Defence Against Disaster: Islam re Death of the Prophet May Allah Bless- Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn Al-'Arabi

Defence Against Disaster: By Accurately Determining the Position of the Companions after the Death of the Prophet, May Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace

By Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn Al-'Arabi

Defence Against Disaster in accurately determining the positions of the Companions after the death of the Prophet,peace be upon him, by Qadi Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi is an unparalleled study of the controversies and trials that arose among the first generations of Islam, starting with the sedition at the time of Uthman that led to his murder. It continues right through to the terrible events that brought about the death of al-Hussein ibn Ali/

Given that the author assumes a command of the source texts and knowledge of the events and personalities involved that is now much rarer than it was, the commentary by Muhibb ad-Din al-Khatib is extremely valuable for the modern reader. He also gives a biography of Qadi Abu Bakr that helps the reader realise the vastness of his scholarship.

Qadi Abu Bakr (468 543 AH/1076 1148 CE) was born and grew up in Seville and as a young man travelled with his father in search of knowledge to Egypt, Sham and Iraq, meeting and studying with the greatest scholars alive among whom was Imam al-Ghazali. When he returned to Andalusia, the people of knowledge immediately recognised the immensity of his learning and gathered around him, among them such luminaries as Qadi Iyad, author of the Shifa, and Qadi Abu-l-Walid ibn Rushd the great Maliki and grandfather of the philosopher and author of the Bidayat al-Mujtahid.

Binding: Hard cover

Book Condition: Good condition

Edition: Madinah Press 1995

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