Reliance of the Traveller
'Umda al-Salik
Bilingual Arabic-English
A Classical Manual of Islamic Sacred Law (Shafi Fiqh)
By Ahmad ibn al Naqib al Misri (702H-769H)
In Arabic With Facing English Text
Commentary And Appendices And Translated By Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Hardback 1231 Pages
ISBN: 9780915957729
Revised Edition
Amana Publications
About The Book
This is a classic manual of fiqh rulings based on the Shafi'i School of jurisprudence and includes original Arabic texts and translations from classic works of prominent Muslim scholars such as al Ghazali, al Nawawi, al Qurtubi, al Dhahabi and others.
It is an indispensable reference for every Muslim or student of Islam who needs to research Islamic rulings on daily Muslim life.
The appendices form an integral part of the book and present original texts and translations from classic works by prominent scholars such as al-Ghazali, al-Nawawi, al-Qurturbi, al-Dhahabi, Ibn Hajar and others, on topics of Islamic law, faith, spirituality, Qur'anic exegesis and Hadith sciences.
It Includes
- Biographical notes about every person mentioned (391 biographies)
- A bibliography of each work cited (136 works)
- A detailed subject index (95 pages)
- Of the 136 works drawn upon in its commentary and appendices, 134 are in the original Arabic.
- The sections and paragraphs have been numbered to facilitate cross-reference.
- This English translation is the first Islamic legal work in a European language to receive the certification of al-Azhar, one of The Muslim world's oldest and Most Renowned institution of higher learning.