Ash-Shafi’i's Risala: Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence

Imam Shafi on On Legal Knowledge Read Classical – Excerpt Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi’i (d. 204AH/820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law. This important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence and its influence continues to the present day. During the early years of the spread of Islam, the exponents of Islamic legal doctrine were faced with the problems raised by ruling and administering a diverse and rapidly growing empire. In Medina and Kufa, as well as other cities of early Muslim rule, schools of law had to be developed, but it took the genius of Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi’i, born in the year 150AH/767AD, to establish the principles by which the various legal doctrines could be synthesised into a coherent system. In the Risala, which laid down the basis for such a synthesis, al-Shafi’i established the overriding authority, next only to the Qur’an, of the Sunnah or example of the Prophet Muhammad as transmitted in the traditions.

Author: Muhammad Bin Idrees Al-Shafaei - Mohammed Bin Idrees Al-Shafai

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/344944

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The Only Way out: A Guide for Truth Seekers

A book which presents Islam to educated readers in the West in particular and from any other background in general. It is a book the covers a wide variety of topics from religion ot sceince and philosophy. It tackles the problem of atheism and darwinism but presents Islam from its authentic sources and shows the remarkable intellectual heritage presented by Islam as complete way of life. Finally, it is the right book to give to sincere truth seekers worldwide, God willling.

Author: Abdullah ibn Saeed Ash-Shehri

Publisher: http://www.jubaildawah.org - The Website of The Cooperative Office for Propagation, Guidance, and Warning of Expatriates - Jubail

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/329579

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Satan and His Ways of Approaching the Believers

In the Islamic Faith, however, Satan is a member of the jinn that constitute a world of their own, created with the ability to obscure themselves from human sight.

Author: Abdullah Al-Khater

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Publisher: http://www.islamweb.net - Islam Web Website

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/341082

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Prostration for Forgetfulness in the Prayer

An explanation of the different situations in which one must make prostrations for forgetfulness and when to perform them.

Author: Muhammad ibn Saleh al-Othaimeen

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/1373

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The Evils of the Tongue

Various Prohibitions regarding Speech.

Publisher: Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/1239

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