Imam 'Abdullah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad 'alayhir rahman lived at Tarim in the Hadramawt Valley between Yemen and Oman. He is widely accepted as the mujaddid (or renewer) of the 12th Islamic century. He is a direct descendant of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam through Imam al-Husayn Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu. His illustrious ancestors, the 'Alawi sayyids, had for centuries produced generation after generation of great scholars, gnostics and summoners to the Straight Path. A celebrated scholar of the Shafi'i School of Jurisprudence, Imam al-Haddad was renowned for the breadth of his knowledge and the profundity of insight. He is also known for compiling litanies of dhikr taken from the Qur'an and the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. These litanies are widely practiced all over the world. His influence on the Islamic world is reflected by the fact that his books are still in print and have been translated into many languages. He endeavored to produce concise and clear texts, many of which are abbreviated adaptations of Imam al-Ghazali 'alayhir rahman's monumental work, Revival of the Islamic Sciences (Ihya 'Ulum al-Din). Imam al-Haddad 'alayhir rahman passed away in 1132 A.H., after having spent his entire life helping people draw closer to their Lord through the Imam's personal teachings, written works, and his exemplary life. He was buried in a simple grave in a cemetery at Tarim.

  Knowledge and Wisdom                         by Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad

   Paperback - 132 pages

 
Imam al-Haddad Allah be pleased with him, a gifted scholar and spiritual sage, distills in 40 short essays pinpoint reminders about what we need to focus on during the moments, hours, and days of our brief lives. The core issue the book raises revolves around the unrelenting presence that looms above all humanity, namely, the Hereafter, the ultimate destination of all people -- believers and deniers alike. Imam al-Haddad provides advice, inspiration, and reality checks so that we may stay focused on the path that leads to felicity in the Hereafter, God willing, the eternal abode. Toward this most noble of ends, Knowledge and Wisdom imparts the kind of counsel and perspective that can literally change a person's life. "Life is short, time is precious, death near, and the distance to travel great, while the moment of standing before God to account for everything, however insignificant, is daunting and hard," writes Imam al-Haddad.

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 The Book of Assistance                         by Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad

 Paperback - 142  pages                                     Translated from Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi

 

The Book of Assistance : Risalatu'l Mu'awanah

There are many books in English which present Sufi doctrine, but few which can be used as practical travel guides along the Path. Originally written in Classical Arabic, the aptly-named ''Book of Assistance'' is today in widespread use among Sufi teachers in Arabia, Indonesia and East Africa.  


Presented here in the readable translation of Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi, this manual of devotions, prayers and practical ethics will be invaluable to all who love the Beloved Prophet May Allah bless him and grant him peace and the Sufi way.

 
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 The Lives of Man                                           by Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad

 Paperback - 97 pages

Book Description : What happens after death? Who are "Munkar and Nakir?" What will Heaven and Hell be like? What signs should we expect before the Day of Judgement? Who is the Dajjal? When will the Mahdi appear? These and many questions are answered, on the basis of the Qur'an and Hadith, in this fascinating book.

Imam al-Haddad Allah be pleased with him explains that every human being passes through the "lives:" before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the Resurrection, and finally, the Garden or the Fire. A complete Muslim must be aware of each of these if he is to be sufficiently prepared for eternal life.

 
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Sufi Sage of Arabia                                        Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad  
 Paperback - 238 pages                                         Translated from Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi 

Sufi Sage of Arabia : Foreword by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

 
This unique biography of the saint Imam Abdallah al-Haddad Allah be pleased with him takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th-and early 18th-century Yemen. The life of this great spiritual master—whose teachings and personal example continue to influence lives around the world—is examined, from his early attraction to Sufi poetry and visit to the tomb of the Prophet Hud - to his rise as a Sufi master and his Hajj journey to Makkah. The biographical facts of al-Haddad's life are interspersed with his spiritual teachings, including his take on the nine stages of certainty, the five investitures of taqwa, the stages of gnosis, and supernatural events.  

Sufi practitioners, historians, and anthropologists will come to a deeper understanding of this timeless and enduring tradition with this fascinating record of a seminal Sufi master’s life and death.

 
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  Key to the Garden                                            Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad
  Paperback - 216 pages                                         Translated from Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi  

Synopsis : This work is an exposition of the Prophet Muhammad's MayAllah bless him and grant him peace teaching that the inner life must pass through three stages: affirmation of faith with the tongue, then the mind, and finally the heart. The Muslim Testimony of Faith, that "there is no deity save God," is at once the essence and the highest principle of Islam.  

This book is a demonstration, by one of the greatest recipients of the Prophet MayAllah bless him and grant him peace's heritage of knowledge, of how the whole spectrum of Islamic thought and worship unfolds naturally from these few words.

 
 
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The Sublime Treasures : Answers to Sufi Questions       Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad 
 Paperback - 234 pages                                           Translated from Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi 

The Sublime Treasures is an important work in the field of Islamic spirituality.  
 
This volume contains Imam Al-Haddad's answers to letters he received posing questions on easily confusing and subtle Sufi matters, presented in Imam Haddad's inimitable style of succinct clarity. Included are questions pertaining exclusively to Sufism, such as those concerning the Pole of Time and the Circle of Saints, the Afrad- who are the solitary saints said by some to be outside the jurisdiction of the Pole and in direct contact with al-Khidr, the definition of the siddiq, that of the majdhub, the states of extinction and subsistence, various technical points concerning the relationship between the master and the novice, Sufi courtesy with God and His saints, the worlds of Mulk, Malakut, Jabarut, and Lahut, which are the degrees of universal existence, and how to deal with obscure passages in the works of such esoteric writers as Ibn Arabi May Allah be pleased with him. There are also questions of a more general tenor, such as those concerning the degrees of the Garden and its gates, the merits of recitation of the Qur'an over awrad, the respective merits and courtesies of poverty and wealth, and of fame and obscurity, the offering of the rewards of certain acts of worship to the spirits of the dead, sins committed in Ramadan when devils are shackled, and the causes of the civil wars that Ali ibn Abi-Talib May Allah be pleased with him was forced to wage.
 

It will be noticed how the Imam curtly sweeps aside anything that has no direct bearing on the traveler's path. Questions devoid of practical value are pitilessly dismissed in a summary manner and the reader is firmly reoriented to what is of immediate benefit to him. Sufi masters have always been most reluctant to discourse openly about Divine secrets, knowing that such discourse causes much confusion and frequently leads novices into believing or pretending they have reached that which they have not. The Imam, however, allowed himself more freedom in letters addressed to his scholarly disciples- extracts of which constitute this volume- than in books.

 
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TWO TREATISES : Mutual Reminding & Good Manners 
 Paperback - 96 pages                  Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad    Translated by Mostafa al-Badawi  

This volume contains two concise treatises of the venerable Imam al-Haddad. The first treatise, Mutual Reminding, distills the ethic and content of offering good counsel to one another. The chief elements of counsel, says the Imam, are taqwa (an active fear and consciousness of God) and detachment from the material world. These elements connect well with the topic of the second treatise, Good Manners, which discusses the manners recommended of the spiritual wayfarer as he or she takes the path to spiritual felicity. 

The author Imam Abdallah Ibn-Alawi Al-Haddad (d.1720 CE), Allah be pleased with him, lived at Tarim in the Hadramaut valley between Yemen and Oman, and is widely held to have been the ‘renewer’ (mujaddid) of the twelfth Islamic century. A direct descendant of the Beloved Prophet Allah bless him and give him peace, his sanctity and direct experience of God are clearly reflected in his writings, which include several books, a collection of Sufi letters, and a volume of mystical poetry. He spent most of his life in Kenya and Saudi Arabia where he taught Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and classical Sufism according to the order (tariqa) of the Ba 'Alawi sayyads.

Mostafa al-Badawi (translator/compiler) of the Fons Vitae Imam al-Haddad Spiritual Masters series is a disciple in the Sufi order of Imam al-Haddad rahmatallahi alayhi. Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi is one of the world's premier translators of Islamic spiritual texts. He is a Consultant Psychiatrist and member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He studied under many shaykhs, foremost among whom is the late Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad 'alayhir rahman.

 
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