“Imam al-Suyuti is one of the towering landmarks of Islamic scholarship. This fatwa from a famous Qur’anic exegete, a leading authority in all the Qur’anic sciences, tradiotionist, juridprudent, grammarian, and historian, given with his characteristic lucidity and authority obviates the need to look for more on the same subject.”

- Mostafa al-Badawi
Author of Sufi Sage of Arabia: Imam ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad

“An immense contribution. This timeless fatwa brings traditional scholarly authority of the highest degree and removes dangerous misconceptions about the centrality and universal benefit of the collective remembrance of God as a standing Sunna of worship in the Muslim community. Al-Suyuti’s pronouncement on this matter is essential for our community to grow and develop spiritually by removing the dross of ignorance in the name of Islam that blocks access to the divine. Any Muslim who may have doubts on this matter should hold firmly to the categorical authority of al-Suyuti’s fatwa and be clear about the primacy of these and related acts of elemental worship, proximity to God, and ultimate spiritual perfection.”

                        - Umar Faruq Abd-Allah
                        Author of A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

“There is a growing need for the translation of texts that reflect the vastness of traditional Islam. This work allows English speakers the opportunity to experience the classical scholarship of the erudite imam, al-Suyuti. With additional appendices and a detailed biography of the author, this book contains much benefit and is sure to validate a practice that Muslims have taken part in for centuries”

                        - Yahya Rhodus

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