THE INSEPARABILITY OF SHAREE’AH AND TAREEQAH pdf

The Inseparability of Sharee’ah and Tareeqah – the Islamic Law & the Purification of the Heart. Shaikh by Muúammad Zakariyyó Kóndhelwõ

THE INSEPARABILITY OF SHAREE’AH AND TAREEQAH

In Shari‘a and Tarīqa, Shaikh Zakariyyó strives to raise awareness of the ignorance and liberal mindedness that has become entrenched in Muslim society and that has become a part of mainstream Islamic thought in our times.

He attributes his own upbringing amongst god-fearing and pious people as having saved him from the mindset common in the present day, in which many Muslims feel no compunction in objecting against the pious and learned.

It is not uncommon to have heard someone we know personally questioning the character of the Companions l and raising objections about the internal conflicts between them.

The introduction discusses the names, lives and time periods of the great scholars who helped build the sheikh’s own character and õmón.

 He explains through his personal example why the Din is not learned through books or scholars alone; instead, it is learned through good examples and pious company.

Many of the objections raised about the Companions l, the question of taqlid, and other subjects discussed in Shari‘a and Tarīqa are essentially due to both the lack of pious company and a lack of the qualities which such company produces, such as taqwó (piety), sincerity, humility etc.

As Shaikh Zakariyyó himself says in another chapter, ‘One of the main reasons for sending prophets was that they embodied the meaning of their revealed books and demonstrated it in their practical life.’

In other words, Allah u could have revealed the books directly upon the people and left it to them to read and apply it in their lives. Instead,