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This study examines the emergence of new forms of Islamic spirituality in Indonesia identified as Majlis Dhikr.

This is the 6th Edition and 5th revised version of this translation. The Qur'¿n is, in its own words, "light," which means that it is self-manifesting, with no need of an external source of illumination; other things need light to become visible and manifest. With it God guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace, and brings them out from darkness into light by His will, and guides them to a straight path (5:16).Of course, the Qur'¿n is not an exception among revealed scriptures in that it is a source of light and guidance. According to the Qur'an, so were the Torah and the Gospel, scriptures given to Moses and Jesus. All scriptures of Divine origin are a source of light and guidance.Nothing is more important for man than the knowledge of the very Source of reality. Any knowledge that is not informed with this awareness is just a kind of ignorance. All effort that does not derive from this knowledge is ultimately fated to end in futility and failure. The Qur'¿n claims to be the most reliable source of this knowledge and the best guide for human endeavor. It teaches that the Source of being is also the chief Source of guidance. Expert Opinions About This Translation: This is a wonderful translation. It is both faithful and fluent. [The translator has] struck a nice balance here. It is a real improvement over existing translations.-Dr Muhammad Legenhausen What Qarai has accomplished... is a revival of the art of translation as an adjunct to the understanding of the original, skillfully adapted to the needs of the English-speaking student of the Qur'an... He has opted always for the maximum degree of closeness to the Arabic compatible with comprehensibility, thereby coordinating translation with original in the most substantial of ways.Although Qarai envisions his translation as a paraphrase of the Qur'anic meanings, as a tool for gaining access to the original, it must be stressed that his translation reads extremely well even if regular cross-reference to the Arabic not be the purpose of the reader.The language Qarai has chosen is clear, chaste, straightforward and dignified, distant from both the archaisms and the modernisms that have been affected by other English translators of the Qur'an.... It is plain, indeed, that a serious and profound appreciation of the Qur'anic message has animated the whole of Qarai's successful labours. We warmly recommend his translation to all with a serious interest in the Qur'an -Prof. Hamid Algar As a person who was part of a team that worked on a translation, I was often asked during this process what translation I recommend.... What I want to do in this video is first talk about two translations that I do recommend and I have often recommended, which are those by A. J. Arberry and the one by Ali Quli Qarai.... I really found this (Ali Quli Qarai's) translation to be quite excellent, and I was really surprised when I came upon it, because hardly anybody has spoken about it. One of the great things about this translation for somebody who is learning Arabic is that the translation has Arabic right next it, but it has it phrase by phrase-not just the whole verse, but the exact phraseis next to the exact Arabic. So if you are studying Arabic, you can use this very well to identify the exact translation and the Arabic.. . . [I]t is more accurate and more consistent than almost any other translation and more accurate than Arberry, in fact. I dont't think I found any passage where I could say that Ali Quli Qarai made an egregious mistake. -Prof. Joseph Lombard (member of the team of translators of The Study Qur'an, in a video talk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjsyGOaWEBw

"A collection of more than 250 poems by Hafiz. Also included is a small biography of Hafiz, translators' notes, and a section on using Hafiz's work for divination"--

A comprehensive introduction to the life and thought of one of the Islamic intellectual tradition's most original and profound authors.

Exploring our innermost thoughts and finding true faith. This book eloquently explains Islamic faith and beliefs in a concise and modern way, covering topics like proofs for the existence of God, the purpose of creation, the need for religion and man as a vicegerent.

In Mirror of Love, Sufi teacher, Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez, the head of the Inayati-Maimuni lineage of Sufism, offers us a collection of 'glosses' or 'inspirations' based on the mysterious Sufi treatise on mystical love called the Sovāneḥ by Aḥmad Ghazzalī, the founder of the mazhab-i 'eshq, the 'school of love' in Sufism. This first volume, Book I: Inspirations, contains the complete collection of seventy-seven glosses with a prologue, and will be followed by two further volumes of commentary.

"Our Lord is Light; our holy Prophet is Light; our unswerving Islamic faith is Light; our Holy Qur¿¿n is Light; and our prayer is Light. Why then do you wish to live in darkness? Why do you aloofly imagine, with your delimited and narrow mind, that the Light is merely an abstract concept that cannot be seen?" inquires Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari.Divine Light, luminous vision (mush¿hada), and mystical experience are central to the Qur¿¿nic revelation, the Hadith corpus, and the Sufi tradition. In this major contemporary treatise on Islamic spirituality, Shaykh al-Karkari provides a detailed esoteric commentary on the Light Verse (¿yat al-n¿r) as well as other verses concerning Light in the Qur¿¿n. He then highlights the centrality of luminous vision in the teachings of renowned Sufis of the Sh¿dhiliyya order and beyond, including Ab¿ Madyan and Ab¿ ¿¿mid al-Ghaz¿l¿. The book concludes with a commentary on Ibn ¿A¿¿¿ Ill¿h al-Iskandar¿'s aphorisms on luminous vision. Throughout the treatise, the Shaykh identifies popular questions pertaining to contemporary Sufi practice and invites us to consider the challenges we face along the spiritual path.He proclaims, "You know Islam with your bodily idol, yet your spirit does not recognize it, for you are absent from witnessing the Lights of the Real and the Lights of His holy Messenger. You say, "I bear witness," yet your insight is blotted out, your heart blind, and your inner heart rusted over. Your testimony is mere speech, not witnessing. Come with me, then, upon a voyage into the depths of pure meaning. Let us travel from one verse to another, until you come to know that the road has been one from the Messenger of God until today-the road named the Radiant Path, whose night is as bright as its day, from which none stray but those bound for ruin."

101 Helpful Illusions highlights natural veils waiting to be transcended by disciplined courage, wisdom and insight. Everything in creation has a purpose relevant to a specific situation that could lead the seeker of higher knowledge towards the ultimate spiritual truth of oneness. Thus our egotistic vices can indeed be stepping stones towards acting selflessly, spontaneously, and cheerfully with heightened awareness and good expectations in all situations. Indeed, all our mistakes can lead us towards the desired spiritual awakening -- the ultimate purpose in life.Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri shares with the reader that whatever we consider confusing illusions or paradoxes are actually conducive to and helpful along the path of awakening and soul discovery. When consciousness transcends duality and recognizes all-encompassing unity, then all paradoxes and illusions are resolved.

This book is a journey into the metaphysics of the creative process through the teachings of the Sufi sage Ibn al-¿Arabi and other mystics. This project unfolds through the life experiences and expertise of the author and two central visions of the creative process: to make connections where none seem possible or exist. This is the first definition while the second is to translate the ineffable into the tangible.This book also proceeds with the deep conviction that the mystical experience is identical to the creative process. It is divided into two sections, each exactly five chapters. The first part focuses on metaphysical foundations that apply to all crafts. Chapter one, "Following the Traces: On Storytelling", discusses the importance of narrative weaving as a sacred craft for humanity, with immense consequences on the wellbeing of the individual and society. Chapter two, "The Hidden Treasure: On the Creative Process", takes a journey through an athar (narration) central in Sufism where God describes the process of creation as a hidden treasure unfolding, from initial love to expansive knowledge. The creative process appears a five-stage journey that parallels the phases of divine creation and also mirrors an outline of the five levels of being.Chapter three, "Al-Haqiqa al-Muhammadiyya: On Artist as Art", posits the primordial light of the prophet Muhammad as the ethereal matter of creative inspiration, the creative process itself, artist and art, all at once. It also discusses the sage-artist as an instance and mirror of al-insan al-kamil al-tamm (the perfect and complete human). Chapter four, "The In-Between: On Imagination and Paradox", ventures into the most significant contributions of Ibn al-¿Arabi, one that is also central to the creative process, on the contours of human and divine imagination, as well as the intimate paradox and perplexity that is inherent in creativity and art. "Shari¿a of the Craft: On the Path to Haqiqa", the last chapter in part one, tries to outline a way for mastering crafts through the lens of Sufism, specifically the three stages of shari¿a (law/rules), tariqa (path), and haqiqa (reality). Part two focuses on different genres of art, beginning with chapter five, "Memories in Ink: On the Written Arts" that looks at translation as an art form. Meanwhile, chapter six, "The Dye of God: On the Visual Arts", looks at the crafts of painting, sculpture, and architecture as windows into the act of reading not only the body, grammar or prose of art, but more importantly its spirit and poetry. Chapter seven, "The Sawt Sarmad: On the Auditory Arts", envisions a musical instrument as a wooden sage that tries to teach the musician the importance of annihilation and being an empty channel. Chapter eight, "The Reel of Reality: On the Moving Arts", looks at theater and film as a sacred synthesis of the written, visual, and auditory arts. Chapter nine, "Märifa and ¿Urf: On Society and Mythology", expands the conversation from the creativity of the individual to that of society and community. The final concluding chapter offers some final remarks on what this book tries to accomplish and setting the frontier for further conversations.

Allah Ta'ala has said: "Say, O People of the Book (Jews and Christians), come to a point of justice that is equal between us and you, that we should worship none other than Allah, nor associate anyone with Him." Make partners, do not take each other as a lord other than Allah, then if they turn away, then you say, be a witness, we are Muslims." (Surat Al-Imran: 64)Islam is the only true religion because it is a pure, natural and clear religion without any complications or entanglements. Every person has the right to ask questions about the doubts and disturbing things that arise in his mind, but not every person has the right to answer about these religious matters, Allah Ta ' ala says that: " Say, however, that my Lord has only forbidden all the evil things that are obvious and those that are hidden, and every sinful thing, and to oppress someone undeservedly, and that you associate with Allah something like that. Associate that for which Allah has not sent down any sanad

The illustrious Imam and erudite scholar of al-Azhar, Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari, authored an extraordinary amount of poetry on many subjects. The Shaykh's poems comprise twelve volumes, which grouped according to their subject matter, ranging from the remembrance and glorification of Allah, advice for the one traversing the spiritual path to Allah, exalting the excellence of the Beloved ¿ and the Ahl al-Bayt, and the virtues of the Path's litanies and salawat.This book contains selected poems from the first of those twelve volumes. These selections focus on the relationship between the shaykh and murid, as well as the virtues of the spiritual path. These poems were specifically selected by Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Ja'fari, the grandson of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari. The core of these selected poems, just as in the shaykh's poetry overall, are from the genre of what is known as madih (praise poetry), in praise of the Messenger of Allah ¿ and the Ahl al-Bayt.Regarding the methodology of his father, Shaykh 'Abd-al-Ghani al-Ja'fari said the following:"This door of spiritual openings, which our Shaykh traveled, is a clear opening, and whoever traverses it will arrive, and whoever arrives will be connected, and whoever is connected will see and witness, and whoever has witnessed, has intimate discourse, and becomes acquainted, and whoever becomes acquainted, is guided to the Müammadan Reality, thus he multiplies love by love. As he ¿ has said: 'A man is with the one he loves.'"These poems are truly transformative, both for the one who recites them and the one who listens, and represent acceptance and invitation to the presence of the Prophet and his household.This bilingual edition contains the original fully-vowelized Arabic text with an easy-to-read English translation directly following each line, and has been designed for use in regular gatherings of remembrance.Author: Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fariTranslators: Ahmad Ali al-Adani230 pagesISBN: 978-1-8384776-5-3Publisher: Imam Ghazali Publishing

The Muslim has to guard his tongue and avoid saying things that have been forbidden by Allaah. Among these forbidden things which people often take lightly are gheebah (backbiting). Gheebah or backbiting means speaking about a Muslim in his absence and saying things that he would not like to have spread around or mentioned about him.Everyone who does any kind of backbiting should read this enlightening book and has to repent and pray for forgiveness from Allaah. The Author has put great efforts in collecting all the authentic evidences about backbiting and its harmful effects on the Muslim community. This is an excellent eye opening book about backbiting which every Muslim must read.

Concerning Divine Wisdom in the Creation of Man is a selected translation and commentary of Imam al-Ghazali's treatise on the human anatomy and physiology. In it, al-Ghazali masterfully provides the seeker of religious knowledge a window into Allah's creativity through the Islamic study of anatomy.The study of anatomy for the Muslim serves as a potential means to fulfill two distinct goals:To increase one's attachment to the Creator through a deeper appreciation of the details of His creationOr to become a professional with knowledge of diseases and curesThe broad audience of medical students, physicians, healthcare professionals, as well as non-medical seekers of religious knowledge will appreciate the details of human anatomy described by Imam al-Ghazali through an Islamic lens. Readers will also recognize that this discussion, though accurate from the perspective of modern medicine, reflects a distinctly different paradigm from that of modern anatomy and physiology.Imam al-Ghazali asserts that there is a spiritual component to the human being, and that every detail of human anatomy is representative of Allah's qudra, His power, and His wisdom. In this text, al-Ghazali describes these spiritual purposes alongside the physical anatomy, with the same level of clarity and precision.This edition includes Dr. Kamran Riaz's meticulous English translation side-by-side with al-Ghazali's original Arabic text. The translation is followed by over 150 endnotes from Dr. Riaz and Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia.Author: Imam Abu Hamid al-GhazaliTranslator: Dr. Kamran RiazCommentary: Dr. Kamran Riaz & Shaykh Mohammed Amin KholwadiaIntroduction by Shaykh Mohammed Amin KholwadiaForeword by Dr. Ahsan ArozullahLanguages: English and ArabicHardback Edition: 146 pagesPublisher: Imam Ghazali Publishing

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This concise book that you hold in your hands is another book of mine.THE ART OF A DHAKER AND SUGGESTION AND TREATMENT (BALRI FROM THE BOOK AND THE SYNTHESIS)The portion of prayers has been presented in abbreviated form, so that it is easy to carry along in the journey.In this book I have only mentioned the Matan of the Duas and have settled on only one or two of the references mentioned in the original book. The one who wants to know about Sahabi (Ravi) or more Takhreez (Hawalas) should turn to the original book.I pray to Allah azza wa jalla for the sake of his good names and high qualities (sifat) to make this work his own.Hisnul Muslim,Make it pure for consent, make it beneficial to me in my life and after my death, and make it beneficial to whoever reads this book or gets it printed or causes it to be published. Undoubtedly, Allah Pak is its owner and capable over it.

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