Hamza Yusuf

Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart

Purification of the Heart

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ṭaḥāwī

Al-ʻAqīda Aṭ-Ṭaḥāwiyya Al-musammāt Bayān As-sunna Wa-ăl-ǧamāʻa

Zaid Shakir

This book is a concise treatise on the path to conscious awareness of our Lord. The Muslim tradition considers this the primary reason for our existence and the means by which we are ensured continued succor from our Creator. This classic volume elucidates a simple yet effective means to transform our inner world through spiritual struggle with our soul.

Agenda to Change Our Condition

Afflictions that assail and control people--such as miserliness, envy, treachery, malice, and arrogance--are examined in a study that discusses the causes and cures of these diseases and reveals how Islamic spirituality deals with spiritual and psychological problems. Original.

Signs, Symptoms, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart : Translation and Commentary of Imam Mawlud's Matharat Al-Qulub

John Taylor Gatto

Dorothy Leigh Sayers

Raising an Intelligent, Sovereign & Ethical Human Being

Educating Your Children in Modern Times

The Prayer of the Oppressed

A collection of three essays prepared by for the "Beyond Schooling" conference in Toronto. "Prologue" is excerpted from John Gatto's new book: "The Underground History of American Education" ; "Lambs to the Slaughter" is an original submission by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf ; and, the final article, "The lost tools of learning" by Dorothy Sayers, is reprinted from the original essay she wrote many years ago.

Building Communities where Learning Really Matters

Beyond Schooling

This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. Diseases examined include miserliness, envy, hatred, treachery, rancour, malice, ostentation, arrogance, covetousness, lust, and other afflictions that assail people and often control them. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings.

Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart

For almost four hundred years, Ibn ʻĀshir's famous didactic poem Al-Murshid al-muʻīn (The helpful guide) has been the primary text used to teach creed, law, and spiritual practice to young students in North and West Africa. How did this text concisely integrate the essential Islamic sciences, providing a holistic summation of orthodox Suni creed, rites, and spirituality? And how did it receive uniform acceptance as the foundational text in North and West Africa, serving as the main catalyst for a cohesive normative tradition in the region? This dissertation presents a thorough excavation of the text through an adapted translator's model and historical methodolgy that approaches the problem as one of intellectual archeology. It also uses historical methods of research to examine the Islamic pedagogical system through a focused analysis. The primary sources are Al-Murshid al-muʻīn itself; its many glosses and commentaries; the biographical literature of the Maliki tradition; as well as a survey of the historical and more recent scholarship on the formation of the juristic, creedal, and spiritual schools that emerged as normative, with a fully formulated orthodoxy and orthopraxy. Finally the dissertation details the critical roles of both the isnād tradition, which preserves the author's original intent, and the abridgement tradition, which involved a distillation of the essential Islamic sciences through a long process of scholarly efforts to enable a succinct transmission of the essential knowledge to students of the sacred knowledge. This transmission occurred through a scaffolding that enabled students to move from beginners' texts to more advanced ones. The process of distillation of the large early texts to smaller and smaller abridgements involved providing general students with easily accessible manuals that allow them to learn the basics of the religion and enable them to understand their creed, worship their Lord, and work on their spiritual growth with sound knowledge. Hence, such texts were part of a greater religious literacy project. Due to the excellence of Ibn ʻĀshir's text in fulfilling all of these aims, it became the foundational text for religious literacy in both North and West Africa for almost four hundred years, playing a pivotal role in establishing an authoritative and moderate Islam that, due to the isnād tradition, emerged without the need for synods, magisteria, or councils of scholars to agree upon faith and practice.

A Case Stude of Transmission of Authority and Distilation of Knowledge in Ibn ʻĀshir's Al-Murshid Al-muʻīn (The Helpful Guide)

The Normative Islamic Tradition in North and West Africa

Reza Shah-Kazemi

Common Ground Between Islam & Buddhism/ Reza Shah-Kazemi. With an Essay by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Calculations, Moon Sighting, and the Prophetic Way

Caesarean Moon Births

Hati adalah milik manusia yang paling berharga. Sayangnya tidak semua manusia mengetahui dan menyadarinya. Sehingga mereka tidak sungguh-sungguh dalam memeliharanya. Kondisi hati sesorang memiliki pengaruh yang besar terhadap sikap-nya dalam menjalani hidup. Seberat apapun kesulitan dan kesengsaraan yang menimpa tak akan berat dipikul jika didapi dengan hati yang lapang dan ridha.

TERAPI JITU MEMBERSIHKAN HATI DARI SIFAT-SIFAT YANG TIDAK DISUKAI ALLAH

Hatiku Surgaku

The Power of this prayer of Imam Muhammad al-Dar’i lies in its simplicity, its purity, and its sincere supplication. It is essentially a plea to God that our transgressions be overlooked, that divine mercy be bestowed upon us, that social justice be restored in spite of us, that wrongs be righted, and that righteousness reign once again in our lands, so that the destitute may no longer be in need, the young may be educated, the animals’ purpose fulfilled, rain restored, and bounties poured forth. It is a plea to be freed from the aggression of foreigners in lands over which they have no right—a plea much needed in our modern world, rampant as it is with invasions and territorial occupations. Ultimately, it asks not that our enemies be destroyed, but simply that their plots, and the harm they cause, be halted. Its essence is mercy, which in turn is the essence of the Messenger of God, Muhammad (peace and blessing of God be upon him): “And We have only sent you as a mercy to all the worlds.”

Buku ini memaparkan sikap Nabi dalam menghadapi berbagai keadaan dikaitkan dengan masalah umat Islam masa kini, agar kita dapat becermin, apakah kita telah meneladani Nabi Saw. atau malah sebaliknya. Bagaimanapun Nabi menegaskan dalam sebuah sabdanya, “Aku diutus untuk menyempurnakan akhlak yang mulia.” [Mizan, Noura Books, Nourabooks, Religi, Agama Islam, Dewasa, Indonesia]

Stop Pretending Start Practicing

La diferencia entre alguien cuyo corazón está purificado y sano y alguien cuyo corazón es impuro y corrupto: La gente impura oprime, y los de corazón puro no sólo perdonan a sus opresores sino que los elevan en carácter y posición. A fin de purificarnos, debemos empezar por reconocer esta verdad. De esto trata este libroes un libro de auto-purificación y un manual de liberación. Si trabajamos sobre nuestros corazones, si realmente ponemos en práctica lo que aquí se aconseja, empezaremos a ver cambios en nuestras vidas, en nuestro estado, nuestra sociedad, y hasta en la dinámica interna de nuestras familias. Es una bendición contar con esta ciencia de la purificación y que esta enseñanza exista hoy en el mundo. Lo único que necesitamos es tomar en serio estas enseñanzas. Examinemos pues lo que expone aquí este gran sabio y aprendamos acerca de las enfermedades del corazón, examinando su etiología (sus causas), sus señales y síntomas, y, finalmente, cómo tratarlas. Existen dos tipos de tratamiento: el tratamiento teórico, que es comprender la enfermedad en sí, y el tratamiento práctico, que se centra en las fórmulas que debemos aplicar a fin de restablecer la pureza natural del corazón. Si aplicamos las técnicas que han sido elaboradas y impartidas por los grandes sabios de la vasta tradición del Islam, veremos resultados. Pero como ocurre con las recetas médicas, el doctor no puede obligarte a tomar la medicina. Los eruditos expertos en la puri- ficación espiritual nos ofrecen tratamientos extraídos de las enseñanzas del Corán y del modelo ejemplar del Profeta (la paz sea con él). Las enseñanzas están ahí a nuestra disposición. Son claras y funcionan. Sólo queda, pues, que las aprendamos, las apliquemos a nosotros mismos, y las compartamos con otros.

La Purificación del Corazón

Prior to the advent of electricity, every night held the possibility of a celestial light show. People in even the most urban environments were exposed to the awe and majesty of the heavens, which clearly "proclaim the glory of God." The contemplation of the celestial orbs and their movements provided early man with the most direct connection to his Lord. In the Qur'anic story of Abraham, it is his observance of heavenly phenomena that leads him to his certainty of God's unity and transcendence. Since the time of the Seljuq Turks, the crescent moon has been a sign of Islam.For Muslims in North America, there has been much confusion regarding when Ramadan begins, when to fast, and when to break the fast. Hamza Yusuf provides clarity through this detailed and scholarly work that decisively makes the case for sighting the crescent moon with the naked eye, as has been the Islamic tradition for 1400 years. This is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance on this important and sacred matter.

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