{"product_id":"guidance-of-the-intelligent-toward-kamaruzzaman-bustamam-ahmad-9798235131408","title":"Guidance of the Intelligent Toward the Path of the Friends of God: Hid\u0026#257;yat al-Adhkiy\u0026#257;\u0026#702; il\u0026#257; \u0026#7788;ar\u0026#299;q al-Awliy\u0026#257;\u0026#702; -","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA journey into one of the most influential yet often overlooked texts of the Islamic spiritual tradition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, \u003cem\u003eHidāyat al-Adhkiyā' ilā Ṭarīq al-Awliyā'\u003c\/em\u003e by Shaykh Zayn al-Dīn al-Malībārī has guided students of Islamic knowledge across the Indian Ocean world, especially within the Malay-Indonesian \u003cem\u003epondok\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003epesantren\u003c\/em\u003e traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a careful intellectual reading of this classical Sufi poem, exploring how a concise work of spiritual instruction contains a profound vision of knowledge, the human soul, ethical transformation, and the path toward God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than approaching \u003cem\u003eHidāyat al-Adhkiyā'\u003c\/em\u003e merely as a historical document, this study examines its deeper conceptual universe: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe relationship between \u003cem\u003eʿilm\u003c\/em\u003e (knowledge) and \u003cem\u003ehidāyah\u003c\/em\u003e (guidance)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe spiritual anthropology of the \u003cem\u003eqalb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003enafs\u003c\/em\u003e, and human transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe integration of \u003cem\u003esharīʿah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eṭarīqah\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eḥaqīqah\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe stages (\u003cem\u003emaqāmāt\u003c\/em\u003e) of the Sufi path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of \u003cem\u003eadab\u003c\/em\u003e, sincerity, purification, and spiritual discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe transmission of Islamic learning through Arabic texts and Malay-Jawi scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough linguistic analysis, intellectual history, and engagement with the wider Sunni Sufi tradition, this work situates \u003cem\u003eHidāyat al-Adhkiyā'\u003c\/em\u003e within a broader conversation involving classical Islamic spirituality, religious education, and the preservation of knowledge across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also explores how a small didactic poem (\u003cem\u003enaẓm\u003c\/em\u003e) became a living text - memorized, studied, and transmitted through networks of scholars connecting Arabia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written for readers interested in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✓ Islamic philosophy and spirituality\u003cbr\u003e✓ Sufism and classical Islamic texts\u003cbr\u003e✓ Malay-Indonesian intellectual history\u003cbr\u003e✓ Traditional Islamic education\u003cbr\u003e✓ The relationship between knowledge, ethics, and inner transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when information is abundant but wisdom is increasingly difficult to cultivate, \u003cem\u003eHidāyat al-Adhkiyā'\u003c\/em\u003e invites modern readers to reconsider an older understanding of knowledge: not simply as accumulation of facts, but as the formation of the human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235131408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kba13 Insight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874765091071,"sku":"9798235131408","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guidance-of-the-intelligent-toward-kamaruzzaman-bustamam-ahmad-9798235131408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}