Jewels of Faith : New,
*[A5+] Paperback - 120 pages,
by Shaykh Tahir al-Jaza'iri al-Dimashqi [d.1338h],
Translation & Annotation
by ML Mu'aadth Allie,
Published by DTI South Africa.
Description :
Al-Jawahir al-Kalamiyyah fi al-'Aqidah w'al-Islamiyyah - 'Jewels of Faith'! The work is the English translation [with annotation] of a work by the Damascus scholar Shaykh Tahir al-Jazi’iri al-Dimashqi (may Allah shower him with mercy) one of the leading Muslim scholars and thinkers of the twentieth century.
It is aimed at providing the layperson with the basics of Islamic creed (‘Aqidah) adhered to by all members of the Muslim mainstream, Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah.
Topics are discussed using the question and answer method to facilitate quick grasp and avoid confusion between concepts. Care has been taken to add proofs and references from the Qur'an and the Hadith for added confidence and further study. This is an absolute must-read and an invaluable addition to the library of every Muslim home.
About the Author :
He is al-Shaykh al-Imam Ṭahir ibn Muhammad Salih ibn Ahmad ibn Mawhub al-Sam'uni al-Jazaʿiri al-Dimashqi (1852–1920), rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi. He was born in Damascus but was of Algerian descent. His lineage connects to our master Hasan ibn Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.
He was one of the great scholars of his generation having combined in-depth knowledge of the complementary sciences alongside modern educational methods in late Ottoman Damascus. He mastered fields including tafsir, hadith, fiqh, Arabic linguistics, history, mathematics, and astronomy under local scholars.
He became the associate of one of the greatest Hanafi jurists of his time ; Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani al-Ghunaymi al-Maydani, rahimahullah, whose influence on him would be far reaching.
Shaykh al-Jazaʿiri authored over 35 works, some of these are listed below :
---Al-Jawahir al-Kalamīyyah fī Īdah al-ʿAqāʾid al-Islamīyyah on theology,
---Tawjih al-Nazar ila Usul al-athar on hadith methodology,
---Al-Jawharah al-Wusta,
---Al-Ilmam bi Usul Sirah al-Nabi,
---Amthal al-Arab, or maybe otherwise known as Ashar al-Amthal,
---Al-Tibyan li Ba'd al-Mabahith Muta'alliqah bi al-Qur'an,
---Itmam al-Uns bi 'Arud al-Furs,
---Tadrib al-Lisan ala Tajwid al-Bayan,
---Al-Tadhkirah al-Tahiriyyah,
---Al-Tashil al-Mujaz ila Fann al-Mu'amma' wa al-Alghaz,
---Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Hakim,
---Al-Taqrib ila Usul al-Taqrib,
---Tamhid al-Urud ila Fann al-Arud,
---Tawjih al-Nathar ila Usul al-Athar,
---Jala al-Tab ila Marifah Maqasid al-Shar,
---Risalah fi al-Bayan,
---Badi al-Talkhis wa Talkhis al-Badi,
---Risalah fi al-Nahw,
---Risalah wa Jadawil fi al-Khutut al-Qadimah wa al-Hadithah,
---Sharh Diwan Khutab ibn Nubathah,
---Uqud al-La'ali fi al-Asanid al-Awali,
---Al-Fawa'id al-Jisam fi Marifah Khawass al-Ajsam,
---Al-Kafi,
---Irshad al-Alibba' ila Tariq al-Alif Ba,
---Kananish,
---Mubtada' al-Khabar fi Mabadi ilm al-Athar,
---Mukhtasar Adab al-Katib,
---Mukhtasar Amthal al-Maydani,
---Mukhtasar al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin,
---Madd al-Rahah ala Akdh al-Misahah,
---Madkhal al-Tullab ila 'Ilm al-Hisab,
---Muqqaddimah al-Kafi,
---Al-Muntaqa min al-Dhakhirah la Ilm Bassam,
---Munya al-Adhkiya fi Qisas al-Ambiya.
Also see Islamic Creed.
*Dimensions : 23 x 15.4cm
