''Zad al-Ma'ad Fi Hadyi Khair Al 'Ibaad'' ( ar, زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد) is a 5-volume book, translated as Provisions of the Hereafter in the Guidance of the Best of Servants, written by the
Islamic scholar
In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...
Ibn al-Qayyim. The word 'Zad' in Arabic is used to refer to the food one would take when embarking on a journey, and the book was written highlighting guidance from the life of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...
that Muslims could benefit from in their journey of life. Furthermore, the book was written by Ibn Al Qayyim while he himself was on a journey.
The book is made up of a number of topics, with the author starting off the book talking about the characteristics of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...
, detailing his worship and personal life, then moving on to
his biography, covering early Islamic history, and then on to medicine, where the author brought together prophetic medicine with Greek medicine, covering medical treatment of various diseases as well as going over some of the debates that were being had among the medical professionals of his time. In the final chapter of the book, the author touches upon various topics in
Islamic Jurisprudence
''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh.
The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ex ...
, including rulings relating to transactions, marriage, and divorce.
[Camilla Adang, Maribel Fierro, Sabine Schmidtke, Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba: The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker, p 631. ]
See also
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List of Sunni books
This is a list of significant books in the doctrines of Sunni Islam. A classical example of an index of Islamic books can be found in Kitāb al-Fihrist of Ibn Al-Nadim.
The Qur'an and its translations (in English)
:# ''The Meaning of the Glorio ...
References
External resources
PDF of abridged version of Zad al-Ma'ad
Sunni literature
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