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Nawawi (Author), Noah Ha Mim Keller (Author)
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January 16, 2003
FAMOUS FIQH BOOKS like al-Maqasid have stood the test of time because of their sheer usefulness. Compact enough to be memorized by students becoming scholars, al-Maqasid contains hundreds of rulings of personal Islamic law distilled from the most commonly asked and answered questions in schools and mosques from the time of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) down to Imam Nawawi.

Widely considered the best medium-size handbook available in English for teaching the basics of Islam from a traditional perspective, this new edition has been revised and updated with a full complement of notes on a number of contemporary Muslim issues, and three major essays have been appended on why Muslims follow madhhabs, hadiths the mujtahid Imams lacked, and the place of Sufism in Islam.


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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Arabic --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

NUH HA MIM KELLER has studied Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, and other traditional sciences with sheikhs in Syria and Jordan since 1981. He lives and teaches in Amman.

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  • Paperback: 226 pages
  • Publisher: Amana Publications; Revised edition (January 16, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590080114
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590080115
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Islamic Law to be lived, October 8, 2005
This review is from: Al-Maqasid: Nawawi's Manual of Islam (Paperback)
The main difference between this book and "Reliance of the Traveller" is simply their level of complexity and their purpose. The Reliance is an advanced reference book while the Maqasid is a manual for life to be learnt and lived. I believe that this book is much more important for the average person than the Reliance.

The text itself of written by Imam Nawawi and that is all that needs to be said about how good the actual text is. I do not personally like the way the commentary is set up as it just goes in brackets in the middle of the text. The commentary itself is outstanding however, clarifying many issues and even relating to the rulings of other madhabs on occasion (this book is for the Shafi'i madhab). The appendices are worth the price of the book by themselves and deal with many of the pressing issues of the day. The book looks attractive and unlike many recent books I have bought, it seems very well bound. Overall it is a great achievment that should not be overshadowed be the Reliance.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer on Islamic law, June 15, 2007
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Al Maqasid of Imam Nawawi is an excellent primer for people learning the basics of Islamic practice and law according to the madhhab of Imam Shafi'i. The text covers basic beliefs, the five pillars, spirituality, and contains various essays in the appendix section that deal with current trends that need explanation from the traditional Islamic perspective.

This text is a required a in Shafi'i fiqh course offered at sunnipath.com.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A little gem on the practical requirements of islam, January 10, 2007
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Excellent book with notes and references from Reliance of the Traveler. Its written in a way that is very easy to understand. I really liked the notes added by the translator/author, especially the role of tasawwuf(sufism) in Islam. The explanation was simple and engaging.
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The first obligation of all who are morally responsible (Ar. mukallaf, someone who has reached puberty and is of sound mind) is to know God, meaning to know that He is existent and not nonexistent; beginninglessly eternal, not originating in or subject to time or space; everlastingly abiding, not subject to end; dissimilar to and other than anything within time or space, nothing in any way resembling Him; self-subsistent, free of need for anything through which to exist or any determinant to condition Him; One, without co-sharer in His entity, attributes, or actions; possessed of almighty power, will, knowledge, life, hearing, sight, speech, such that He is almighty, and wills, knows, lives, hears, sees, and speaks. Read the first page
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forgetfulness prostration, dry ablution, rigorously authenticated, accepting zakat, main sunnas, zakat workers, minor ritual impurity, nightfall prayer, whose nonperformance, major ritual impurity, mujtahid imams, nonobligatory prayers, given zakat, ooo hadiths, hadith master, sahih hadith, postnatal bleeding, midafternoon prayer, blameworthy innovation, purificatory bath, night vigil prayer, drought prayer, female sexual fluid, joining prayers, sunset prayer
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Sacred Law, Allah Most High, Testification of Faith, Bismi Llahi, Abu Dawud, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Abu Bakr, Abu Hanifa, Imam Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, Llahi Rabbi, Sacred Precinct, Ibn Salah, Yahya ibn Sharaf, Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Ibn Khuzayma, Sacred Knowledge, Opening Supplication, Dhul Hijja, Ibn Hajar, Ibn Hibban, Imam Malik, Sayyidina Muhammadin, Abu Hurayra, Ibn Majah
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