Knowing Allah : New

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Knowing Allah :
'Through Knowing Yourself' New,
[A5] Slim Paperback - 41 pages,
by Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti,
Transl. by Mubeen Raza.

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The purpose of our existence is to know Allah Almighty through submitting to Him in complete humility and servitude. So, how can this phenomenal purpose of our very exitence be attained? A famous Islamic tradition concisely and profoundly provides an answer, stating, ‘He who recognises himself, has indeed recognised his Lord’.

This brief treatise by the famous polymath scholar of Egypt, Imam Jalal al-Din ‘Abd al-Raḥman al-Suyuṭi, examines and explores the meanings of this statement from various aspects, and now it is being presented here in the English Language, in this era of materialism, hedonism and prevailing turmoil, to reawaken lost souls and reacquaint confused beings with the purpose of their lives.

The problem is indeed substantial but, as this treatise contends, the solution could be simpler than we initially realise. A mere shift in focus towards inward reflection and self-comtemplation can be the master key to unlocking a person’s innate inclination towards the Divine.

This work is a study of the famous statement "He who recognises himself, has indeed recognised his Lord", by Imam Jalal al-Din 'Abd al-Raḥman al-Suyuti, may Allah be pleased with him.

Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti: `Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr, Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti (849-911), the mujtahid imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, jurist, Sufi, philologist, and historian, he authored works in virtually every Islamic science.

Born to a Turkish mother and non-Arab father and raised as an orphan in Cairo, he memorized the Qur'an at eight, then several complete works of Sacred Law, fundamentals of jurisprudence, and Arabic grammar; after which he devoted himself to studying the Sacred Sciences under about a hundred and fifty shaykhs. A giant among contemporaries, he remained alone, producing a sustained output of scholarly writings until his death at the age of sixty-two. He was buried in Hawsh Qawsun in Cairo.

Also see Self-Development.