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This book maintains that terrorism is not from a divine religion, and that there is no room for terrorism in Islam. This is made clear in the Qur'an, the main source of Islam, and in the practices of all faithful Muslims. Religion commands love, mercy...

This unique biography of the saint Imam Abdallah al-Haddad takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th-and early 18th-century Yemen. The life of this great spiritual master?whose teachings and personal example continue to...

A revised edition of Kojiro Nakamura?s acclaimed translation into English of Book IX of The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya? ?Ulum al-Din). Although prayerfulness and the remembrance of God suffuse all the formal practices of Islam, there are...

The act of seeking forgiveness is what gives us the opening we need after feeling overwhelmed by the burden of sin. Forgiveness means a way out, a second chance, a feeling of hope with which to turn a new page in life. It is through the seeking of...

Fons Vitae is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of Alchemy, dedicated to Madame Edith Burckhardt. Spiritual attainment has frequently been described in the terminology of the alchemical tradition whereby man?s leaden dull nature is...

The Hadith Qudsi, or sacred hadith, have a particularly important status because their meaning is entirely from Allah (swt) while the wording is that of the Prophet Muhammad (s) himself. For each of the forty hadith presented, the Arabic original has...

Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith is widely regarded as the most popular anthology and the best introduction to the study of the Prophet's Sayings in the English language. The hadith summarize the essential teachings of Islam, concentrating on the following...

Allah has commanded us to worship and obey Him, with sincerity, out of reverence, love, and thankfulness. He says in the Qur?an, ?And they are ordered only to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, to remain upright, and to establish worship and to...

From the back cover: ?The most recent of Providence?s solutions to the problem of government was realized some 1400 years ago with the founding of the first Islamic state in Medina. At its outset it was miraculously successful. The initial perfection was...

This book is a compilation of some of the wise sayings of the prophet (s), of the companions, and of the pious predecessors and ascetics. Reflecting on these wise sayings and heeding these counsels will assist in infusing us with the requisite awareness...

Imam Nawawi wrote: ?The science of hadith is the noblest means of attaining closeness to the Lord of the Worlds? The Messenger of Allah (upon him be peace) was given exceptional oratorical skills. His words were eloquent, comprehensive, and simple,...

Like Rumi, Hafiz and Attar, al-Hujwiri was one of the great saints of Sufism. Revelation of the Mystery, or Kashf al-mahjub, has been revered by students of Sufism for nine centuries. This classic text contains biographies of the saints, including...

The continuation of our acclaimed English translation of Les Iluminations de la Meque. Volume II contains more of the "Greatest Shaykh's" wisdom for the first time in English. Subjects include: the gnostic and the sacred law, the mystic properties of the...

This book by Hujjatul Islam Imam Al-Ghazzali offers advice to children who are about to enter adulthood. how to communicate with your neighbors and elders how to dress suitably, how to socialize correctly offers advice on manners and respect offers...

This breakthrough translation presents twenty-two key chapters from Ibn 'Arabi's "summa mystica", al-Futuhat al-Makiyya, on teachings such as the Divine Names of Allah, the nature of spiritual experience, the End of Time, the Resurrection, and the stages...

The masterpiece of Imam al-Ghazali, unquestionably one of the greatest thinkers and theologians of Islam. He reflects on the totality of his studies in Tasawwuf (Sufism) and its related components (purification of the heart, soul, mind and body),...

"The unqualified truth is that all of the Muwatta is sahih without any exception!" ?Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani This quote from one of the greatest authorities on hadith of all time is sufficient recommendation. The version of the Muwatta narrated by...

This book extensively covers the personal character, features, habits, etiquette of the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Imam Tirmidhi has devised many subject heading and brought the appropriate ahadith to substantiate it. This is a collection of...

This is the first English translation of Miftah al-falah, a thirteenth century Sufi text, written by Ibn Ata Allah, one of the great masters of the Shadhili Sufi order. It is considered to be one of his most important works because it sets out the...

From among the leading economists of the Islamic World today, comes this timely work on how Muslim countries, in the midst of an Islamic revival, can formulate strategies to meet their economic goals while surrounded by economic systems based on a...

This book is the French translation of the Arabic book ?Introduction to understand the Roots, who am I? Why? and where to?? Which is one of a series titled: ?This is Islam? Whose subjects appeal to the man?s conscience, regardless of his /her tenet, race...

A completely revised second edition of a very popular volume. Key to the Garden is an elaborate exposition of the Prophet Muhammad?s teaching that the inner life must pass through three stages: affirmation of faith with the tongue, then the mind, and...

Medicine of the Prophet is a combination of religious and medical information, providing advice and guidance on the two aims of medicine - the preservation and restoration of health - in careful conformity with the teachings of Islam as enshrined in the...

Now that Rumi has become one of the best-selling poets in North America, interest in his life and times has increased dramatically. Practically every collection of his poetry provides a thumbnail biography, highlighting his encounter with Shams-i...

An immensely important portion of Imam al-Ghazali's 'Ihya, this work discusses, at the micro-level, what is needed to instill in each of us the sense of brotherhood that is a necessary fabric for Muslims to be effective as a nation. The eight duties each...

"A critical and profound insight into the essential themes of spiritual thought in South Asia during the 20th century" ?Dr Mahmood Chandia, Subject Leader in Islamic Studies at the University of Lancashire, UK "This work clearly presents a selection of...

The Conference of the Birds is one of the great works of world literature. In it Farid ud-Din Attar explores the nature of the spiritual path through an allegory of the brave birds that go in search of their king through the peaks of exultation and the...

From the back cover: ?The author argues in this book that man?s diminished faith in religion is further undermined by his attempt to accommodate religion to his modern outlook. He believes that faith can only be restored by dispelling this illusion which...