Product Description

"The Heirs of the Prophet" is an extraordinary book representing one of the many streams of traditional Islamic scholarship. In addition to huge multi-volume compendiums, many scholars also composed shorter treatises that focused, for example, on one particular statement (hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad. This volume is such a work. Imam Ibn Rajab, who is considered one of the foremost authorities of Prophetic tradition of his day, wrote this deeply inspiring commentary on one hadith of the Prophet in which he said, "The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets." Ibn Rajab was able to bring together the ethics, authentic stories, and penetrating insights that relate to the noble enterprise of true learning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1704713 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Imam ibn Rajab al-Hanbali was known as the leading scholar of his era, an eminent Quran master, a jurist of repute, a moving sermonizer, and a major historian. He was born in Baghdad in 1335. At the age of eight, he moved to Damascus along with his father. In Damascus, he began his religious studies, first memorizing the Quran in its variant canonical readings. He then began the study of hadith, a pursuit that would take him to Makkah, Egypt, and other Islamic centers of learning. Ibn Rajab studied with the leading scholarly authorities of his day. He was especially influenced by the great Hanbali scholar, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, one of the most renowned names in Muslim history.

Customer Reviews

WONDERFUL
A wonderfully thought-provoking book! Well written! Easy read! The type of book that encourages multiple readings...can always get something new!

Great Book on the values of seeking knowledge
This book is written by Shaikh Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali, a distant student of Imam Ibn Tammiyah. The book was translated by Imam Zaid Shakir out of Ct, and published by one of his students at Starlatch Publishing.

I originally purchased the book because I saw the name Zaid Shakir and Starlatch...You can't go much wrong, when you purchase their products.

As for the information contained within, it was good. As for the book itself, it is a softcover, but the paper is excellent.

"Heirs of the prophets" covers the reasons to seek knowledge, and the value of the students of knowledge. There is much knowledge to be gleaned, but not at the level found in any of Imam Ghazali's texts.

Overall a recommended book, but I also recommend any of Imam Ghazali's texts over this one.

filled with wisdom
This is a great book. Zaid Shakir's introduction is invaluable and filled with wisdom. The introduction alone is enough reason to purchase this book.