The following books are a few of the projects which I have had the honour to work on. They are, in themselves, great books which are important texts that will, I believe, come to be considered classics.
Barakah: The Prophet & His Relics
by Imam Sa'id 'Abd al-Qadir Bashanfar,
Translated into English by: Arfan Shah al-Bukhari
Available from: islam786books.com
About The Book
Tabarak al-Sahabah bi al-Nabi wa Athiri - ''How the Companions Sought Blessings from the Prophet & His Relics''! This excellent new book explains the principle of Barakah (blessings) within the context of hadith with supporting ayats from the Qur'an.
Barakah (blessing) means to ''bestow abundant goodness and multiplication / increase.'' It is also said that it means ''established goodness.'' Blessings are specifically proven as divine goodness and generosity of the Lord. He (the Exalted) stated :
We would have sent blessings upon them from the skies and earth.
The blessings of the sky signifies rain and the blessings of the earth are its produce. Blessings are a passive particle (ism al-maf'ul) from where we attain abundant good.
This outstanding work is unique as it uncovers through authentic Sahih ahadith what the pious Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, sought blessings directly from. Whether it was through touching the Blessed Clothing or remants (blessed hair or blessed nail clippings) of the Beloved Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, items that he touched, etc, this amazingly work mentions it all.
by Alexander Carberry (Author)
Foreword by Shaykh Abdalhaqq Bewley
Available from Amazon
About The Book
Alex Carberry's earlier book Know Yourself is a masterful introduction to this now sadly vastly underrated therapeutic method. I defy anyone to read it to the end and fail to recognise from it which admixture of the temperamental types - sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic - best describe their own particular personality make-up. This subsequent volume, the first in a series of four, looks in far greater detail at just one of these, concentrating on the particular characteristics that go to form the sanguine personality, underscoring the strengths and failings that people of this nature display in their lives, and giving much practical advice to them about the ways in which those strengths may be enhanced and those failings mitigated. However, Alex's words also open the way to something much deeper, prefigured in his basic title, Know Yourself. -- Shaykh Abdalhaqq Bewley
by Shaykh Ali Laraki al-Husaini
of the Meem Institute
Available form kitaabun.com
About The Book
The Practical Guidebook of Essential Islamic Sciences is a commentary on the three essential sciences that have characterised the Islam of the West – Andalus and North and West Africa – from the earliest days: fiqh, ‘aqida and tasawwuf. It is refined and distilled from Shaykh Ali Laraki’s teaching the justly famed al-Murshid al-Mu‘in of ‘Abd al-Wahid ibn ‘Ashir to students, young and old, while imam of communities in Madrid, Norwich, Newark (US) and Cape Town.
Topics: Beliefs, Fiqh, Purification, Salat, Zakat, Fasting, Hajj, Tasawwuf & Gnosis
Al-Murshid al-Mu‘in by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Wahid (d. 1040 AH / 1631 CE) summarises the deen as outlined in the hadith of Jibril on Islam, Iman and Ihsan in 317 verses. The original text of Ibn `Ashir as it stands does not take into account many of the life situations of the contemporary man. And in order for someone to apply such a medieval text to his life (which no longer resembles the common man's life one thousand years ago), he will have to engage in a type of deciphering which only the qualified are capableof carrying out successfully
About The Author
Shaykh Ali Laraki al-Husaini whose family, including a long line of noted scholars, stem from Fez, the capital city of knowledge forNorth Africa. He grew up between Morocco and Spain, and is bi-lingual in Arabic and Spanish, as well as being almost equally fluent in French and English. He studied fiqh in the traditional manner with distinguished scholars such as Shaykh Muhammad an-Naifar and Shaykh Muhammad al-Lakhwa (ex-professors in the Jami‘ az-Zaituna of Tunis) and the late Sidi Muhammad al-Wazzani of Melilla, may Allah show mercy to them all. He is currently resident in Leicester (UK) and is Senior Lecturer at the Meem Institute (www.meeminstitute.com).
About Ibn Ashir
Abu Muhammad i ‘Abdul-Wahid ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Ashir was a Maliki scholars of Morocco. His lineage can be traced back to the ancient tribe from Madina known as the ‘Ansar’ . His most immediate descendants can be traced back to Islamic Spain (Andalusia). But they would later take up residence in the Moroccan city of Fez where Ibn ‘Ashir grew up and spent most of his life.
