By Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Complete Arabic Text with Facing English Translation Translated by Mashhad Al-Allaf, Revised and Edited by Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Imam Ghazali’s Bidayat al-Hidaya is a highly motivational manual detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God-consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective thereContinueContinue reading “New Release: The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya)”
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Upcoming Book Release: A Sufi Study of Hadith
[The book has been typeset and is awaiting indexing etc. It is expected to be released this summer, in sha Allah.] A Sufi Study of Hadith (Originally titled Haqiqa al-Tariqa min as-Sunna al-Aniqa) is a unique work of commentary on a selection of over three hundred authentic hadith. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, one of theContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Book Release: A Sufi Study of Hadith”
Editor’s Preface to Turath’s 40 on the Durud
As-Salam Alaykum, I thought it would be meaningful to share a piece of writing with keen bibliophiles that patiently, or in my case, impatiently wait to relish the fruits of the Tahawi Oasis. May Allah reward the contributors of this blog and further assist them in posting more wonderful threads that benefit students of knowledgeContinueContinue reading “Editor’s Preface to Turath’s 40 on the Durud”
Massive Resource for Islamic PDFs
The following link was provided by Shaykh Muhammad Badat and Shaykh Ibrahim Amin. It is a massive collection of pdfs of Islamic books on all the Islamic sciences. The fiqh section alone contains over 960 books. http://www.mosndy.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=11
al-Anwar al-Qudsiyyah fi Ma’rifat Qawa’id al-Sufiyyah by Imam Sha’rani
Assalamu ‘alaykum, At the request of a friend, here is Imam ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha’rani’s famous book on the principles of tazkiyah and tasawwuf, entitled al-Anwar al-Qudsiyyah fi Ma’rifat Qawa’id al-Sufiyyah. The book is in Arabic. I was asked if a translation in English exists. I am not aware of any, but if anyone has informationContinueContinue reading “al-Anwar al-Qudsiyyah fi Ma’rifat Qawa’id al-Sufiyyah by Imam Sha’rani”
al-Muqaddamah fi ‘l-Tasawwuf by Shaykh Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami
The author (d. 412AH) is one of the most prolific early authors in Tasawwuf, second only to al-Harith al-Muhasibi according to Ibn al-Jawzi. His works present a very penetrating insight into the developments in Tasawwuf by his time. Besides one or two works in hadith, he mainly wrote on various aspects of Tasawwuf. His Arba’inContinueContinue reading “al-Muqaddamah fi ‘l-Tasawwuf by Shaykh Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami”
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