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Book: An-Nahdah (Revival) by Sheikh Haafizh Saalih Now Available!

The translation of one of the Islamic intellectual gems of the last century is now available. 

There can be no question that the Islamic nation stretching from Indonesia to Morocco is in a severe state of decline. Despite its vast human and natural resources, rich heritage and glorious history, today it stands in an incapacitated state and unable to solve any of its problems whether they are large or small. This is the stark reality facing the Islamic Nation in our current time and for this reason the subject of reversing this situation, changing our societies and reviving our nation represents the nation’s greatest challenge and most serious vital issue. This book tackles this subject area in a deep and enlightened manner as it takes on the subject of revival and societal change intellectually. It examines the realities of human beings, the societies that they live in and the components that make them what they are. This book defines revival precisely, whilst at the same time clarifying false understandings that have previously or currently been linked to it. The author of this book challenges many false ideas and approaches that have been attached to the work of change and revival within the Muslim societies over the last century and he explains the reasons for their failure due to the false and incorrect premises that these attempts have been based upon. The author then proceeds to lay down a model and blueprint that will, if adopted, inevitably lead to the change within the Islamic nation that will raise it once again to a position and standing that is fitting for it.

About the Author:


Sheikh Fareed Saalih (Haafizh Saalih) May Allah’s mercy be upon him, was born in a Palestinian village. After completing his primary education he left school and worked in Palestine before moving to Kuwait in the early 1950’s. He obtained his secondary education at the end of the 1960’s in Jordan and attained a Baccalaureus degree and Masters in Islamic Studies in Pakistan in the mid 1980’s.


He was married and had twelve children and thirty-four grandchildren.


He began to carry the Islamic Da’wah from the 1950’s and prioritised this work above all other priorities. He carried the Da’wah in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Pakistan and Tunisia. He was imprisoned in Jordan in 1969 and was given a life-sentence. He was imprisoned in Iraq in the days of Abd Al-Ilah, the days of Abdul Karim Qasim, Ahmad Hasaan Al-Bakr and Saddam. He was also imprisoned in Egypt in the days of Sadat in Egypt and hunted by the intelligence agencies of Habib Bourguiba (Tunisia) and Hafez Al-Asad (Syria).



He carried the Da’wah in the West Bank and Iraq in the sixties before returning to Jordan for a time before moving to Egypt in the days of Sadat. After being imprisoned he returned to Jordan and then went to Iraq where he was imprisoned. After that he returned for a short time to Jordan and then secretly went to Lebanon where he accompanied Sheikh Taqi ud Deen An-Nabhani (rh) for three years until the Sheikh passed away. He then accompanied Sheikh Abu Yusuf (Abdul Qadeem Az-Zaloum) (rh) for a short time before moving to Tunisia where it has been mentioned that he conducted more than forty cultural Halaqaat (circles) weekly. He then left Tunis to return to Lebanon before being sent to Pakistan where he remained for two years before returning to Lebanon. At this time his health declined and he suffered a stroke that prevented his activity for a while. He was also being hunted by the Syrian intelligence and so he decided to return to live in Jordan in the latter 1990’s where he remained until he passed away (rh). At this time he stated in the introduction to a book that he never completed that his health prevented him from engaging in the active Da’wah and so he decided to spend his time writing in the hope that this would fulfil some of what he had been obliged with.


As for his affiliation and belonging then those who knew him bear witness and testimony to the fact that he saw himself as being from the family of the Da’wah movement. Every elder was his uncle, everyone from his age was his brother and everyone who was younger was like his son and if he was annoyed by any of them then they would not be his son but rather his nephew.

An-Nahdah was from amongst some of the books that he wrote and included.

- Democracy and the Islamic ruling in regards to it.

- The methodology of the Qur’an Al-Kareem in the Da’wah.
- Examination of the Da’wah in light of the Makki Surahs.
- Examination of the Da’wah in light of the Madani Surahs.

He also wrote other books and explanations in addition to some prose poetry (Qasaa’id).

May Allah Ta’Alaa accept this from him and raise him amongst the ranks of the pious, truthful, Shuhadaa’ and Anbiyaa’.

The book can be purchased from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/An-Nahdah-Revival-Sheikh-Haafizh-Saalih/dp/1496176294/



Comments

Anonymous said…
i bought it. It is very hard to read if u want to understand and analyze this book in an enlighten way. To see the connections between the heels, or to see the common thread is not very easy. Nevertheless it is such a goood book and it makes a lot of fun to read.
Islam said…
MA SHAA ALLAH,
it looks awesome. I will buy this book.
Indra said…
May Allah give us barokah...

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