The Sacred Islamic Law: Qanun e Shariat

The Sacred Islamic Law : New,
'Essentials of Islamic Creed & Hanafi Fiqh'
[A5+] Hardback - 553 pages,
being a Transl. of Qanun al-Shari'at,
by Shaykh Shams al-Din Ahmad al-Hanafi [d.1402h],
Transl. & Notes by Muhammad Kalim al-Qadiri,
by Ihya Publishers.

 

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Description :

'The Sacred Islamic Law' (Essentials of Islamic Creed & Hanafi Fiqh) is the much awaited new English translation of Qanun al-Shari'at compiled by the renowned scholar Allama Mufti Qadi Ahmad Shams al-Din al-Jaunpuri, rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi.  This voluminous work is a comprehensive guide to Islamic Law [shariah] and Islamic jurisprudence according to the Hanafi school of thought.  The work has been painstakingly compiled by Shaykh Mawlana Muhammad Kalim al-Qadiri al-Azhari.

 

 

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Table of Contents : 

---Preface,
---About the Author : 
---Shar'i Terminology,
---Author's Prelude,

---[1]. The Essence of Allah and His Attributes,

---[2]. Divine Decree and Pre-Ordination,

---[3]. Prophets and Messengers,
-------The Station and Rank of the Prophets,

---[4]. The Angels [Mala'ikah],

---[5]. The Jinn,

---[6]. The Books of Allah,

---[7]. Death and the Grave,

---[8]. The Day of Judgement and It's Signs,

---[9]. Paradise [Jannah],

---[10]. Hellfire [Jahannam],

---[11]. Faith [Imaan] and Disbelief [Kufr],

---[12]. Polytheism [Shirk],

---[13]. Innovation [Bid'ah],

---[14]. Leadership and Caliphate [Al-Imamah wa al-Khilafah],

---[15]. Rightly Guided Caliphs [Al-Khulafa' al-Rashidun],

---[16]. The Companions & the Family of the Messenger, salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam,

---[17]. Friendship of Allah [Wilayah],

---[18]. Following One of the Four Imams [Taqlid],

---[19]. Prayer [Salah],

---[20]. The First Requisite - Cleanliness and Ritual Purity [Taharah],

---[21]. Ritual Bath [Ghusl],

---[22]. Water Wells,

---[23]. Impurities,

---[24]. Remnant Water and Perspiration,

---[25]. Dry Ablution [Tayammum],

---[26]. Wiping the Footgear [Khuff], 

---[27]. Menstrual Bleeding [Hayd],

---[28]. Lochia/Post-Natal Bleeding [Nifas],

---[29]. Chronic Irregular Bleeding [Istihadah],

---[30]. The Legally Excused [Ma'dhur],

---[31]. Method of Purifying Contaminated Items,

---[32]. Cleansing of the Excretal Passages,

---[33]. The Method of Cleaning One's Self [Istinja'],

---[34]. The Second Requisite of Salah - The Covering of the Essential Parts of the Body [Satr al-Awrah],

---[35]. The Third Requisite of Salah - Time,

---[36]. The Recommended Mustahab Times for Salah,
---------Salat al-Fajr,
---------Salat al-Zuhr,
---------Salat al-Jumu'ah,
---------Salat al-'Asr,
---------Salat al-Maghrib,
---------Salat al-'Isha',

---[37]. Disliked [Makruh] Times of Prayer,

---[38]. The Call to Prayer [Adhaan],

---[39]. Announcement for the Establishment of Prayer [Iqamah],

---[40]. The Fourth Requisite of Salah - Facing the Qiblah,

---[41]. The Fifth Requisite of Salah - Intention [Niyyah],

---[42]. The Sixth Requisite of Salah - The Consecratory Takbir,

---[43]. Method of Performing Salah,
---------The Salah of Females,
---------Ruling of Fard, Wajib, Sunnah and Mustahabb actions,

---[44]. Obligatory [Fard] Actions in Salah,

---[45]. Necessary [Wajib] Actions of Salah,

---[46]. Prostration of Forgetfulness [Sajdah al-Sahw],

---[47]. The Prostration of Recital [Sajdah al-Tilawah],
----------What is Sajdah al-Tilawah,
----------Sunnah method of performing Sajdah al-Tilawah,
----------Conditions for Sajdah al-Tilawah,

---[47]. The Prostration of Gratitude [Sajdah al-Shukr],

---[48]. The Recitation of the Qur'an [Qira'ah],

---[49]. Errors in Recitation,

---[50]. The Recitation of the Holy Qur'an outside of Salah,

---[51]. Congregational Prayers [Jama'ah],

---[51]. Rulings Related to Aligning the Rows [Saff],

---[52]. Who Can be Appointed as an Imam?

---[53]. Method of Establishing the Jama'ah,

---[54]. Nullifiers of Salah,

---[55]. The Barrier [Sutrah],

---[56]. The Disliked Acts [Makruhat] in Salah,

---[57]. Valid Reasons for Breaking the Salah,

---[58]. Rules Pertaining to the Mosque [Masjid],

---[59]. Salah al-Witr,

---[60]. The Sunnah and Nafl Prayers,

---[61]. Recommended [Mustahabb] Salah,

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---Index,
---Bibliography.

 

 

 

 

 

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Dimensions : 24.5 x 17.5 x 3.5cm.