003ehadith \u003c\/em\u003eand the religion and culture of Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Translator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenelope Johnstone\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a doctorate in the \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_41 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"41\" id=\"41\"\u003ehistory\u003c\/g\u003e of Arabic medicine and herbals and now teaches Arabic at Oxford University.\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\u003eForeword by Hakim Mohammad Sa‘id.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface by \u003cspan\u003eSeyyed Hossein Nasr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart One: Medicine.\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\u003eMedicine of the Heart\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\u003eMedicine of the Body\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\u003ePrinciples of Medication\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\u003eNatural and Divine Treatment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Simple Drugs and Foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish-Arabic technical glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish-Arabic Materia Medica Glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673873858868,"sku":"ITS040","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Medicine-of-the-Prophet-Islamic-Texts-Society-40148651.jpg?v=1780391246"},{"product_id":"on-schacht-s-origins-of-muhammadan-jurisprudence","title":"On Schacht's Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis in-depth study presents a detailed analysis and critique of the classic Western work on the origins of Islamic law, Schacht's Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence. 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