The Lives of Man: A Guide to the Human States: Before Life, In the World, and After Death (Paperback)

~ Imam 'Abdallah Ibn Alawi al-Haddad (Author), Abdal-Hakim Murad (Editor), Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi (Translator), Tim Winter (Introduction)

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A dramatic exposition of the classical Muslim division of human life into five stages: before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the resurrection, and heaven or hell. Extensive Qur'anic and Hadith references explain the condition of the soul at each stage.

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Imam 'Abdallah al-Haddad is widely believed to have been the spiritual "renewer" of the 12th Islamic century. A direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, his sanctity and direct experience of God are clearly reflected in his writings, poetry, and books.

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Product Details Paperback: 97 pages Publisher: Fons Vitae; 2nd edition (January 1, 1991) Language: English ISBN-10: 1887752145 ISBN-13: 978-1887752145 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,664 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #56 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Theology > Eschatology #86 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam

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Product Details

• Paperback: 97 pages
• Publisher: Fons Vitae; 2nd edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887752145
• ISBN-13: 978-1887752145
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,664 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #56 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Theology > Eschatology
  #86 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will wake up the sleeping heart, February 16, 2005

By	IbnAbidin (Canada) - See all my reviews

This relatively short treatise of Imam 'Alawi al-Haddad is a piercing reminder of where we are and where we are going. This book is both enlightening and terrifying (in a good way). The Shaykh guides us from the time before our conception all the way to our endpoint in the fire or the garden and reminds us of what is important in each phase of our life and what our responsibilities are.

This book is not indepth in its topics, but that is not its point. If you want to study every hadith about the judgment day for example then you can do that somewhere else. A brief outline is given of every stage, both the seen and the unseen, to give a basic view of what has and is going to occur, but the focus is on the spiritual and what we can do to change our state.

If you have a heart that is not dead this book will have a positive effect on you.