The sixth volume of the Pinnacle Papers is now available from Nawa Books
Blurb:
In Islam, there are fundamental principles, each of which stands first on the pillar of belief and secondly on conduct. This book contains a brief explanation of all these fundamentals: it clarifies their basis first from the texts of the Quran and the authentic Sunnah and then, second, succinctly explains their content.
Third, it then discusses their wisdom and benefit to society and the secret behind their legislation. Thus, it combines the knowledge of Islam as creed, thought, and conduct. Among these fundamentals are: faith in Allah and the secret behind its necessity, the way to unite the Muslims, the remembrance of Allah and its effect on man’s life, knowledge is the foundation of all conduct and creed, gentleness in following religious rulings, and separating from evil and its people.
From the introduction:
"In this volume, Imam al-Būṭī, may Allah have mercy on him, delves into a topic that many people overlook or maybe never even think about, which is that there is profound wisdom behind everything Allah does and everything He commands, the first of which is the command to believe in Him and acknowledge one’s slavehood to Him.
After that, the imam lists more than twenty other commands and their wisdoms, ranging from raising children and being good to parents to justice in transactions, from not accepting reports from dubious sources to explaining how true knowledge is the source of every word and deed, from the wisdom of dhikr to the wisdom of duʿāʾ, and so forth.
Upon finishing the book, all of this leaves the attentive reader in a far better position than when he started, for now he has a profound understanding of and insight into Allah’s commands, which are the foundation of his relationship with Allah.
His commands are His expectations of you; you demonstrate your love to Allah by meeting those expectations. When you understand that those expectations are rooted in His love and concern for you, you will find yourself enthusiastic and eager please Him.
And with Allah alone is every success."
"In this volume, Imam al-Būṭī, may Allah have mercy on him, delves into a topic that many people overlook or maybe never even think about, which is that there is profound wisdom behind everything Allah does and everything He commands, the first of which is the command to believe in Him and acknowledge one’s slavehood to Him.
After that, the imam lists more than twenty other commands and their wisdoms, ranging from raising children and being good to parents to justice in transactions, from not accepting reports from dubious sources to explaining how true knowledge is the source of every word and deed, from the wisdom of dhikr to the wisdom of duʿāʾ, and so forth.
Upon finishing the book, all of this leaves the attentive reader in a far better position than when he started, for now he has a profound understanding of and insight into Allah’s commands, which are the foundation of his relationship with Allah.
His commands are His expectations of you; you demonstrate your love to Allah by meeting those expectations. When you understand that those expectations are rooted in His love and concern for you, you will find yourself enthusiastic and eager please Him.
And with Allah alone is every success."
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