Series: Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization

Imam Nawawi's collection of forty-two hadith brings together some of the most important and pivotal Prophetic traditions. Each tradition encapsulates a great rule of the religion of Islam, described by Islamic religious scholars as an "axis" in Islam. The commentary of the great hadith master Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Daqiq al-'Id is simple but erudite. Mokrane Guezzou is a well-known translator...

There are many sides to Jall al-Dīn Rūmī - scholar, preacher, saint, mystic, love poet, didactic poet, and spiritual master - but the version of him that became the best-selling poet in North America lacks authenticity. 'Everyone has, in their view, become my close friend; but they have not sought out the secrets within me.' -- From Rūmī's Masnavī This...

Muhammad Iqbal (d.1938), thinker and philosopher-poet of the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent, was one of the key architects of contemporary Islam. Through the medium of his thoughtful writing and soul-transforming poetry, both in Urdu and Persian, he infused a new spirit into the Muslims, not only of India and Pakistan but also Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He challenged...