Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Sufism. His teachings have attracted millions to Islam and helped countless Muslims understand the spiritual journey that this great religion represents.

The current work consists of fifteen short letters in which the Shaikh describes spiritual experiences and knowledge that are attained through striving against one’s base desires and committed devotion to Allah. They are written in a highly mystical language, using a peculiar style whereby each sentence or group of sentences is followed by a related Qur’anic text. In effect, the letters represent a Sufi experiential interpretation of the quoted Qur’anic verses. While small in size, this exceptionally charming and poetically beautiful work is immensely profound.

This famous book is a collection of invocations and supplications for all occasions by Abu Bakr Ishaq ad-Dinuri, also known as Ibn-us-Sunni (d. 364 AH). Includes references.

This famous book is a collection of invocations and supplications for all occasions by Abu Bakr Ishaq ad-Dinuri, also known as Ibn-us-Sunni (d. 364 AH).

Includes one volume of indices.

Here in one book are Islamic laws dealing with everyday life of a Muslim, culled from Arabic source texts. Extensive footnotes providing references and explanations add to the value of the book.

An analytical biography of the first Mujaddid of this Ummah: 'Umar bin 'Abd al-Aziz, the fifth righteously guided khalifah. This book describes, among other things, the principles based upon which `Umar ibn Abd Al-'Aziz governed the Muslims during his caliphate; among those principles were mutual consultation, justice, equality among people, and honoring, of freedoms.

What do coffee beans, torpedoes, surgical scalpels, arches, and observatories all have in common? Were Leonardo Da Vinci’s flight ideas original? Who devised the casing for pill capsules and where did Fibonacci learn to flex his mathematical fingers?

All these answers can be found here in ‘1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World,’ written in an accessible style for those with limited knowledge of either Islam or history. A golden age of civilization, from 600 to 1600 CE, will unfold, because medieval Muslims were trailblazers in fields as diverse as medicine and mechanics, cartography and chemistry, education and engineering, architecture and astronomy. No area was too obscure to miss the scrutiny of enquiry backed up by rigid scientific experimentation.

So get comfortable with this guidebook and prepare to begin on a voyage of discovery through a thousand years of science and technology into the lives of medieval pioneers whose ingenious inventions have helped create our world today.