Islamic Revival

The following is the translation of a chapter from the Arabic book 'Al-Fikr al-Islami' (The Islamic Thought) by Sheikh Mohammad Mohammad Ismael Abduh, an Assistant Professor at the Egyptian University (now known as Cairo University) in the past.   ‘Ibadat are the ultimate degree of sanctification ( taqdees ). It is innate (fitri) in man, for it is the response, to the instinct of religiousness ( tadayyun ). ‘Aql (the mind) is associated with the emotion ( shu’oor ) in that so as man worships the one worthy of worship, who is the Creator. This is in order that wijdan (sentiment) does no go astray by worshipping that which is not worthy of ‘ibadah (worship), or it mistakes by seeking nearness from the worshipped (thing) with that which distances him from it. Thus the role of the ‘aql in the ‘ibadah is inevitable in discovering what is worshipped and defining it, which is the Creator. As for the manner by which the creature performs the ‘ibadah to the Creator, the ‘a

The following is a draft translation of a chapter from the Usul Al-Fiqh masterpiece of the Arabic book “The Islamic Personality Volume 3” by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. Please refer to the original Arabic for accurate meanings. خِطَابُ الوَضْع THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL ADDRESS The legislator’s address came with the clarification of the verdicts of the actions that happened in the existence, with regard to the request (al- iqtida’) or giving the optional choice (al-takhyeer), and set for these verdicts what is necessary of matters on which the fulfillment or the accomplishment of the verdict depends, i.e. they are set for what the shari'ahi verdict necessitates. So as the legislator’s address came with the iqtida’ and the takhyeer; it also came with what is necessary for the iqtida’ and the takhyeer, and that is by making the thing a cause (sabab) or a condition (shart), or making it a prohibitive (mani’) or validity (sihhah) or invalidity (botlaan) or corruption (fasaad) or determin

Assalam wa alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu Ramadhan Kareem In order to take benefit from the blessed month of Ramadhan, knowing the rules pertaining to it is important. To facilitate this, great effort has been placed by some brothers to translate the book 'Al Jaami’u li Ahkaam as Siyaam ' (A complete guide to the rules of fasting) by the scholar, Sheikh Abu Iyas Mahmood bin Abdul-Lateef bin Mahmood ‘Uwayda (May Allah protect him). You can download the book from the following website for free to distribute it as you wish. There are still many grammatical mistakes in the translation, however the overall meaning is there. www.islamicink.org The original Arabic can be downloaded from: http://www.al-dawah.dk/boger/arabiske/pdf/salah_p1.pdf http://www.al-dawah.dk/boger/arabiske/pdf/salah_p2.pdf http://www.al-dawah.dk/boger/arabiske/pdf/siyam.pdf