Although al-Muhāsibī was well known for his skills in many disciplines, including the Qur’ān, Prophetic narration and scholastic theology, it is his mastery in the field of Islamic spirituality and moral psychology for which he is best remembered.
This book examines the work of a scholar of this discipline, al-Hārith al-Muhāsibī, who lived and worked during the classical Islamic period under the Abbāsids. Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.
485 al- Qurtubi, al-Jami ' li Ahkam al-Qur 'an, vol. 131- 3 Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Qur 'an al- Azim, vol. Categories: Religion Spiritual Purification in Islam Bringing a fresh understanding of the nuanced meanings of the Fall and its various manifestations over time and across space, contributions reflect on the ways in which the Fall can be seen as a transition into absence how conceptions of the Fall relate to, change, and shape one another and how the Fall can be seen positively, embracing as it does a narrative of hope. Fall Narratives brings together theologians, historians and artists as well as philosophers and scholars of religion and literature, to explore and reflect on a wide range of concepts of the Fall. Throughout history the motif of ‘the Fall’ has impacted upon our understanding of theology and philosophy and has had an influence on everything from literature to dance. Categories: Religion Tafsir Al Qurtubi Vol 3Ĩ3 Al- Qurtubi, vol. There is of course, the eponymous theme of the sūrah, the family of 'Imrān: Maryam, her son 'Īsā, Zakariyyā' and his son Yaḥyā, peace be upon them all. Among the important matters covered in this volume are extensive commentary on the Āyat al-Kursī the greatest āyat in the Qur'an, the āyats on usury and the longest āyat in the Qur'an which regulates credit and debt, among the very last revealed to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the unparalleled āyats that conclude Sūrat al-Baqarah, and the passage from Sūrah Āl 'Imrān that explicates the difference between āyats containing clear judgements and others that are open to interpretation. However, in the course of doing that, al-Qurṭubī examines all the relevant sciences necessary, such as the ḥadīth pertaining to the āyahs, events in the sīrah, what the Companions, their Followers and other noted people of knowledge said about the āyahs, essential aspects of Arabic etymology, syntax and usage, copiously illustrated by examples, and much more. As its title, al-Jāmi' li Aḥkām al-Qur'ān - The General Judgments of the Qur'an, suggests, its main focus is on the rulings and judgments to be found in the Qur'ān. The tafsīr of al-Qurṭubī is perhaps one of the most compendious of them all and is certainly among the most famous. Īuthor: Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad Al-Qurtubi This gives it particular relevance to those interested in learning how the Qur'an informs the daily life of the Muslims, on both the individual and communal level.Among the important matters covered in this volume are extensive commentary on the Āyat al-Kursī, usury, credit and debt, the clear judgment āyats and those open to interpretation, and the stories of Maryam, 'īsā, Zakariyyā' and.
While his Tafsir covers them all, Imam al-Qurtubi was especially concerned to bring out the legal implications of the Qur'anic text, and his work emphasizes the practical applications of the Revelation. It gives English-speaking readers access to one of the great classical commentaries, containing a wealth of authoritative traditional exposition of the Sacred Text.Ĭomprehensive interpretation of the Holy Qur'an requires consideration of every aspect - spiritual, legal, linguistic, social, and others. With the first volume of this abridged translation of Imam al-Qurtubi's al-Jami' li-ahkam al-Qur'an ("The Compendium of Legal Rulings of the Qur'an"), an important step has been taken towards remedying this situation. There has until now been a dearth of translations of classical tafsir literature into English. The publication of this volume represents a significant landmark in the history of Islamic literature in English.