Mafatih al-Jinan: A Treasury of Islamic Piety (Translation & Transliteration): Volume One: Supplications and Periodic Observances, Paperback/Ali Quli Qarai

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Description The is a book of prayers and devotional observances. Among the religious traditions of humanity the Imami Shi'ah tradition within Islam is unmatched in its rich corpus of devotional texts (du'a and ziyarah literature) handed down from the original leaders of the faith, the Prophet Muhammad and the Imams of his family, the Ahl al-Bayt. The Mafatih al-Jinan is the most popular manual of Islamic devotional observances and prayer-texts by Shaykh Abbas Qummi, which draws its contents from well-known, reliable sources. As a manual of devotional literature, the Mafatih al-Jinan follows a long tradition established by the Misbah al-Mutahajjid of Shaykh Tusi (d. 460/1067) and followed up in the works of Sayyid Ibn Tawus (d. 664/1265), Kaf'ami (d. 905/1499) and others. Most of the contents of the Mafatih are drawn from these earlier works. Since its publication, the Mafatih has enjoyed an uncontested popularity among Farsi-speaking Muslims, and its Arabic and Urdu versions are widely used by the devout in the Arab world and the Indian subcontinent. About the Author Shaykh Abbas Qummi (d. 1359/1940), also known as Muhaddith Qummi, was a major Islamic scholar in the first half of the 20th century. A paragon of saintly piety and a prolific writer, his works in Arabic and Persian on Hadith, ethics, history and biography have enjoyed wide popularity. He studied in Najaf and was a pupil of Muhaddith Nuri, the great scholar of Hadith and compiler of the Mustadrak al-Wasa'il. His many works include: oAl-Baqiyat al-Salihat, Hadiyyat al-Za'irin, Fawa'id al-Rajabiyyah, al-Li'ali al-Manthurah, al-Tuhfat al-Tusiyyah on the topics of ziyarah, supplications and observances; oNafas al-Mahmum, Muntha al-Amal, Anwar al-Bahiyyah, Bayt al-Ahzan and Tuhfat al-Ahbab, on biographical accounts of the Prophet's Family and Companions; oAl-Kuna wa al-Alqab, Hadiyyat al-Ahbab, Tufat al-Radawiyyah on biographical accounts of scholars; oSafinat al-Bihar, a subject index and guide to the contents o