The Correct Approach To Unpacking 'the Select Creed'

This booklet presents Shaykh Muhammad Nawawi al-Jawi al-Bantani's Al-Nahjah al-jayyidah li-hall alfaz Nuqawat al-'aqidah, his introduction to essential creed and fundamental obligations. The Arabic text is presented along with an English translation.The author of our book is Shaykh Abu 'Abd al-Mu'ti Muhammad bin 'Umar bin 'Arabi bin 'Ali Nawawi al-Bantani al-Jawi, in present-day Indonesia, who lived during 1230-1314 AH/1813-1879 CE, and became one of the Shaykhs of the Two Sacred Precincts. He authored over 40 works in various subjects, including creed ['aqidah], theology [kal?m], Quranic exegesis [tafsir], jurisprudence [fiqh], principles of jurisprudence [usul al-fiqh], and spiritual purification and excellence [tazkiyah, ihsan, and tasawwuf]. In the Malay world (the Nusantara), his words are mandatory reading for students of traditional Islamic disciplines, and many are popular in the Middle East.This booklet contains the author's commentary on his own Nuqawah, a short poem introducing essential creed, and what is obligatory to believe, know, and perform. He drew the majority of his commentary from Shaykh Ibrahim al-Bajuri's (1198-1276 AH/1784-1860 CE) Tuhfat al-murid, making this booklet a summary of its most important points, all presented in an accessible manner.

Author: Muhammad Nawawi al-Jawi al-Bantani, Mu¿ammad Nawaw¿ al-J¿w¿, Musa Furber

Publisher: Islamosaic

Publication Date: Oct 06, 2022

Number of Pages: 130 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1944904204

ISBN-13: 9781944904203