Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization Collection 5 Books Set - Non Fiction - Hardback Kube Publishing

Title in This Set: 1. A Treasury of Hadith 2. A Treasury of Ghazali 3. A Treasury of Sacred Maxims 4. A Treasury of Ibn Taymiyyah 5. A Treasury of Rumi Description : A Treasury of Hadith THIS CLASSICAL SHORT COMMENTARY on Imam Nawawi's famous collection of forty-two traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and give him peace, is an authoritative introduction to key Islamic principles and teachings. Accounted as a hadith master, in this collection Imam Nawawi collated together those traditions that he considered were axial to the entire Islamic faith. As the first title in Kube's new Treasury Series in Islamic Thought and Civilization, this accessible translation is presented in a beautifu gift format. Ibn Dagiq al-Id (d.1302) was a ShafiI mujtahid imam, who was educated in Damascus, Alexandria and Egypt. Accounted as one of the greatest scholars in Islam in the fundamentals of law and belief, he wrote extensively in the areas of law, principles of jurisprudence, hadīth, and tenets of faith. Imam Nawawi (d.1277) was accounted as an Imam of the later ShafiI school, and was known for his piety and knowledge A Treasury of Ghazali ABU HAMID AL-GHAZALI (d. 505/1111) has been described by some scholars as the greatest Muslim in Islamic history. His prolific works, written over the duration of his relatively short lifetime have deeply influenced Islamic thought for nearly a thousand years. Al-Ghazali was a polymath who had mastered every discipline known to the scholars of his time. In many ways, his corpus of writings on law, theology, philosophy and Islamic spirituality represent the most influential understanding of the Islamic religion ever articulated. This short volume, written by one of the world's leading experts on al-Ghazali comprises forty gems from al-Ghazali's inexhaustible treasury of writings, that give the modern reader insights into both the richness of al-Ghazali's thought, and how they can better help us understand Islam today. Professor Abu Sway is the first holder of the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Ghazali's Work at the Aqsa Mosque and at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine. He has been Professor of Philosophy and Islamic Studies at the university since 1996. In addition to numerous academic appointments at Asian and American universities, at the Aqsa Mosque, he teaches al-Ghazali's greatest work, the Revival of the Religious Sciences, dedicated to reviving the spiritual disciplines that lie at the heart of Islam. A Treasury of Sacred Maxims THIS INSPIRING COLLECTION OF SACRED MAXIMS is drawn from the genre known in Arabic as al-qawä'id al-fiqhiyyah. These maxims are pithy sayings that Islamic scholars use as a guide for Islamic practice in a wide range of areas, from the rituals of worship to financial transactions. Though technically translated as "legal maxims", the array of topics these maxims cover encompass the core ethical principles at the heart of the Shariah. Given its concision, each maxim is... ...