Al-Wabil al-Sayyib
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Description
The book was written while a student of Ibn Taymiyyah as an explanation of the latter's book Kalim at-Tayyib. Its primary subject touches on dhikrDhikr
Dhikr , plural ; ), is an Islamic devotional act, typically involving the repetition of the Names of God, supplications or formulas taken from hadith texts and verses of the Qur'an. Dhikr is usually done individually, but in some Sufi orders it is instituted as a ceremonial activity...
in accordance with the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
and Sunnah
Sunnah
The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
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Translations
- "Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya on the Invocation of God", translated by Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald and Moulay Youssef Slitine, Islamic Texts Society, 2000; ISBN 0-946621-78-0.
See also
- List of Sunni books
- Also translated to French by Papa Ibrahima Niakhaté, Dar Al-Manarah, Mansoura, Egypt. I.S.B.N 977-6005-52-7, Dar Al-Kutub, nuber: 9018/ 2011.
External links
- Except from the book: http://www.its.org.uk/be/be_0946621772.html