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This presentation of beliefs goes beyond a list of creedal statements; al-Ghazali cites the scriptural foundations in the Quran and hadith, refers to transmitted reports from the Companions and others from the righteous predecessors, and supports these beliefs with rational arguments.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Furthest Boundary Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385293824278,"sku":"","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/8543\/5158\/files\/FurthestBoundaryBookImages-65_2e37a3f1-f2ae-4605-9977-80d1b0da7ba2.png?v=1690461444"},{"product_id":"the-essential-islamic-creed","title":"The Essential Islamic Creed","description":"The essence of Islam is its creed, which validates the performance of one's worship; thus making it eligible for acceptance. 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It is hoped that by including the facing, vocalized Arabic script that 1) students of Sacred Knowledge will be aided in learning the language of the Qur’an, the Prophet (saws), and the ulama, 2) it will serve as a teaching aid for the ulama when teaching this text to reference the original work and 3) to preserve the actual words of Imam al-Bajuri.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Furthest Boundary Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47538894045462,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/8543\/5158\/files\/FurthestBoundaryBookImages-162.png?v=1708173194"},{"product_id":"islamic-doctrines-and-beliefs-vol-1-the-prophets-in-barzakh-hadith-of-isra-and-miraj-immense-merits-of-sham-vision-of-allah-ﷻ","title":"ISLAMIC DOCTRINES AND BELIEFS, VOL 1: THE PROPHETS IN BARZAKH; HADITH OF ISRA AND MIRAJ; IMMENSE MERITS OF SHAM; VISION OF ALLAH ﷻ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The proofs and the transmitted texts have been established as authentic in the highest degree that the Prophet is alive and tender... that he fasts and performs pilgrimage every year, and that he purifies himself with water which rains on him.\" Al-Haytami, Al-Jawhar al-Munazzam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Al-Sham, or Greater Syria, is the name of the lands known today as Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon. 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'Abd al-Aziz ibn 'Abd al-Salam ibn Abu al-Qasim ibn al-Hasan, 'Izz al-Din al-Sulami was born in Damascus in 577H. A Shafi'i scholar, he was educated in Damascus and was nicknamed the Sultan of Scholars. In 599AH he moved to Baghdad, then returned to Damascus to teach and lead the Friday prayers at the zawiya of Imam Ghazali, and later at the Umayyad Mosque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIbn 'Abd al-Salam condemned the ruler of Greater Syria al-Salih Ismail ibn al-Adal from the pulpit for his surrender of the Palestinian fortress Safad to the Crusaders. He was imprisoned for this action. When finally freed, he moved to Cairo, where he was appointed as judge and imam of the Friday prayer. He gained such prestige that he was able to enforce the Islamic code of law with near impunity in the face of rulers and weaker-willed personalities. He later resigned from his position as judge to work on a number of outstanding works on Shafi'i jurisprudence, Quranic explanation, the bases of Islamic rulings, formal legal opinion, government, and Sufism. It is recorded that he kept the company of Imam Abul al-Hasan al-Shadhili, founder of the Shadhili \u003cem\u003etariqa\u003c\/em\u003e, and that he authored numerous works on tasawwuf which are now lost. 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Numerous commentaries have been written on it throughout the ages, expositing its meanings and uncovering its subtleties. The present translation includes what is regarded as the most accessible and quite possibly the finest commentary penned, authored by the brilliant scholar, judge and theologian Abū Ḥafṣ Sirāj al-Dīn al-Ghaznawī (d. 773\/1372).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe vast majority of the four schools [of Sunni jurisprudence] acknowledge the creed of Abū Jaʿfar al-Ṭaḥāwī, which has been received by both former and subsequent scholars with acceptance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Furthest Boundary Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48497048518934,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/8543\/5158\/files\/FurthestBoundaryBookImages-215.png?v=1716663475"},{"product_id":"the-creed-of-imam-bayhaqi","title":"The Creed of Imam Bayhaqi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAllah (swt) says in the Qurʾān ﴾Say: We believe in Allah and what has been sent down to us﴿ (2:136). 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