7 results for “risala”

By Al-Harith al-Muhasibi. One of the earliest works on Islamic ethics and self-accounting (muhasabah). Al-Muhasibi, whose name derives from his emphasis on self

By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The first systematic treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) ever written. Imam ash-Shafi'i laid out the foundations of how to deri

...dational works of usul al-fiqh in Sunni Islam, alongside ar-Risalah, al-Mu'tamad, and al-Burhan. Al-Ghazali systematized legal...

By Imam al-Qushayri. One of the most influential manuals of Sufism, grounding spiritual practice firmly in orthodox Sunni Islam. Al-Qushayri begins with biograp

By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The first systematic work on Islamic legal theory ever written. Ash-Shafi'i laid out the hierarchy of legal sources (Quran, Sunnah, ijma, q

By Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani. The most famous beginner's text in Maliki fiqh, studied across North and West Africa for over a thousand years. Ibn Abi Zayd, know

...ence from Quran, Sunnah, and ijma. This work, along with Ar-Risalah on methodology, established the Shafi'i school and transfo...