Islam in the School of Madina: A commentary on ibn 'Ashir's Al-Murshid al-Mueen

Title: Islam in the School of Madina: A commentary on ibn 'Ashir's Al-Murshid al-Mueen
Author: Shaykh Ahmad ibn al-Basheer al-Qalaawi ash-Shinqeeti/ Translated by Dr. Asadullah Yate
ISBN: 9781908892041
Publisher: Diwan Press (UK)

Mufeed al-‘Ibad, of which this book is a translation, is a summation of all the previous commentaries on the work of Ibn ‘Ashir on Ash‘ari ‘aqida, Maliki fiqh and Junaydi tasawwuf and is augmented not infrequently by the author’s own subtle understanding of the finer aspects of the ‘amal of the people of Madina.

About the Author:

Shaykh Ahmad bin al-Bashir al-Qalaawi ash-Shinqeeti (1216 AH/1802 CE – 1276 AH/1853 CE), whose lineage can be traced to Abu Bakr as- Siddeeq, came from a family and tribe in present day Mauritania renowned for its knowledge and active implementation of the deen. Although he himself refrained from any sufic commentary on Ibn Ashir’s work, he was recognised as a wali by the men of this science around him.