Conduct of the Pious - Biographies of 276 Awliya

Akhbar al-Akhyar (The Conduct of the Pious) is a monumental Persian encyclopedia documenting the lives, spiritual achievements, and legacies of 276 Awliya, Sufiya, and Mashaykh (Friends of Allah جل جلاله, Sufis, and Spiritual Masters) from previous centuries. Written by one of Islam's greatest hadith scholars, Shaykh Abd al-Haq Muhaddith ad-Dehlawi (may Allah be pleased with him), this masterpiece stands as an unparalleled contribution to Islamic spiritual literature and Tasawwuf.

What This Book Contains:

• • Comprehensive biographies of 276 Awliya, Sufiya, and Mashaykh from the Indo-Pak subcontinent

  • Detailed accounts of their spiritual stations, miracles (karamat), and teachings

  • Historical documentation of the spread of Tasawwuf in South Asia

  • Life events and spiritual achievements of these blessed personalities

  • Insights into the spiritual perfection and Divine Love that characterized these Friends of Allah

  • Evidence of their powerful spiritualism that continues to manifest from their graves

  • Stories demonstrating how physical strength conquers external bodies, but love conquers hearts

Understanding the Awliya:

This book deals with great and distinguished personalities in the domain of Spiritual Perfection. They were powerful in this mundane world and still remain powerful in Barzakh (in their graves). Although these Awliya and Masha'ikh passed on from this world, their powerful spiritualism still manifests from their graves with magnificent grandeur as it did while they were physically alive in the Duniya.

The hearts of the Awliya are pure and illuminated with the Noor (Light) of Divine Love, while the hearts of sinners are soiled with the filth of sins and corruption. As the Cardinal Pole of Noble Saints (al-Qutb), Sayyidi Shaykh Junayd al-Baghdadi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The confirmation of our path is also Wilayah (Sainthood)."

The Power of Divine Love:

Love is one of the biggest blessings of the Compassionate Lord and one that is entrusted in the hearts of those who have a sincere quest for it. Physical strength can conquer external bodies and kingdoms, but love conquers the hearts and feelings of not only humankind but also of animals. An oppressor can chain a human being and inflict harm to his body, but he can never control an individual's feelings. On the contrary, a Wali of Allah controls the feelings of an individual—not through oppression, but with refined conduct saturated in love.

Translation & Accessibility:

Originally written in Farsi (Persian) by Shaykh 'Abdul-Haqq, this book saw numerous Urdu translations over the years. This English translation represents the first and only complete English rendering of this masterpiece, making it accessible to English-speaking Muslims worldwide. The translation includes explanatory words and additional references from other authentic sources where necessary to help readers fully understand the contents.

A Spiritual Bouquet:

This book presents a spiritual bouquet of 276 fragrant flowers to the reader. This fragrance will certainly reverberate and brighten the mind and soul of the individual in the pursuit of universal love and peace. It inculcates succor and tranquility in the lives of readers and directs them to the pinnacle of divine perfection.

Important Guidance for Readers:

The book offers wise counsel: "Only the pious can understand the state and status of the pious." There are many events about the lives of the Awliya that cannot be easily understood by an ordinary person of limited knowledge. Therefore, readers should be guarded against rejecting or objecting to the status of the pious Awliya, as ignorance in these matters can invite the Wrath of Allah. If one does not understand something, it does not mean it is incorrect.

No. of Pages: 1016

2 volumes 

Book Type: Hardback

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