سراج المريدين في سبيل الدين

Siraj al-Muridin fi Sabil al-Din

Sirāj al-Murīdīn fī Sabīl al-Dīn is one of the most important works of the eminent Mālikī scholar, jurist, theologian, and spiritual guide Abū Bakr Ibn al-'Arabī al-Ma'āfirī.

Written during a period of political upheaval in the Islamic West, the work was intended as a comprehensive guide for seekers of Allah, bringing together the essentials of Islamic belief, worship, spirituality, ethics, and righteous conduct in a single work.

Rather than presenting the teachings of a particular Ṣūfī order, Ibn al-'Arabī grounds every aspect of spiritual development firmly in the Qur'an, the authentic Sunnah, and the understanding of the early generations, advocating a balanced path free from excess and innovation.

This scholarly study demonstrates that Sirāj al-Murīdīn is a remarkably wide-ranging encyclopaedia of the Islamic sciences. Alongside discussions of purification of the heart and spiritual refinement, it addresses creed, Qur'anic interpretation, hadith methodology, jurisprudence, the Divine Names, etiquette, dress, food, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, remembrance of death and the Hereafter, social responsibility, governance, and the moral reform of society.

The author frequently analyses historical events, critiques erroneous theological and spiritual ideas, evaluates the authenticity of narrations, and illustrates his discussions with instructive examples and practical guidance.

اسمه الكامل:سراج المريدين في سبيل الدين، لاستنارة الأسماء والصفات في المقامات والحالات الدينية والدنيوية؛ بالأدلة العقلية والشرعية؛ القرآنية والسُّنية، وهو القسم الرابع من علوم القرآن في التَّذْكِير