Imam al-Qurtubi [d.671H / 1273 CE ]

Imam Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi or Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Qurtubi أبو عبدالله القرطبي‎) (d. 1214 - 1273) was a famous classical Sunni scholar.

Imam al-Qurtubi May Allah be pleased with him was born in Cordoba, Spain and was an eminent Maliki scholar who specialised in tafsir, fiqh and hadith. He was also a prolific writer and authored many works, one of the most famous of them is his major volume Tafsir al Jami' li-ahkam al-Qur'an, better known as Tafsir al-Qurtubi.

Imam al-Qurtubi passed away in 671 After Hijri - 1273 Common Era in Munya Abi'l-Khusavb, Egypt.

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 The Secrets of Asceticism                                                    by Imam al-Qurtubi

 Paperback - 152 pages                                                           Edited by Ahmad 'Ali al-'Adani

 
Description: Being the third part of al-Qasru'l-Hirs, al-Qurtubi May Allah be pleased with him deals with the issue of zuhd or “doing-without.” Zuhd is a central dimension of Islam, but Muslims in every age have faced the ingrained peril of distorting its meaning and its demands, and veer away from a sound understanding of it. This book not only restores a balance in the understanding of zuhd but offers practical advice of how to bring it into our lives. Special attention is given to the central issue of wealth, from the viewpoint of how to employ it legitimately, and of its being a test to Muslims.

In explaining this sacred state, al-Qurtubi explores many themes, including: 

---The linguistic meaning of zuhd and the clarification of its essence;  

---The means to attain control over the earthly plain and to exercise zuhd in it;  

---The virtue of zuhd, and the fruits it produces;  

---The states of those who exercise zuhd in this world;  

---Some examples of zuhd by the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace and blessings;  

---Some examples of zuhd by the Prophet’s companions;  

---The virtue of those who acquire ownership of wealth rightfully, and who spend out of it rightfully;  

---The explanation of the Prophetic hadith: “Every nation has its peculiar test, and the test of my community is “belief lies in wealth.”

This book will be of interest to readers who wish to understand the centrality of zuhd to the Islamic tradition as written by one of the greatest Qur’anic commentators belonging to the Islamic civilisation.   

 
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 Tafsir al-Qurtubi - Volume 1:  Classic Commentary of the Noble Qur'an  
  Hardback - 787 pages        by Imam al-Qurtubi 'alayhir rahman w'al ridwan   
                                                                                   Translated by Aisha Bewley & Edited by Abdul Haqq Bewley    
                

Description from the publisher: The publication of this volume represents a significant landmark in the history of Islamic literature in English. There has until now been a dearth of translations of classical tafsir [commentary] literature into English. With the first volume of this abridged translation of Imam al-Qurtubi's al-Jami' li-ahkam al-Qur'an ("The Compendium of Legal Rulings of the Qur'an"), an important step has been taken towards remedying this situation. It gives English-speaking readers access to one of the great classical commentaries, containing a wealth of authoritative traditional exposition of the Sacred Text.

Comprehensive interpretation of the Noble Qur'an requires consideration of every aspect -- spiritual, legal, linguistic, social, and others. While his Tafsir covers them all, Imam al-Qurtubi was especially concerned to bring out the legal implications of the Qur'anic text, and his work emphasises the practical applications of the Revelation. This gives it particular relevance to those interested in learning how the Qur'an informs the daily life of the Muslims, on both the individual and communal level. The author also explains the diversity of the various readings (qira'at) and explores the alternative interpretations that can be derived from them.

Imam Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Qurtubi,  was born in Cordoba, Spain, at the summlt of Its great  period of Islamic civilisation. He was an eminent Maliki scholar  who specialised in fiqh  and Hadith. The breadth and depth of his scholarship are evident in his writings. The most famous of then is his twenty-volume tasfir al Jami' li-ahkam al-Qur'an, the first three volumes of which are covered by this publication. Imam al-Qirtubi was a man of great modesty who disdained worldly honours and throughout his life wore the simple gown and cap of the ordinary Muslin. He traveled from Spain to the East and settled in Munya  Abi 'l-Khusavb in Upper Egypt. where he died in 671H/ 1273 CE.

The Tranlator : Aisha Abdurrahman at Tarjumana Bewley is one today’s most prolific translators of classical Arabic work into English. Aisha Bewley not only understands Arabic but she is also aware of the basic meanings and nature of teachings and history of Islam. Her knowledge is born of experience and direct transmission, not merely academic theory and learning by rote. For more than twenty-five years she has been concerned with making the contents of many classical works in Arabic more Accessible to English-speaking readers for the first time, including Ash-Shifa of Qadi “Iyad. 

She is co-translator of the Qur'an. Other works include Muwatta of Imam Malik, Men of Madina & Women of Madina of Ibn Sa'd and she has also written a number of books.

 
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  An Authentic Selection from Imam Al-Qurtubi's   
  AT-TADHKIRAH :  FI-AHWAL 'IL-MAWTA W'AL-AKHIRA  
               '' In the Remembrance of the Affairs of the Dead and Doomsday ''

  Hardback - 400 pages            English Translation          

Translated by Reda Bedair [Phd] Azhar University
Edited by Khadija Ford
Published by Dar al-Manara El-Mansoura, Egypt

167 Chapters with Hadith and Commentary 

---- Death is not the absolute end. It is just the discontinuation of unity between the body and soul. It is a change from one state to another and a transition from this present life to that of the hereafter.

"Allah takes souls at the time of their death and [the souls] of those that do not die during their sleep. He retains those souls for which He has ordained death, whereas He releases the rest for an appointed term" [Qur'an 39:42]

Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Qurtubi was born in Cordoba, Spain, at the summlt of Its great  period of Islamic civilisation. He was an eminent Maliki scholar  who specialised in fiqh and Hadith. The breadth and depth of his scholarship are evident in his writings. The most famous of then is his twenty-volume tasfir al Jami' li-ahkam al-Qar'an, The first three volumes have been translated into English. 

Imam al-Qurtubi May Allah be pleased with him, was a man of great modesty who disdained worldly honours and throughout his life wore the simple gown and cap of the ordinary Muslim. He traveled from Spain to the East and settled in Munya Abi'l-Khusavb. in Upper Egypt. where he died in 671H/ 1273

'Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception'  [Qur'an 3:185]

 
 
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at-Tadhkirah fi Ahwal al-Mawta wa Umur al-Akhirah           (ARABIC ONLY) 
Hardback - 592 pages                                                            by Imam Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi

Edited by 'Isam al-Din al-Sababti

Published in Egypt

 
A comprehensive work by Imam al-Qurtubi, may Allah be pleased with him, on death, the states of the deceased, barzakh, the Day of Judgement, resurrection, and reckoning, detailed description of Jannah and Jahannam, the signs for the advent of Yawm al-Qiyamah, etc.

2 Volumes in 1 binding.

About the Author:

Imam Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi or Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Qurtubi أبو عبدالله القرطبي‎) (d. 1214 - 1273) was a famous classical Sunni scholar.  

Imam al-Qurtubi, May Allah be pleased with him, was born in Cordoba, Spain and was an eminent Maliki scholar who specialised in tafsir, fiqh and hadith. He was also a prolific writer and authored many works, one of the most famous of them is his major volume Tafsir al Jami' li-ahkam al-Qur'an, better known as Tafsir al-Qurtubi. 

 
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