The Heirs of the Prophets

 The Heirs of the Prophets,
*[A5] Paperback - total 90 pages,
by: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali,
Translated into English by: Imam Zaid Shakir,
Published by Starlatch Press.



Description :

A deeply inspiring and ever-relevant commentary on the hadith related by Abu Darda; The Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, said,

                 '' Whoever travels a Path seeking sacred knowledge,
                    Allah will place  him on a path leading to Paradise ''

'The Heirs of the Prophets' is an extraordinary book representing one of the many streams of traditional Islamic scholarship. In addition to huge multi-volume compendiums, many scholars also composed shorter treatises that focused, for example, on one particular hadith. This volume is such a work.


Imam Ibn Rajab 'alayhir rahman, who is considered one of the foremost authorities of Prophetic tradition (hadith) of his day, wrote this deeply inspiring and ever-relevant commentary on one hadith of the Beloved Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in which he said, "The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets." Ibn Rajab was able to bring together the ethics, authentic stories, and penetrating insights that relate to the noble enterprise of true learning.


_SUMMARY:  This book achieves two major triumphs that speak to the modern Muslim intellectual condition. First, it deeply inspires in the serious reader, like very few books of human origin, the love and desire to gain true knowledge. It enlightens people as to what realm of knowledge holds firm sovereignty over all the rest and is most vital for a true Islamic renaissance. In the haze of unbounded access to information, it is especially important these days for people to be clear about what is beneficial knowledge as praised by Allah and His Messenger. This knowledge refers mainly to that which leads men and women to the pleasure of Allah and salvation in the Hereafter. What worldly expertise can possibly compensate for the loss of knowledge concerning divine guidance to and along the straight path? What possible intellectual success can cover up for an ignorance that lures people into darkness and moral morass in this life and Hellfire in the next?


The Heirs of the Prophets is an eloquent and persuasive advocate of restoring our sense of priority when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge and, as a consequence, the conduct of our lives.


As for the second achievement, The Heirs of the Prophets unabashedly strips away any pretension as to what measures as true scholarship within the realm of Islamic learning itself. These pretensions have had uninterrupted breeding seasons over the years, to the point that it is difficult for most people today to distinguish between a preacher and a scholar, between technique and deep comprehension.



Dimensions : 21.7 x 14cm.

*Off-mint. Bump to page corner.