Books by Musa Furber

The key secret to unlocking the Quran and experiencing its innumerable benefits and wisdoms, and receiving its endless guidance is that one must approach it the right way: with "adab." In Etiquette with the Quran (Al-Tiby¿n f¿ ¿d¿b ¿amalat al-Qur¿¿n), Imam al-Nawawi explained the right conduct of the bearers of the Quran, and the characteristics of its memorizers and students. He did this by concisely presenting the merits of reciting and following the Quran; the conduct of its teachers, students, and everyone else; the etiquette of reciting and writing the Quran, and respecting its written form. Afterward, Imam al-Nawawi decided to reduce his book even further to make it even more accessible to the busy people of his age. This translation of his abridgment brings this benefit to the busy people of our own age.

This volume presents an original commentary for Al-Tadhkirah (The Memorandum), a legal primer for Islamic Law according to the later scholars of the Sh¿fi¿¿ school by Ibn al-Mulaqqin, an Egyptian scholar who died in 804AH/1401CE. The commentary introduces essential evidence for the core issues of Islamic Law from its primary sources (the Quran, Sunnah, legal analogy, and scholarly consensus). The commentary is based on Ibn al-Mulaqqin's legal commentaries (Shar¿ Mukhtäar al-Tabr¿rz¿, Khul¿¿at al-fat¿w¿, and ¿Uj¿lat al-mu¿t¿j) and works on legal hadiths (Tu¿fat al-mu¿t¿j, Mukhtäar al-Badr al-mun¿r, and Al-Badr al-mun¿r).The Evident Memorandum helps explain why Islamic Law includes specific topics and the essential evidence behind the Sh¿fi¿¿ school's opinion. It will be most beneficial to readers who are already familiar with Islamic Law and jurisprudence.

Infamies of the Soul (¿Uyub al-nafs) is one of Islam's earliest comprehensive theories for the purification of the soul. In this short guide, the hadith narrator, Shafi¿i legist, and historian of the early sufis, Imam Abu ¿Abd al-Ra¿man al-Sulami, presents sixty-nine wicked traits and habits of the soul, including anger, laziness, negligence, self-pity, envy, avarice, lying, and pride. Each infamy is described with its common causes and treatments, usually with relevant Prophetic narrations and statements from early Muslim sages. These infamies incline the soul toward evil and self-reproach. Treating them restores its serenity and certainty. With this translation, English readers can now benefit from the simplicity and practicality of Imam al-Sulami's classic self-help manual that Arabic readers have utilized for the past millennium.