The present work offers a translation of a selection drawn from the Kitāb al-Jāmi’, a section of Ibn Juzayy’s celebrated juridical compendium, al-Qawānīn al-Fiqhiyyah. In these pages, the author brings together jurisprudence, ethics, and spirituality in a seamless synthesis, addressing the full range of matters pertaining to the tongue and the heart: prescribed and prohibited acts, virtues and vices, invocations and remembrance, as well as knowledge, repentance, one’s relationship to wealth, and the refined etiquettes governing food, companionship, and travel.
At once clear, concise, and rigorously structured, this work may be read as a distilled portrait of the ideal believer — an exposition of the character and disposition that Islam seeks to cultivate, both inwardly and outwardly. Carefully organised to facilitate understanding and memorisation, it stands as a practical guide to the discipline of the soul and the adornment of conduct, rooted in the principles of the Sacred Law and the enduring wisdom of the Andalusi scholarly tradition.
- Abū al-Qāsim Muhammad ibn Juzayy al-Kalbī
693–741 AH (1294–1340 CE)
An illustrious Andalusi Maliki scholar and khatīb of the Great Mosque of Gharnātah (Granada), Ibn Juzayy stood at the heart of the great affairs of his age. A devoted educator as well as a man of action, he was deeply engaged in the defence of his land, ultimately meeting his end on the battlefield of Tarīfah. He leaves behind a rich and enduring legacy across the Islamic sciences — from jurisprudence and Qur’anic exegesis, to the Arabic language, hadīth, and adab — a testament to both the breadth of his learning and the refinement of his pen.
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