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    The Biography of 'Abdullah ibn Mubarak

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    The pages of our Islamic history and heritage are filled with the lives of men and women whose influence on our history can only be retold by history itself. They served as beacons of light, illuminating the path set by this Ummah's Messenger (S), and yet they were the heroes who protected this very path. Their interests did not lie in worldly gain nor were their efforts for selfish reasons, but they worked hard in sincerity and under burden to deliver this message of Islam to us. They strove day and night purifying their societies and correcting what had become corrupt in this Ummah. They were true 'ubbaad (slaves) of Allah who had put the Hereafter before their eyes and hence worked only towards this one goal.

    Their nights were not the same as ours, nor are our days comparable to theirs – and it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that a lifetime of ours could not equal a number of their days in virtue and achievement. For they were a people who valued time, knew how to live fully and work hard in ease and under pressure, in poverty and in health. They knew no bounds when it came to aiding the religion of Allah and they refused to acknowledge any limits to their efforts and struggles. They were the Companions, the Tabi'in (successors), the Atba' al- Tabi'in (successors of the Tabi'in), they were the righteous of this Ummah in the past and they are to be the righteous of those to come.

    From amongst such figures are those who excelled in certain fields be they in leadership, scholarship, political thought, arts of war, business and literature to name but a few. You could say that one was a leading figure in such-and-such field; another would be an Imam on a different platform. However, rarely has history in the post-Prophethood era witnessed personalities who had gathered all these characteristics and succeeded across numerous fields and avenues. Rarely has it witnessed lives that were so enriched and yet enriching, so influential and inspiring, so powerful and empowering, so humble and yet so humbling.

    One of these rarities lies in the very being of that scholar from Khurasan, the Mujahid between the army ranks, the faqeeh (jurist) and muhaddith (narrator) of his time, the righteous 'aabid (worshipper) of his Lord, the successful merchant across cities, the well-known zahid (ascetic), the poet and writer, the grammarian and linguist, the respected and the leader of the Pious – 'Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak.

    Contents of the Book:

    Introduction
    His Birth and Background
    Ibn Mubarak - The Student of Knowledge
    Ibn Mubarak - The Merchant
    Ibn Mubarak - The Muhaddith
    Ibn Mubarak - The Faqeeh
    The Misguided Sects of his Time
    Ibn Mubarak - The Mujahid
    Ibn Mubarak - The Poet
    Ibn Mubarak - The Pious Worshipper
    His Teachers and Students
    The Books Written by Ibn Mubarak
    His Departure from this World

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIDP Research Division
    Release dateMay 29, 2018
    ISBN9780463031667
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