Ascent to Felicity (Maraqi 'l-Sa'adat)

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Imam Shurunbulali began his work on the Shurunbulaliyya in the year 1030 AH and finished it in 1035 AH. Nur al-Idah was written while he was writing al-Shurunbulaliyya, in the year 1032 AH. His first commentary on Nur al-Idah, Imdad al-Fattah, was completed in 1046 AH and his second commentary, Maraqi al-Falah, in 1054 AH.

Ascent to Felicity

This is a rich personal selection of invocations by the esteemed author, all of which are either attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) or to his immediate Companions. In other words... For centuries, this has been one of the most widely taught texts in traditional Islamic institutes and seminaries. This course will leave the students well-prepared to deal with the majority of issues that they encounter in their daily worship.I have read through a number of fiqh books looking for those small questions which pop up when reading works such as Quduri and Hidayah. I would have to previously look through multiple books for one answer as to how small actions invalidate salah but this book is amazing. The footnotes contain alot of research and answers and I highly recommend all students with even the slightest interest in fiqh to read this book Uzair Patel Week 9 : Invalidators & non-invalidators of prayer & disliked actions in prayer (2); prostration of forgetfulness Another matter that sets this course apart from others is that Imam Shurunbulali was from “ahl al-tarjih,” those scholars at the rank of choosing positions in the school. This eliminates confusion and provides the reader with a good grounding in the subject. This book is a collection of 327 hadiths which the author, Shaykh ‘Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri, compiled from ‘Allama Tabrizi’s renowned hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih. The book contains many jawami’ al-kali... This book is an important contribution to the growing, but still small, corpus of traditional Islamic texts available in English translation.” Dr Ingrid Mattson

Ascent to Felicity : A Manual on Islamic Creed and Hanafi Ascent to Felicity : A Manual on Islamic Creed and Hanafi

Written by the eminent 11th century Hanafi scholar, Abu ’l-Ikhlas al-Shurunbulali, Ascent to Felicity is a concise yet comprehensive primer in creed and jurisprudence. It spans all five pillars of Islam, as well as the topics of slaughtering, ritual sacrifice, and hunting. To supplement the text, the translator has added key explanatory notes taken from several reliable works on theology and jurisprudence. He has also added appendices that comprise numerous supplications related to the five pillars, presented in Arabic script along with English transliteration, as well as the etiquette of visiting the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) in Madina Munawwara. An admirable rendering into lucid, fluid English of Imam Hasan al-Shurunbulali’s primer of Hanafi law, Ascent to Felicity. This concise but thorough work focuses on the five acts of worship. The book has the added feature of a fairly detailed presentation of the basics of the Muslim Creed. In translating this introductory section of Imam Shurunbulali’s treatise, Khan’s skill as a translator is on full display, as he has made sometimes involved theological concepts easily accessible to the average English reader. Khan has provided an additional service to both Shurunbulali’s work and to contemporary Muslims by augmenting the translation with insightful and extremely useful explanatory notes. The value of this work, skillfully produced by White Thread Press, goes far beyond its benefit to adherents of the Hanafi legal school. Rather, it will prove of benefit to Muslims in general as well as researchers interested in latter-day presentations of the creed and practice of Sunni Muslims.” Imam Zaid Shakir The text further encompasses a spectrum of legal edicts concerning acts such as ritual slaughter, sacrificial practices, and hunting. Thus, as an introductory discourse, it boasts a commendable breadth of subject matter. Importantly, it maintains a judicious balance, abstaining from delving into extraneous legal and doctrinal intricacies that might otherwise inundate the reader. Rather, it presents a lucid exposition of the most pivotal issues germane to these two scholarly disciplines. At a time when the discourse surrounding Islam is generally inauthentic and shallow, The Path to Perfection presents a much-need... Written by the eminent 11th century Hanafi scholar Abu 'l-Ikhlas al-Shurunbulali Ascent to Felicity is a concise yet comprehensive primer in creed and jurisprudence. It spans all five pillars of Islam as well as the topics of slaughtering ritual sacrifice and hunting. To supplement the text the translator has added key explanatory notes taken from several reliable works on theology and jurisprudence. He has also added appendices that comprise numerous supplications related to the five pillars presented in Arabic script along with English transliteration as well as the etiquette of visiting the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) in Madina.This book is an important contribution to the growing, but still small, corpus of traditional Islamic texts available in English translation.”