Maliki related Books

• lslam - Its Basic Practices and Beliefs
• al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas
• A Madinan View
• The Foundations of Islam 

Page Last Updated: 28th October 2010

ISLAM   -   Its Basic Practices and Beliefs

 Paperback - 280 pages                                           by Abd 'al-Haqq Bewley

 

Using as a Framework the most famous and authentic of all the classical definitions of Islam - the Jibril hadith - the author 'Abd 'al-Haqq Bewley (husband of the renowned classical translator Aisha Bewley) takes the reader step by step through all the basic practices and beliefs which make up the daily lives of every Muslim, giving a picture of Islam that is both completely traditional and also excitingly contemporary.

EXTRACT FROM THE INTRODUCTION

'' Each of the elements mentioned [in the hadith] is dealt with individually at some length and the result is a comprehensive overview of Islam which will hopefully dispel some commonly held misconceptions and give a clear picture of how the Muslims understand and practise their religion on a day to day basis.''

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The Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that an hour’s reflection is better than a lifetime of worship. This latest book of Hajj Abdalhaqq Bewley is the fruit of a lifetime’s reflection and a catalyst for a lifetime’s reflection. It is also very practical. It deals with actions and the meanings of these actions and the results of these actions, in this world and in the next. It is a reliable source of knowledge for those who rely on Allah, or who wish that they could rely on Allah. Above all, this book is illuminated by a knowledge which has been transmitted from living heart to living heart.  Accordingly it is vast but not encyclopaedic. Since words tether meanings, it is also grounded in the understanding of well known reliable written sources of recorded knowledge which have been studied in depth. Accordingly it is the work of a scholar, but not of an academic. The Qur’an tells us that the people of knowledge are those who fear Allah (Qur’an: 35.28) ~ not those who accumulate information.

Since the author, together with his wife Hajja Aisha Bewley, has been deeply involved in the translations from Arabic into English of the Noble Qur’an, Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik and Ash-Shifa of Qadi ’Iyad, as well as many other key Islamic texts, and since it is clear from the quotations he provides that he is well and widely read, it must have been difficult for him at times when writing this book to decide what to include and what to exclude ~ and yet this book is full of abundance and bereft of deficiency. Indeed whenever I thought that an important point had been omitted, I usually found it later on in the book. The author has so much knowledge to impart that it is presented in due measure so that it can be absorbed and retained. ----Hajji Ahmad Thomson [April 2009]  

 
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  Al- Muwatta of  Imam Malik ibn Anas      

  P'back - xxxviii + 465 = Total 503 pages       Revised Translation by: Aisha Abdurahman Bewley

The first formulation of Islamic Law based on the behaviour of the people of Madinah during the time of the great Companions, Al-Muwatta is the blueprint for a just and radiant society: the earliest, clearest, cleanest record of early  Islam. It is  divided into 61 books on different subjects, each book containing many ahadith. The numbering system used by Imam Malik May Allah be pleased with him is consecutive per book

Malik's Muwatta ("the well-trodden path") is a collection of two items:

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   1) the sayings and deeds of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad May Allah shower His Mercy upon him (also known as the sunnah). The reports of the Noble Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam's sayings and deeds are called ahadith. 
   2) the legal opinions and decisions of the Noble Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam's Companions, their successors, and some later authorities.

Imam Malik (full name Malik bin Anas bin Malik bin Abu Amir Al-Asbahi) May Allah be pleased with him was born in 93 A.H. and died in 179 A.H. He lived most of his life in Madinah, the city in which the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam settled in. He was a pre-eminent scholar of Islam, and is the originator of the Maliki judicial school of thought. He is reputed to have had over one thousand students. During Imam Malik's May Allah be pleased with him lifetime, he steadily revised his Muwatta, so it reflects over forty years of his learning and knowledge. It contains a few thousand hadith.

Contents: Introduction, 1 The Times of Prayer, 2 Purity, 3 Prayer, 4 Forgetfulness in the Prayer,
5. Jumu'a, 6 Prayer in Ramadan, 7 Tahajjud, 8 Prayer in Congregation, 9 Shortening the Prayer in a Journey, 10. The Two 'Ids, 11 The Fear Prayer, 12 The Eclipse Prayer, 13 Asking for Rain, 14. The Qibla, 15. The Qur'an, 16 Burials, 17 Zakat, 18 Fasting, 19 I'tikaf in Ramadan, 20 Hajj, 21 Jihad,
22 Vows and Oaths, 23 Sacrificial Animals, 24 Slaughtering Animals, 25 Game, 26 The 'Aqiqa,
27 Fixed Shares of Inheritance, 28 Marriage, 29 Divorce, 30 Suckling, 31 Business Transactions,
32 Qirad, 33 Sharecropping, 34 Renting Land, 35 Pre-emption in Property, 36 Judgements, 37 Wills and Testaments, 38 Setting Free and Wala', 39 The Mukatab, 40 The Mudabbar, 41 Hudud,
42 Drinks, 43 Blood Money, 44 The Oath of Qasama, 45 Madina, 46 The Decree, 47 Good Character,
48 Dress, 49 The Description of the Prophet, 50 The Evil Eye, 51 Hair, 52 Visions, 53 Greetings,  
54 General, 55 The Oath of Allegiance, 56 Speech, 57 Jahannam, 58 Sadaqa, 59 Knowledge,
60 The Supplication of the Unjustly Wronged, 61 The Names of the Prophet (Peace & Blessings upon him)

The Translator: Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley is one today’s most prolific translators of classical Arabic work into English. Aisha Bewley not only understands Arabic but she is also aware of the basic meanings and nature of teachings and history of Islam. Her knowledge is born of experience and direct transmission, not merely academic theory and learning by rote. For more than twenty-five years she has been concerned with making the contents of many classical works in Arabic more Accessible to English-speaking readers for the first time, including Ash-Shifa of Qadi “Iyad. 

  
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 A Madinan View - on the Sunnah, Courtesy, Wisdom, Battles & History

 Paperback - 206 pages 

 
A Madinan View on the Sunnah, Courtesy, Wisdom and Battles 

by Imam Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani [d.386H]
Translated by Abdassamad Clarke 

Taken from the Kitab al-Jami’ by Imam al-Qayrawani, this book provides valuable insights into the life and practices of the early Muslim community who followed closely the example of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam and his noble companions Radi Allahu ta'ala anhum. It reveals the noble qualities of character as exemplified by the men and women of Madinah, who held on to these qualities regardless of their circumstances.  

Knowledge of the tradition which stems from the “best community brought out to mankind” puts us in a position to recreate such a community.

 
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 The Foundations of Islam                                 Author: Qadi 'Iyad 

Paperback** - 124 pages  

                                  Translation by:  Aisha Bewley

Written by Qadi ‘Iyad of the historical Murabitun movement of North Africa and Spain which revived Islam there after it had become decadent and the Muslims had fallen into internecine conflict. He is also the author of the famous Ash Shifa.

The Foundations of Islam is the translation by Aisha Bewley of Qadi ‘Iyad's al-I‘lam bi Qawa‘id al-Islam, which summarises the essential knowledge of the five pillars of Islam in an easy memorable form. It is transmitted here from the practice of the People of Madinah by Qadi ‘Iyad who is one of the pillars of scholarship whose works on hadith and the biography of the Prophet Muhammad, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, are relied upon by Muslims in both the east and the west.

It is a clear-cut manual laid out in five sections corresponding to the five pillars, and marked out with the simplicity of a basic technical manual. For each pillar the Fard, Sunnah, Superogatory, Liked, Disliked and Prohibited are concisely listed, with special page markings for easy reference and study. This book is useful for new Muslims but also for refreshing the knowledge of the basics of even the most learned scholars.

About Qadi 'Iyad : Qadi Iyad bin Mussa or Abu al-Fadl Ayyad bin Amer ben Mousssa bin Ayyad bin Mohammed bin Abdellah bin Mussa bin Ayyad al-Yahsobi al-Sabti (1083 - 1149), . Al-Yahobsi refers to Yahob a region in Jemen. Qadi Ayyad was born in Gibraltar. He was a high judge (kadi) in Grenada. He headed a revolt against the coming of the Almohades to Sebta, but lost and was banished to Tadla and later Marrakech. He was a pupil of Abu Abdullah bin Issa, of Imam Abu Abdullah bin Hamdine, of Abu Al Hassan bin Siradj and of imam Abu Al walid Ibn Rushd. As the great imam of Sebta, Ayad ben Musa was apointed Qadi of Grenada. He was one of the most famous scholars of Maliki law. Qadi Ayyad bin Moussa is one of the seven saints of Marrakesh and is buried near Bab Aïlen. His main work is called Al-Shifa. The university of Marrakech (Cadi Ayyad) was named after him.

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The Bequest : al-Wasiyya       by: al-Shaykh Abd al-Mahmud al-Hafyan of Tabat  Paperback - 84 pages                                      Transated by Uthman Sayyid Ahmad Ismail al-Bili

About this book : A great Sufi leader, an accomplished Maliki scholar, a poet and an erudite, spirited writer, the late al-Shaykh Abd al-Mahmud al-Hafyan of Tabat (1919–1973), author of The Bequest (Al-Wasiyya), left a great legacy of scholarly works in all fields of the traditional Islamic sciences. Yet although his contributions to the science of the sharia are outstanding, it is his contributions in the field of haqiqa that most highly rank him amongst the most distinguished of Sufi Muslims.

Sharia for Sufi Muslims is the base of their belief, laws and practice. Haqiqa is the essence, the fundamental truth that leads, through worship, devotion and the love and fear of Allah, to the knowledge and recognition of the Divine, Allah. It paves the way to harmonious living in this world and to eternal bliss in Paradise. Thus to describe Sufism simply as mysticism and Sufis only as mystics is to deny both their base and their legitimacy. The haqiqa of the Sufi Muslim cannot exist without the Qur’an and the Sunna (Prophetic traditions).

This translation of the Wasiyya, The Bequest, is but an approximation of the deep yet elegantly and lucidly stated meanings of the sharia and the haqiqa of Islam. It addresses not only the followers of the Samaniyya Order, or even all Muslims, but all men and women, young and old, who care to listen to the advice of a noble spirit and a great Sufi Muslim, whose influence transcends his time and place.

The author al-Shaykh Abd al-Mahmud al-Hafyan (The Bare-footed) bin al-shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jayli bin al-Ustadh al-Shayk Abd al-Mahmud al shaykh Nur al-Dayim bin (The Great Qutb al-Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib bin al-Shaykh al-Bashir was born in 1919 in the town Tabat Gezira, in Central Sudan.

 
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