Seeking Allah Through the Means of Tawassul & Istigatha
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Tawassul and istighatha are subjects that stir real questions for many Muslims, and this treatise takes them on directly rather than leaving readers to piece together answers from scattered sources. Written by Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, the book sets out to explain what istighatha actually means, walk through the proofs surrounding it, and address the confusions that tend to gather around this topic.
The work is organized into three clear sections, moving from definition to evidence to clarification — a structure that suits a reader who wants to actually understand the matter rather than skim past it. At 65 pages, it is compact by design, the kind of treatise you can sit with in an afternoon and return to when a question resurfaces.
This English edition, translated by Imran Rahim, brings the treatise to readers who would otherwise not have access to it in the original. For anyone looking to approach the means of seeking Allah with clarity rather than assumption, this is a focused and useful place to start.
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Kazim al-Saqqaf: Habib Kazim bin Ja'far bin Muhammad al-Saqqaf hafidhahullah was born in Tarim, in the Hadramawt Valley of Yemen, into a family of sadat (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ). He memorized the Qur'an and received his education under many of the senior scholars of Tarim and the wider Hadramawt tradition. He is widely recognized as a highly respected scholar and an expert across multiple Islamic sciences, including Fiqh, Sira, 'Aqida, Usul al-Fiqh, and in particular Hadith and its related sciences. He previously served as the director of the Ribat of al-Shihr and then as the director of the Ribat of al-Mukalla', both established centers of traditional Islamic learning. He also serves on the Council for Legal Verdicts at Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, one of the foremost institutions of traditional Islamic scholarship in the Hadramawt.
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