{"product_id":"light-in-the-heavens-al-q-9781479871469","title":"Light in the Heavens: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe words of Muhammad (d. 11\/632), God's messenger and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an, Muhammad's hadith are cited by scholars as testimonial texts in a vast array of disciplines--including law, theology, metaphysics, poetry, grammar, history, and medicine--and are quoted by Muslims to one another in their daily lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssembling Muhammad's words has been a major preoccupation for scholars throughout the fourteen centuries since his death, resulting in an abundance of compilations. Among the legally-grounded collections, which aimed to guide the community in its practice of religious law and ritual worship, one which stands out in particular is \u003ci\u003eLight in the Heavens\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKitab al-Shihab\u003c\/i\u003e) by al-Qadi al-Quda'i, a Shafi'i judge in the Fatimid court in Egypt. The collection's overall conceptualization is distinctively ethical and pragmatic, and offers humanitarian lessons and practical insights with universal appeal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom North Africa to India, generations have used \u003ci\u003eLight in the Heavens\u003c\/i\u003e as a teaching text for children as well as adults, and many of its 1200 sayings are familiar to individuals of diverse denominations and ethnicities. For Muslims--who consider Muhammad's teachings the fount of wisdom and the beacon of guidance in all things, mundane and sublime--these sayings provide a direct window into the inspired vision of one of the most influential humans to have walked the Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bilingual Arabic-English edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al-Q Al-Quḍāʿī\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147987146X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479871469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Al-Q\u0026#25 Al-Qu\u0026#7693;\u0026#257;\u0026#703;\u0026#299;","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935646515455,"sku":"9781479871469","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2c2d5d31-08be-4565-9b7d-99443713673c.jpg?v=1681421021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/light-in-the-heavens-al-q-9781479871469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}