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A timeless collection of wisdom from Islamic scholars across generations, this profound work guides Muslims toward spiritual preparedness for the Day of Judgement. Compiled by the renowned hadith master Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, this unique anthology presents sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), his Companions, and the pious predecessors, organized numerically from counsels in twos through counsels in tens. Each chapter conveys essential truths about faith, worship, God-consciousness (taqwa), asceticism (zuhd), and the fleeting nature of worldly life.

The preeminent meditation on plagues and pandemics from the Islamic world, now in English for the first time A Penguin Classic Six hundred years ago, the author of this landmark work of history and religious thought—an esteemed judge, poet, and scholar in Cairo—survived the bubonic plague...