The Book of Illumination is a translation of al-Tanwir fi Isqat al-Tadbir, a Sufi text composed by the Muslim saint and jurist, Ibn Ata'illah al-Iskandari. The text is about avoiding the anxieties associated with rational calculation, hoarding wealth, and exercising self-interest. It consists of ethical commentary on the Qur'an, traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, and examples of North African Sufi masters. The author meant it to be an ethical introduction to Sufi mysticism, a first stepping-stone for aspirants who would experience spiritual intimacy with God within the framework of Islamic ethics and law.
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al-Tanwir fi Isqat al-Tadbir by Scott Kugle.
This is because the translator has a pro-gay agenda that flies in the face of
1,400 years of God-fearing Islamic scholarship which clearly undermines his
acceptability and integrity as a translator from an Islamic point-of-view.
Based on this, we certainly question why any Muslim would want to read a book
translated by someone who engages in intellectually dishonest conclusion-based
hermeneutics
that openly clash with the consensus of Sunni Muslim scholarship. Even though
so-called gay issues don't seem to be addressed in the work in question, one
can't help but wonder how much impact such agenda-driven intellectual
dishonesty has on any work that such a translator does. This level of doubt
alone should be enough to exclude this translation from the list of books that
any God-fearing English-speaking spiritual wayfarer would want to read. We've
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'Allah
is the protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will
lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil
ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They
will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever).'
{TM
Qur'an Al-Baqara 2:257}
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About Ibn Ata’ Allah Al-Iskandari
Taj ad-Din Abu’l-Fadl Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abd al-Karim b. Ata’ Allah
al-Iskandari, al-Judhami ash-Shadhili, known simply as Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah, was
born in Alexandria, Egypt, as his nisbah indicates, about the middle of
the seventh/thirteenth century. His family were renowned Maliki scholars from
the Banu Judham tribe, originally from Arabia. His grandfather, Abd al-Karim (d.
612 AH/1216 AD) had distinguished himself as an expert in fiqh, usul
(principles of jurisprudence), and Arabic, having studied under the famous
Abu’l-Hasan al-Abyari. He had written several books, among which were al-Bayin
wa’t-Taqrib fi Sharh at-Tahdhib, Mukhtasar at-Tahdhib, and Mukhtasar
al-Mufassal, and had been very hostile to Suflism.
| Classical (Other) | The Key to Salvation By Ibn Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari | Trans by: MARY ANN KOURY-DANNER (PB, 270pp) | £19.99 |
On the authority of Al-Numan bin Basheer, who
said : I heared the messenger of Allah say :
'That which is
lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two of
them are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who
avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his
honor, but he who falls into doubtful
matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures
around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a
sanctuary, and truly Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the
body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it be whole, all the body is whole
and which, if it be diseased, all of it is diseased. Truly it is the heart.'
Related
by Bukhari
and Muslim (An
Nawai's Forty
Haith)
