Light in the Heavens : Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad book

Light in the Heavens : Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad book

Light in the Heavens : Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad by Tahera Qutbuddin

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Author: Tahera Qutbuddin
Page Count: 192 pages
Published Date: 08 Nov 2016
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781479871469
File size: 21 Mb
Download Link: Light in the Heavens Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
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The words of Mu?ammad (d. 11 H/632 AD), God's messenger and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur?an, Mu?ammad s hadith are cited by scholars as testimonial texts in a vast array of disciplines including law, theology, metaphysics, poetry, grammar, history, and medicine and are quoted by Muslims to one another in their daily lives. Assembling Mu?ammad s words has been a major preoccupation for scholars throughout the fourteen centuries since his death, resulting in an abundance of compilations. Among the legally-grounded collections, which aimed to guide the community in its practice of religious law and ritual worship, one which stands out in particular is Light in the Heavens (Kitab al-Shihab) by al-Qa?i al-Qu?a?i (d. 454 H/1062 AD), a Shafi?i judge in the Fatimid court in Egypt. The collection s overall conceptualization is distinctively ethical and pragmatic, and offers humanitarian lessons and practical insights with universal appeal. From North Africa to India, generations have used Light in the Heavens as a teaching text for children as well as adults, and many of its 1200 sayings are familiar to individuals of diverse denominations and ethnicities. For Muslims who consider Mu?ammad s teachings the fount of wisdom and the beacon of guidance in all things, mundane and sublime these sayings provide a direct window into the inspired vision of one of the most influential humans to have walked the Earth."

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