{"product_id":"light-in-the-heavens-sayings-of-the-prophet-muhammad-9781479864485","title":"Light in the Heavens: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumanitarian lessons and practical insights from the prophet of Islam \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe words of Muhammad, messenger of God and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an, they are cited by scholars in a vast array of disciplines--including law, theology, metaphysics, poetry, grammar, history, and medicine--and are quoted by Muslims to one another in their daily lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight in the Heavens\u003c\/i\u003e by al-Qadi al-Quda'i, a Sunni judge in the Fatimid court in Egypt, is an outstanding example of a compilation of these sayings, known as hadiths, that circulated orally and were later assembled and written down. From North Africa to India, generations have used Light in the Heavens as a teaching text for children as well as adults, and many of its 1,200 sayings are familiar to individuals of diverse denominations and ethnicities. For Muslims--who consider Muhammad's teachings the fount of wisdom and the beacon of guidance in all things, mundane and sublime--these sayings provide a direct window into the inspired vision of one of the most influential humans to have walked the Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eal-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAl-Qāḍī al-Quḍāʿī \u003c\/b\u003e(d. 454\/1062) was a Sunni jurist, a scholar of hadiths and history, and a senior government official of the Fatimid dynasty in Cairo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBishop Paul Hinder (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBishop Paul Hinder\u003c\/b\u003e from Switzerland is the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, responsible for all the Catholics in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen, resident in Abu Dhabi since 2004. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTahera Qutbuddin \u003c\/b\u003eis Abdulaziz Saud AlBabtain Laudian Professor at the University of Oxford. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eArabic Oration: Art and Function\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415765127442,"sku":"9781479864485","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64410662-7a38-4035-8813-a5b579c20a13.jpg?v=1729411134","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/light-in-the-heavens-sayings-of-the-prophet-muhammad-9781479864485","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}