Islam in the School of Madina

Islam in the School of Madina Mufid al-Ibad of which this book is a translation is a summation of all the previous commentaries on the work of Ibn Ashir on Ashari aqida Maliki fiqh and Junaydi tasawwuf and is augmented not infrequently by the authors own subtle understanding of the finer aspects of the amal of the people of Madina. Ahmad ibn al-Bashir al-Qalawi ash-Shinqiti Shaykh Ahmad bin al-Bashir al-Qalawi ash-Shinqiti (1216 AH/1802 CE- 1276 AH/1853 CE) whose lineage can be traced to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq came from a family and tribe in present day Mauritania renowned for its knowledge and active implementation of the deen. Although he himself refrained from any sufic commentary on Ibn Ashirs work he was recognised as a wali by the men of this science around him. Dr. Asadullah Yate Dr Yate (Cantab.) has translated works from Arabic Persian German and French and in collaboration with others from Turkish. He teaches Arabic and Fiqh at the Weimar Institute is a Founding fellow of The Muslim Faculty of Advanced Studies and is active on the shariat board of the World Islamic Mint.