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ICAS PressForthcoming Titles 37-38 The Qur’an: With a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation

either prose nor poetry but a unique, mesmerising Nfusion of both, the Qur’an stands as one of the world’s most important spiritual texts. Here, the parallel Arabic- English presentation coupled with an innovative phrase-by- phrase translation helps the English-speaking reader gain

Page - 4 Page greater access to the profound meanings of the original text. Expertly translated and prepared, this translation of the Qur’an makes extensive use of classical commentaries from both Sunni and Shi‘i sources for a broader-based understanding. In a handsome volume with a detailed index.

‘Ali Quli Qara’i has a number of Islamic translations to his name including The Kernel of Kernels: A Short Treatise on Wayfaring and ‘Ashura: Distortions and Misrepresentations. He is also a co-translator of Ayatollah Khomeini’s Forty Hadith.

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Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei is a renowned Islamic scholar and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. For three years, he was selected by Forbes as one of the world’s most powerful people, and he has long been a focus of the world media. He has authored and translated books on Islamic history, jurisprudence, ethics, and art.

Translated by H. Tehrani ICAS Press | 2007 138 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-24-7 £8.00 Hardback: 978-1-904063-28-5 £12.00 The Scale of Wisdom: A Compendium of Shi‘a Hadith (Bilingual Edition) Compiled by M. Muhammadi Rayshahri

his 1400-page varied and comprehensive collection of TShi‘i hadith offers unparalleled insight into the teachings of Shi‘a Islam. Narrated from the Prophet Muhammad as well as the Shi‘a Imams, these hadiths span theology, ethics, history, and social issues. The introduction outlines the

Page - 8 Page development of Shi‘a hadith literature from the time of the Prophet to modern times. Although over a thousand pages long, this parallel Arabic-English edition has been carefully printed on fine paper to make it a portable reference book for the scholar, student, researcher, or enthusiast. A valuable reference work for personal, public, or university libraries.

M. Muhammadi Rayshahri, the compiler, was born in 1946 in the city of Ray, near Tehran. He has compiled and written more than sixteen books and treatises in Arabic and Persian. He is the founder and principal of the College of Hadith Studies, which was established to collect and compile authentic Islamic narrations. Translated by N. Virjee, A. Kadhim, M. Dasht Bozorgi, Z. Alsalami, and A. Virjee ICAS Press | 2009 1432 Pages | 170 x 235 mm Hardback: 978-1-904063-34-6 £35.00 Spiritual Mysteries and Ethical Secrets: A Translation of al-Haqa’iq fi Mahasin al-Akhlaq Mulla Muhsin Fayd Kashani

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Sbook has been lauded as a valuable textbook on Islamic Page - 9 spirituality and ethics as well as a spiritually enlightening read. This groundbreaking translation brings to light how Mulla Muhsin Fayd Kashani engages with the Sunni Sufi tradition – particularly the ideas of al-Ghazzali – for the benefit of a Shi‘a audience. In addition to presenting the inner mysteries of Islamic ritual practices, Fayd Kashani also explains the nature of the human character and how to cultivate, balance, and eliminate various traits. The work answers many commonly asked questions by Muslims such as what is the deeper meaning of fasting and how to concentrate in prayer.

Fayd Kashani centres his discussion on verses of the Qur’an and hadith from the Prophet Muhammad and the twelve Imams. The Arabic text of the narrations has been included for the reader’s convenience. Translated by Amina Inloes, Nazmina Virjee, Mulla Muhsin Fayd Kashani (1598-1680) was a renowned Islamic and Muhammed Reza Tajri scholar who specialised in hadith, jurisprudence, philosophy, and ICAS Press | 2012 mysticism. He left behind over two hundred works, including 668 Pages | 160 x 230 mm al-Wafi, one of the most influential modern collections of hadith. Hardback: 978-1-904063-50-6 £35.00 Combat with the Self

Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Hurr al-‘Amili

he true spirit of Islamic spiritual and ethical teachings is Treflected in this inspiring collection of sayings from the Prophet Muhammad and the twelve Shi‘a Imams. Humility, moderation, faith, and mercy are among the teachings conveyed in this careful, eloquent translation. The main theme of the book is the ‘greater jihad’, or fighting against one’s own Page - 10 Page self. These sayings form the core of Islamic ideals of spiritual and moral perfection, and students of Islamic ethics are often advised to implement one saying per day from this book.

The volume itself is an excerpt from the monumental seventeenth-century hadith collection Wasa’il al-Shi‘ah, and it is the first selection from Wasa’il al-Shi‘ah to have been translated into English. As such, it is an excellent primary source for any library on Shi‘i hadith.

Born in Lebanon, the renowned seventeenth-century scholar al-Hurr al-‘Amili migrated to Iran to participate in the Safavid Translated by Nazima A. Virjee renaissance in Shi‘i scholarship. An outstanding jurisprudent, he left behind numerous influential scholarly works, including his ICAS Press | 2011 comprehensive encyclopaedia of jurisprudential hadith, Wasa’ il 380 Pages | 160 x 230 mm al-Shi‘ah (The Tools of the Shi‘a). He is buried in Mashhad, Iran. Paperback: 978-1-904063-14-8 £15.00 Introduction to Hadith including Dirayat al-Hadith by al-Shahid al-Thani ‘Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli

nderstanding hadith science is crucial to understanding Uthe foundations of Islamic theology, shariah, and Islamic Page - 11 thought. This book outlines the history, development, and current practice of hadith science with special attention to Shi‘a scholarship. It covers hadith terminology, sources of hadith, chains of narration, categories of hadith, the criteria for accepting hadith narrators, and transmission of hadith. Additionally, the book includes a translation of a seminal work on hadith studies, Dirayat al-Hadith, by the renowned sixteenth-century Shi‘a scholar al-Shahid al-Thani – the work that paved the way for the modern Shi‘a study of hadith.

Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli (1935-2013) was born in Basra, Iraq. He studied traditional sciences at the theological seminary in Najaf and later received his doctorate in Arabic literature from Cairo University. A renowned educator, al-Fadli taught at various universities and seminaries in the Muslim world and was one of the first Muslim scholars to take up the challenge of writing Translated by Nazmina A. Virjee modern textbooks on traditional Islamic sciences. Among his other works is the hugely popular textbook Khulasat al-Mantiq. ICAS Press | 2011 248 Pages | 160 x 230 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-47-6 £14.00 Page - 12 al-Shahid al-Thani O D Hardback: 978-1-907905-30-8 Hardback: Paperback: 978-1-907905-29-2 321 Pages |135 x210 mm PressICAS |2016 Translated Khaleeli by Alexander n esire

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ow did Islam reach the level of being one of the Hworld’s largest religions? Did Islam spread by the sword? How was Islam received in Europe, Africa, and Asia? In this book, Abul-Fazl Ezzati explores the spread of Islam throughout various regions of the world, examining religious, political, sociological, and other key factors. Page - 16 Page The work includes a detailed timeline of important events in the Islamic expansion from early times to the present day. This book, now in its fourth edition, has been translated into Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Hausa.

Abul-Fazl Ezzati was born in Iran in 1932. In addition to teaching Islamic Studies at universities in Tehran, London, and the United States, he has written several books on Islam, some of which have been translated into Arabic, Turkish, Hausa, Russian, Spanish, and Persian.

ICAS Press | 2002 564 Pages | 170 x 240 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-01-8 £12.00 Shi‘a Sects (Kitab Firaq al-Shi‘a) al-Hasan ibn Musa al-Nawbakhti

he earliest surviving work on Shi‘i sects, Kitab Firaq Tal-Shi‘a by al-Nawbakhti offers a uniquely Twelver Page - 17 Shi‘a perspective on early Shi‘i movements, including the Zaydis, the Isma‘ilis, and extremist sects (ghulat). History, charisma, and ideology combine in a fascinating narrative which provides a window into the early Shi‘i consciousness. Extensively annotated and highly readable, this is the first translation of this work to be published in the English language. An indispensable reference for Islamic historians, theologians, and researchers.

al-Hasan ibn Musa al-Nawbakhti was a tenth-century CE theologian and philosopher in Baghdad whose most important contributions were to the field of history of religion and sects. Kitab Firaq al-Shi‘a is his only extant work.

Translated by Abbas Kadhim ICAS Press | 2007 174 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-26-1 £10.00 The Idols Will Fall: The Story of the Seven Sleepers of the Cave Muhammad Saeed Bahmanpour

aximilian and his friends are living a double life, Mposing as royal counsellors for the despotic, pagan governor of Roman Philadelphia (in present-day Jordan) while secretly spreading the outlawed religion of Jesus of Nazareth. As their brethren fall victim to torture and murder, their situation becomes more and more dire until Page - 18 Page they take a daring step that sends shockwaves throughout the whole Roman Empire. Although they are forced to flee, their story lives on as generation after generation carry on their epic battle and an unimaginable miracle changes their world forever. The Idols Will Fall is a unique presentation of the miraculous story of these young men referred to both in Christian historical literature and in the Qur’an. This is the story of the ashab al-kahf, the seven Sleepers of the Cave.

Muhammad Saeed Bahmanpour is Director of Inter-faith Relations at the Islamic Centre of England, London. He is also the scriptwriter of several famous historical films – including the present story – and a moving TV series on the Virgin Mary shown on many Muslim television channels around the world. ICAS Press | 2009 282 Pages | 128 x 197 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-33-9 £10.00 Page - 19 explores Abul-Fazl Abul-Fazl Ezzati was born in Iran in 1932. In addition addition In 1932. in Iran in born was ristotle, Kant, Marx, and Tabari are only many a world thinkers few whom of the books on Islam, some Arabic, of which Turkish, have been Hausa, translated into Russian, Spanish, and Persian. in his sweeping history and analysis of this natural work law. distinguishes While itself from other its similar detailed works by treatment of it natural law engages in Islamic withwith thought, topics both such as Islamicnature, human and and rights, rationality. the Western encompassing The treatment inherent result of discourse, human human is rights being’s an and physical, the insightful, rational, human all- emotional, and spiritual needs. Abul-Fazl Ezzati to teaching London, Islamic and studies the at United States, universities he in has Tehran, written several A

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Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

rinciples of Islamic Jurisprudence is a translation of the first P volume of Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr’s seminal Page - 21 work, Durus fi ‘Ilm al-Usul. In this famous textbook, the author explicates the development of the essential principles of Islamic jurisprudence in the Shi‘a tradition in a clear and well-reasoned fashion. Unlike some of Ayatollah al-Sadr’s other complex works, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is designed to be accessible to novice students and is frequently taught as an introductory work in Shi‘i seminaries. An ideal guide for students of and researchers in Islamic law.

Born to a family of religious scholars in Kazimayn, Iraq in 1935, Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr proved to be a precocious and diligent student. As a young seminarian, he attended the courses of various great teachers, attaining the distinguished rank of mujtahid at the age of 30. In his writings, he sought to formulate an Islamic response to the most serious challenges of modernity. In 1980, he was arrested on the order of Iraq’s Baathist regime and was executed without trial. Translated by Arif Abdul Hussain ICAS Press | 2004 144 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-12-8 £ 15.00 Page - 22 Hamid HadjiHaidar A S A T Paperback: 978- Pages |135200 x 210 mm PressICAS |2006 hi heory ‘ a I slamic

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Murtada Mutahhari

his book is an introduction to the classical Islamic Tsciences of philosophy, kalam (theology), ‘irfan Page - 25 (mysticism), usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence), fiqh (jurisprudence), and hikmat al-‘amali (practical philosophy and morality). Compiled from the works of one the most prolific and influential Islamic thinkers of the twentieth century, Murtada Mutahhari, it surveys the fundamentals of these branches of the Islamic sciences from the perspective of multiple Islamic sects and ideologies. An excellent guide to the foundational teachings of Islam as well as an effective introduction to further studies in the classical Islamic sciences.

Ayatollah Murtada Mutahhari was born near Mashhad in 1920. He began his studies in Qum where he was greatly influenced by Ayatollah Khomeini’s teachings on Islamic ethics. Later, he studied metaphysics and jurisprudence before teaching at the universities of Qum and Tehran. He was assassinated in 1979. Translated by R.Campbell, ‘Ali Quli Qara’i, Salman Tawhidi “A clear and succinct introduction to the main disciplines of religious learning in Islam by one of the principal scholars of the Iranian Republic ICAS Press | 2002 and a significant contributor, through his writings and lectures, to the 244 Pages | 135 x 210 mm success of the Islamic revolution.” Paperback: 978-1-904063-03-2 £ 16.00 Professor Hamid Algar University of California, Berkeley Divine Manifestations: Concerning the Secrets of the Perfecting Sciences Mulla Sadra Shirazi

ivine Manifestations is the first English translation of DMulla Sadra Shirazi’s final work on divine metaphysics. Written at the request of his students who wanted a concise and accessible summary of his philosophy, Divine Manifestations exemplifies the rational theologyMulla Sadra is famed for. In

Page - 26 Page Divine Manifestations, Mulla Sadra addresses the most gripping topics in Islamic theology in a thoroughly thought-provoking manner. This work represents Mulla Sadra’s ultimate metaphysical perspective; it is interwoven with his innovative Qur’anic interpretation and is replete with commentary on, and indirect criticism of, the orthodox theology of his day.

Combining both scriptural and philosophical reasoning, Mulla Sadra discusses the existence of God, His attributes, His acts, the Resurrection, and the nature of the non-material worlds. Divine Manifestations is a valuable work for anyone interested in reading Mulla Sadra’s argument for the harmony Translated by Fazel Asadi Amjad & Mahdi between philosophy, theology, and religion. Complete with Dasht Bozorgi extensive commentary in the classical style by later Islamic ICAS Press | 2008 scholars, it is an ideal first read in Sadra’s philosophy. 196 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-37-7 £12.00 Hardback: 978-1-904063-39-1 £20.00 Breaking the Idols of Ignorance: Admonition of the Soi-Disant Sufi Sadr al-Din Shirazi (Mulla Sadra)

re false mystics and impious sophists a modern Aphenomenon? Not according to Mulla Sadra Shirazi, the Page - 27 famous seventeenth-century mystical philosopher who rebukes the pretentious by instructing the faithful on what it truly means to be pious. A brilliant synthesis of the Islamic philosophical, mystical, and theological traditions, this work deals with the most crucial issues of metaphysics, encompassing ontology, cosmology, epistemology, psychology, spiritual wayfaring, the attributes of the pious, and homiletic advice. Deeply grounded in Mulla Sadra’s metaphysical commentary on the Holy Qur’an, it stresses sincere virtues and spiritual exercises.

One of the greatest philosophers in Islamic history, Mulla Sadra (1571-1640) founded the transcendental school of philosophy (al-hikmat al-muta‘aliyah). Born in Shiraz, Iran, he taught philosophy for many years under the auspices of the Safavid government before retiring to the village of Kahak for a fifteen- Translated by M. Dasht Bozorgi & F. Asadi year retreat. During this time, he formulated his signature Amjad approach to philosophy, theology, hadith, and Qur’anic exegesis – an approach which remains influential to the present day. ICAS Press | 2008 560 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-27-8 £10.00 From Essence to Being: The Philosophy of Mulla Sadra and Martin Heidegger Muhammad Kamal

n a unique parallel analysis, Muhammad Kamal delves Iinto the most controversial subjects of Islamic and Western existential philosophy. He explores the philosophical ‘turn’, ontological difference, becoming, and nothingness in the ontology of Mulla Sadra and Martin Heidegger. He shows how they both held ‘Being’ as the sole reality and opposed Page - 28 Page Plato’s metaphysics as an established philosophical tradition, which led to – in Heidegger’s words – the ‘oblivion of Being’. As Kamal explicates, Heidegger’s opposition to Plato became manifest in his deconstruction of the history of ontology, while Mulla Sadra’s opposition to Plato was through his criticism of Suhrawardi’s doctrine of the principality of e s s e nc e . T he s e ne w i nt e r pr e t at ion s of b e i ng b y t wo ph i lo s ophe r s brought new life to both Islamic and Western schools of philosophy and have formed the basis of much of modern ontology, epistemology, and philosophical psychology.

Muhammad Kamal is a member of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. He has written extensively on the philosophies of Hegel, Heidegger, and Mulla Sadra. He has also ICAS Press | 2010 written on Western existentialism and modern Islamic thought. 208 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-37-7 £12.50 The Elements of Islamic Metaphysics (Bidayat al-Hikmah)

Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i

new approach to the teaching of Islamic philosophy by Athe renowned Islamic philosopher Sayyid Muhammad Page - 29 Husayn Tabataba’i, this work provides a useful overview of twentieth-century philosophy in Iran and the development of philosophy in the Islamic religious tradition. While balancing the philosophical tradition with Qur’an and hadith, the author demonstrates the mutual independence of theology and philosophy and the lasting harmony between reason and revelation in the Islamic tradition.

Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i (1904-1981) was born in Tabriz, Iran. He authored the renowned twenty-volume Qur’anic commentary al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an as well as several groundbreaking works on Islamic philosophy and mysticism. Additionally, he wrote numerous books on Shi‘a history and doctrine to bring about a better understanding of Shi‘ism throughout the world. His writings have been translated into English and numerous other languages. Translated by Sayyid ‘Ali Quli Qara’i ICAS Press | 2003 192 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-06-3 £ 16.00 Existence and the Fall: Spiritual Anthropology of Islam Hamid Parsania

or many people, the primordial Fall of humankind from FHeaven to Earth is a tale filled with blame and myth. In this treatment, the Fall is examined from a mystico- philosophical perspective, calling upon essential elements of both Islamic and Western philosophy, new and old. It speaks of the world and heavens from which the Fall took Page - 30 Page place. By taking into consideration the pivotal role of sin and rebellion against heaven, this work surveys the historical facets of the Fall, tracing its various stages – from the divine heavens to its entry into the mythical realms – until its final station and the appearance of the modern world. The study continues by expounding the various interpretations of man and the universe in the stages of the Fall and culminates by addressing the plight of contemporary man and the difficulties of the modern anthropological perspective. Intuitive and optimistic, it leaves the reader with a strong sense of hope in human potential and the human condition.

Translated by Shuja Ali Mirza Hamid Parsania is an Iranian cleric with tens of books and articles ICAS Press | 2006 to his credit on subjects such as philosophy and mysticism. He is currently the chancellor of the Baqir al-‘Ulum University in Qum. 198 Pages | 135 x 210 mm Paperback: 978-1-904063-23-0 £12.00 Page - 31

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JSIS also introduces and presents a variety of classical Shi‘a works that may be academically valuable to researchers in this field but have remained largely unknown to them. The journal dedicates a section of its publication to the critical assessment and vigorous review of books and publications, both old and new, concerning Shi‘a studies. ICAS Press Annual Institutional Subscription: It is hoped that through such efforts JSIS will remain a valuable UK: £ 112.00 | EU: £122.00 | Int'l: £132.00 reference and resource for those researching and undertaking Annual Individual Subscription: Shi‘a studies. UK: £ 50.00 | EU: £60.00 | Int'l: £70.00 Page - 37 Translator(s) Richard Campbell, Quli'Ali Qara’i, and Salman Tawhidi Edited by Ali Paya Tawus Raja Shahram Khodaverdian, Nezammeddin Najafi, and Mohammad Mehdi Baghi Afzal Sumar and MuhammedReza Tajri Various translators Edited by Abbas Bahmanpour Zaid Alsalami Zaid Alsalami Author(s) Murtada Mutahhari Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni Tihrani Ja‘far Subhani The Wisdom Prophet of Muhammad Various authors Baqir al-Irawani Baqiral-Irawani Work Title of Original of Title itles Ruh-i Mujarrad Various articles fi Durus Tamhidiyyah al-Qawa’id al-Rijaliyyah fi Durus Tamhidiyyah al-Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyyah Ashna’i ba ‘Ulum-i Islami Furugh-i Wilayat al- Hikam Muntakhab al-A‘zam Nabi (S) T oming c

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Shining Sun: In Memory of ‘Allamah Tabataba’i A translation of Mihr-i Taban By Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni Tihrani

Shining Sun is a tribute to the life and thought of the renowned Islamic scholar, Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i, written soon after he passed away by one of his students. It includes an overview of Tabataba’i’s life and transcriptions of discussions between Tabataba’i and his student. These discussions cover history, philosophy, mysticism, theology, Page - 40 Page and the Qurʾan. In addition to being a useful reference work on Shiʿi thought, Shining Sun captures the essence of the ethics and morals of the Islamic scholarly tradition in a simpler time.

Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i (1904-1981) was born in Tabriz, Azerbaijan. He authored the renowned twenty-volume Qurʾanic commentary al-Mizān fī Tafsīr 133 High Road al-Qurʾān as well as several groundbreaking works on Islamic philosophy and mysticism. Additionally, he Willesden wrote numerous books on Shiʿa history and doctrine London to bring about a better understanding of Shiʿism NW10 2SW Translated by: TawusUnited Raja Kingdom “Allamah Tabataba’i is undoubtedly the major Shiʿa thinker of modern times, and his impact on Persian philosophy and theology is ICAS Press | 2011 +44 (0) 20 8451 9993 incomparable. It is wonderful to see the Persian tradition of respecting 428 Pages | 135 x [email protected] mm great intellectual personalities continuing in modern times.” Paperback: 978-1-904063-40-7www.islamic-college.ac.uk/bookshop £ 19.95 Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky