Ibn al Qayyim’s Sincere Advice to ahl al-Sunnah About the Obligation of Supporting the Truth – Imam Sa’di, Ibn Uthaymeen & Ibn al-Fawzan
£21.50This heartfelt advice issued by ibn al Qayyim in his famous Nuniyyah is an exhortation to ahl-Sunnah about supporting the truth and the traits necessary for doing so, such as knowledge, certainty, courage, firmness, patience, tawkul,sincerty, genuineness, and many other important qualities. Ibn Sa’adi characterizes this advice as follows: ‘[ Ibn Al Qayyim] commences a beneficial preface and comprehensive advice that every student of knowledge is in need of… it is befitting to being assigned precedence over [ Studing] the etiquette of the scholar and the student. This is because it entails pieces of advice needed by every person desiring felicity in both worlds”. Ibn Uthaymin describes the exceptionality of these golden bits of advice, saying: ‘ In reality, these are guidelines. If while encountering these bits of advice you recorded and took note of them, and then transferred them to a specified notebook, it would prove to be of a great benefit and reference source for you. That is because these are guidelines that you won’ find anywhere except in this book.
8 Steps To Happiness – Shaykh Abu Abdur-Rahman Nasir as-Sa’di
£4.50Shaykh Abu Abdur-Rahman Nasir as-Sa’di
Everyone chases after happiness, yet few fully recognise what it is or whence it comes from. Happiness isn’t a destination but a journey needing certain inner qualities and a right state of mind to experience and reap. It’s neither sold as a commodity nor can be bought, except through carefully crafting one’s character and following a plan of action.
For indeed, those who don’t plan will fail to realise desired results. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Those among us (destined to be) from people of happiness [in the Hereafter] will (find it easy to) enact deeds of people of happiness…” [Sahih Al-Bukhari, #4948].
In other words, by choosing a path reflecting attitudes of happy people one will recognise its reality and the ease and pleasantry in having good deeds done that are in themselves, characteristics of happy people. It requires a contemplation of an alternate world view to one that compounds first world problems, for example.
Shaykh Nasir Al-Sa’di mentions in this short summary, how to achieve the goal of bringing about happiness, while driving away its opposites – sadness, grief and anxiety. Reaching it is contingent on three main causes he identifies to leading a goodly life.
These succinct pointers are easy to understand and you’ll be able to identify the impediments you need to rework and hence live your life with happiness. This will transform you into being the best Muslim you can in today’s complex world, and will also inspire you to train your inner self.
An Explanation of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhabs Kitab Al-Tawhid
£13.95Imam Abdur-Rahman As-Sa’di | Shaikhul-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab
The explanation presented at the end of each chapter of Kitab at-Tawhid is that of the renowned scholar Allamah Abd al-Rahman al-Sa’di, counted among the major scholars of recent times.
