Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Book Review: al-Waajibaat-ul-Mutahattamaat-ul-Ma'rifah 'alaa Kulli Muslim wa Muslimah


الوَاجِبَةُ المُتَحَتَّمَاتُ المَعْرِفَة عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَ مُسْلِمَةٍ

This is a very concise yet beneficial compilation of the various important points that every Muslim should know about thier Religion. It was compiled by ash-Shaykh Abdullah bin Ibraaheem bin Uthmaan al-Qar'aawee referencing all of the texts of Shaykh-ul-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil-Wahhaab (rahimahullah). I would translate the title as:

{The Neccessary Obligations of Knowledge that every Muslim Man and Female should know}

Now that is just a rough translation, I am sure others could render it better but as the title indicates this booklet focuses on every thing we should know concerning the fundamentals of our belief. It is thirty nine pages which includes the introduction by the compiler and an index.

I purchased my copy from a yemeni brother's Islamic bookstore in Dallas for like only $1.50. That was very cheap considering that most of the books that he had in the bookstore never sold because they were so expensive! I remember him having a deep hatred for Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullah) and he used to make fun of the Shaykh, at any rate he had a whole bunch of booklets like this one on sale so I used to pull them off the shelf and go through each booklet, sometimes spending $30.00 dollars on thirty booklets of this type. You can really find some treasures by the Ulamaa in these bookstores, you just have to keep your eyes peeled.


(First page of text)

I have included the index below to illustrate the contents of this enormous booklet. It may be small in size but it is without a doubt large in meaning! I have not run into anyone selling this book on thier site but if you ask the noble brothers at Salafi Library (hafithahumullah) about it, I am sure they can locate it for you.


(Index of Book)

The copy I own has print that is easy on my bad eyes, and while the vowel signs are not on all of the words, the Quranic verses are beautifully voweled. This book should be purchased and memorized once you get it.

Press Release: My Advice to the Women


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Saturday, December 23, 2006

Welcome to Aboo Imraan's Book Reviews Section!

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

This section of my blog will contain reviews of books in Arabic, English and Spanish. I want to use this section primarily as a source for sharing information about the various Arabic books that the seekers of knowledge should be buying so that when they have mastered Arabic they can begin thier studies in the vast sea of literary works that the Scholars of Islaam have produced.

For those brothers and sisters who already read Arabic then I hope this section will still benefit you by keeping you abreast of the latest books that are available to study from.

With the rise of Latinos who are accepting Islaam, I will also be posting Spanish translations of authentic books that the Salafee Masaajid should be buying and giving to these new Muslims. May Allah guide them and us and keep all of us established on this Religion.

On a final note, in an effort to show support and unity of the various Salafee Book Publishers that are emerging here in the States and abroad I will showcase press releases of the latest books that have been translated and that are available for purchase.

I welcome all comments to these posts and I ask that all of you make Dua'a for me and my family, the one in need of Allah, your brother in Islaam,
Aboo Imraan Abdus-Saboor bin Tomas bin Victor bin Emeterio Maldonado al-Mekseekee