Sharia And Tariqa

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Shari‘a & Tarīqa:
Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart
In the name of Allah; the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds; and peace and
blessings be upon the most Honorable of Messengers, Muúammad,
and upon his family and companions, and all those who follow them
in righteousness, until the Day of Judgment.
Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are
all for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds...
Shari‘a

&
Tarīqa:
Islamic Law

&
Purification of the Heart

Shaikh al-ûadith
Muúammad Zakariyyó Kóndhelwõ
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Translation: Asim Ahmad
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Arabic Calligraphy: Mohammad Alagha & Muhammad Zakariya
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Library of Congress: 2010933738
ISBN: 9781936157037
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َباَتِكْلا ُمُهُمِّلَعُي َو َكِتاَياَء ْمهِ يَلَع اولُتَْي ْمُهْنِم لًا وُسَر ْمهِ يِف ْثَعْباَو اَنَّبَر
ْمهِ يِكّ َزُي َو ةَمكْ ِحْلاَو
And, our Lord, raise in their midst a Messenger from
among them, who should recite to them Your verses,
and teach them the Book and the Wisdom, and make
them pure. ( : )
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Acknowledgements
I owe this translation to my upbringing by my loving and wise parents,
to the blessings of my shaikh, and to the beautiful spiritual environment
of Darul Uloom al-Madania. After that, I cannot forget Meekail Smith,
Mrs. Osman, my sister Mrs. Aúmad, Amir Bashir, Hasan Shibly and the
many others who made this book come true. May Allah u bless them all
and may He secure a place for them in the everlasting abode of Paradise.
Transliteration Key
( ) ‘(the hamza is produced by a q (a heavy k sound)
ء أإ ق
sudden stop in the airstream k
ك
similar to the sound in the l
ل
middle of the exclamation, م m
uh-oh.) n
ن
a, ó w
ا و
b h
ب ه
ت t ي y, ī, i
th (is pronounced like the th in
ث
thick and thumb) j Raðiya Allahu ‘anhó—may Allah
ج j u be pleased with her (used follow-
ح ú (a heavy h sound produced in ing mention of a female companion
the center of the throat) of the Blessed Prophet s)
خ kh (a guttural k sound produced g Raðiya Allahu ‘anhu—may
in the upper throat and sounding Allah u be pleased with him
similar to the ch in German as in (used following mention of a
Bach.) male companion of the Blessed
د d Prophet s)
ذ dh (is pronounced like the th in l Raðiya Allahu ‘anhum—may
though and thus) Allah u be pleased with them
ر r (used following mention a group
ز z of companions of the Blessed
س s Prophet s)
ش sh s ýallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam – may
ص ü (an emphatic s) the peace and blessings be upon
ض ð (an emphatic d) him (used following mention of
ط ø (an emphatic t) the Blessed Prophet s)
ظ þ (an emphatic dh) u Subúanahñ wa Ta‘óló – He who
ع ‘, ‘a, ‘i, ‘u (produced in the center is sublime and High
of the throat) e ‘alaihi al-Salóm - may peace be up-
غ gh (a guttural g sound produced on him (used following mention
in the upper throat) of prophets)
f
ف

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Contents
FOREWORD xiii
                                   
Shari‘a xv
                                         
Taüawwuf—ùarīqa xvii
                               
INTRODUCTION
                                 1
The Scholars of Deoband
                             1
The Inseparability of Shari‘a and Taüawwuf
                4
The Blessed Prophet s was Made to Forget
                5
Sins and Conflicts of Companions l was for Completion of Dīn
   6
Two Incidents of Forgiveness
                           7
Greatness of the Companions l
                          9
Belief of Ahl Al-Sunna About the Companions l
              11
Criticizing the Companions l
                           13
Internal Conflicts of the Companions l
                   16
Shortcomings in Our Understanding
                    19
:
i THE HOLY QUR’AN
                              29
Fulfilling the Proprieties of the Qur’an
                   29
Fifteen Sciences of the Qur’an
                         30
Foundations of the Shari’a
                           32
Conditions for Acting in Accordance With the Qur’an
        33
Conclusion
                                      34
:
ii HADITH
                                        36
Types of Hadith
                                   36
The True Scholarship of Hadith
                       38
Imam Bukhórõ’s Quartet
                            41
:
iii FIQH
                                           47
What is Fiqh?
                                    47
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