{"product_id":"alahazrats-war-on-innovation","title":"Alahazrat's War on Innovation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe personality and legacy of al-Imām Aḥmad Riḍā Khān have long been obscured by the dense haze of historical revisionism. Among the most tenacious of such aspersions is that he championed religious innovations and sanctioned practices beyond the pale of Islamic law - a narrative often used to depict his followers as purveyors of heresy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Alahazrat’s War on Innovation’ attempts to cut through decades of distortion to shed light on the true juridical vision of al-Imām Aḥmad Riḍā Khān. Through a direct examination of his legal verdicts, this work bears witness to his resolve in stemming the tide of illicit accretions. Sceptics and admirers alike are herein invited to revisit the life and thought of one of Islam's most misunderstood luminaries with fresh eyes and an open mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAl Quds Press presents\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlaHazrats War on Innovation [Bida'].\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ePrinted in Bangladesh to a decent standard with many striking features and embellishments ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eGold Foil Stamping,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eVelvety Opaque Pages,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eBespoke Typesetting,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eTailored Headband Accents [Spine],\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eIntricate Arabic Callipgraphy,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eTactile Sand Finish Coated,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eHandcrafted Thread Binding,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eReinforced Spine Construction,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  ***\u003c\/span\u003eGold-Inked Intricate Illumination Artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlaHazrats War on Innovation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eattempts to cut through decades of distortion to shed light on the true juridicial vision of Imam Ahmad Rida Khan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ealayhi ar-Rahman w'al-Ridwan\u003c\/em\u003e. Through a direct examination of his legal verdicts, this work bears witness to his resolve in stemming the tide of illicit accretions. Sceptics and admirers alike are herein invited to revisit the life and thought of one of Islam's most misunderstood luminaries with fresh eyes and an open mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlaHadrat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShaykh Imam Ahmad Rida Khan al-Muhaddith al-Qadiri (b. 1272 AH\/1856 CE),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ealayhi ar-Rahman w'al-Ridwan,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a renowned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHanafi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ejurist,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexpert and theologian par excellence, recognised by scholars from the Islamic world to be a reviver of his era. He was a prolific writer whose legal edicts were gathered into Twenty Two encyclopedic volumes and covered almost every science of his day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Transliteration Key and Notes,\u003cbr\u003e---The Contours of al-Imam Ahmad Rida Khan's Brilliance,\u003cbr\u003e---Author's Supplication,\u003cbr\u003e---Commendation of Mufti Akhtar Rida Khan,\u003cbr\u003e---AlaHazrat's Chain of Jurisprudence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Author's Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Doctrinal Innovations\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Trivialising the \u003cem\u003eShari'ah\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---The Incomparable Nature of Divine Knowledge \u0026amp; the Knowledge of Creation,\u003cbr\u003e---The Humanness of the Messenger of Allah,\u003cbr\u003e---Divine Transcendence,\u003cbr\u003e---Hierarchy of the Companions,\u003cbr\u003e---The Naturalist Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Practical Innovations\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---The Reverential and Worshipful Prostrations,\u003cbr\u003e---Indecorous Practices at Gravesites such as \u003cem\u003eTawaf\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Correctitude and Reverence at the Noble \u003cem\u003eRawdah\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Praying \u003cem\u003eSalah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTowards a Grave,\u003cbr\u003e---Placing Coverlets on the Graves of Saints,\u003cbr\u003e---Women Visiting Sufi Shrines,\u003cbr\u003e---Elevating Graves,\u003cbr\u003e---Constructing Structures Over Graves,\u003cbr\u003e---Fictitious Graves,\u003cbr\u003e---Visiting Graves of Unknown Religious Identities,\u003cbr\u003e---Funerary Feasts at the Deceased's Residence,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Joining the Armies of the Disbelievers,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Neglecting the Importance of \u003cem\u003eTajwid\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---The Uninformed Sufi,\u003cbr\u003e---The Benighted Spiritual Guide,\u003cbr\u003e---Spiritual Guides Claiming to Reach God Directly,\u003cbr\u003e---Women's Veiling before the Spiritual Guide,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Abandoning Islamic Obligations,\u003cbr\u003e---Labelling Permissible Acts as Tyranny,\u003cbr\u003e---The \u003cem\u003eHadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRejectors,\u003cbr\u003e---Honouring non-Muslim Sentiments and Religious Duties,\u003cbr\u003e---Partaking in Non-Muslim Festivals and Celebrations,\u003cbr\u003e---Priortising Optional Deeds Over Obligatory Deeds,\u003cbr\u003e---The Pursuit of Secular Sciences by those Obliged to Study the Basics of Religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cem\u003eQawwali\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand Musical Instruments,\u003cbr\u003e---Spiritual Ecstasy,\u003cbr\u003e---Demanding Monetary Remuneration for Reciting the Qur'an or Prophetic Eulogies,\u003cbr\u003e---Ignorant Preachers and Singers,\u003cbr\u003e---Pride in Lineage,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Abbreviating \u003cem\u003eSalawat\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Rejecting the Verbal Recitation of the Qur'an in \u003cem\u003eSalah\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Relinquishing Familial Ties in the Name of Ascetism,\u003cbr\u003e---Displaying Images of Saints for Blessings,\u003cbr\u003e---Throwing Money,\u003cbr\u003e---Celebratory Fireworks and Other Rituals,\u003cbr\u003e---Flaunting Generosity Through Foolish Practices,\u003cbr\u003e---Reciting the Qur'an Audibly,\u003cbr\u003e---Reciting the Qur'an Backwards,\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cem\u003eTa'ziyah-Dari\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Supplicating Against Muslims,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Fasting in Devotion to Sayyiduna 'Ali,\u003cbr\u003e---Deeming Matrimony in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuharram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas Impermissible,\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cem\u003eMuharram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eObservances Resembling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShi'ah\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cem\u003eMuharram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor '\u003cem\u003eAshurah\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eGatherings \u0026amp; the Remembrance of Imam al-Husayn,\u003cbr\u003e---Wearing Black Apparel in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuharram.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Men Wearing Jewellery or Silk,\u003cbr\u003e---Well-Wishing Other Muslims,\u003cbr\u003e---The Physical Presence of Food is Not a Prerequisite for Offering the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFatihah\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Fixing a Set Time or Date for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFatihah.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Kissing the Thumbs during the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdhan\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e---Invoking Allah's Emissary by His Personal Names,\u003cbr\u003e---Etiquettes of the Mosque,\u003cbr\u003e---Supplication Between the Sermons,\u003cbr\u003e---Vigilantism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---Authors Conclusion,\u003cbr\u003e---Translator's Precis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al Quds Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56805566316884,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/1806\/9588\/files\/Alahazrat_sWaronInnovation_be812fc5-cc5e-45fe-a0d4-6ae51f219c7a.jpg?v=1786806814","url":"https:\/\/www.thesunnibookstore.com\/products\/alahazrats-war-on-innovation","provider":"The Sunni Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}