Al-Murshid al-Mu'een

<p>Al-Murshid al-Mu'een is a widely recognised primary text for learning Islam in North Africa. In it the author Abd al-Wahid ibn 'Ashir summarises in verse the three sciences of Islam Iman and Ihsan: Maliki fiqh Ash'ari 'aqida and Junaidi tasawwuf. This is its first complete translation into English. Dr. Asadullah Yate is also the translator of Shaykh Ahmad bin al-Bashir al-Qalawi ash-Shinqiti's (1216 AH/1802 CE- 1276 AH/1853 CE) Mufid al-'Ibad a very full commentary on al-Murshid al-Mu'een which is published by Diwan Press in English as "Islam in the School of Madina".</p><p>It is usually approached after learning al-Mukhtasar al-Akhdari. From the Murshid the student then proceeds to the Risalah of Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani.</p>