The Patience of The Pious Predecessors in Seeking Knowledge
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Summarized English Translation of Safahat min Sabr Al-Ulama Ala Shadaid al-Ilm wal Tahsil

About The Book

Stories of the perseverance of scholars: this is a beautiful book Shaikh Abdul Fattah Abu Guddah authored about the struggles and sacrifices of scholars and their dedication to the pursuit of knowledge.

Chapters

Introduction   13 
Chapter 1: Description of The Travelling Of The Scholars, And Their Long Journeys For Knowledge  16 
Chapter 2: Description of the scholars sacrificing their sleep, comfort and all of their pleasures and entertainment   40 
Chapter 3: Description of the scholars in their patience on poverty and their struggle of life   58 
Chapter 4: Description of the scholars' hunger and their thirst during the hot weather for hours and days  77 
Chapter 5: Stories of the scholars' wealth running out  82 
Chapter 6: Stories of the reaction of the scholars upon losing their books, selling them at the time of their hardships and buying them at the expense of selling their clothes  89 
Chapter 7: Stories of the scholars who gave preference to knowledge, being occupied in travelling, writing books and benefiting themselves and others, over marriage   99 
Chapter 8: Stories of the scholars spending their wealth, selling their possessions to gain knowledge, travelling and meeting scholars, buying books, pen and paper, and writing books  108 
Chapter 9: Scattered pearls for students of knowledge  129 
Chapter 10: Four golden nuggets for every student of knowledge  141 

​About The Author

Shaikh Abdul Fattah Abu Guddah was born in Syria in 1917. One of the outstanding Muslim scholars of the 20th century, Shaykh Abu Ghuddah was a leading scholar in the field of Hadith and of the Hanafi school of Fiqh. He studied in Syria and Egypt specialising in Arabic Language, Hadith, Shariah and Psychology. 

He had many prominent teachers, amongst them Shaykh Ragib al-Tabbakh, Shaykh Ahmed ibn Muhamad al-Zaraqa, Shaykh Isa al-Bayanuni, Shaykh Ahmad al-Kurdi and the renounced Ottoman Scholar Imam al-Kawthari. He met Imam Hasan al-Banna in the 1940?s and joined the Muslim Brotherhood. 

On his return to Syria he became very active in his dawah work and eventually he became the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. He taught Usul al Fiqh, Hanafi Fiqh and Comparative Fiqh at the University of Damascus. He also taught at the King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. He was buried in al-Baqi Cemetery in Madinah in 1997. 

About The Translator

Shaykh Suhaib Sirajudin received his Degree in Islamic theology from Darul Uloom Al Arabiyya Al Islamiyyah, Bury (UK). He then continued his studies for a Degree in Software Engineering at Blackburn College, an associate college of Lancaster University, and for his Masters in Computer Security from the University of Liverpool.

He further studied for a Diploma in Counselling for marriage issues, Drugs, Stress and Family Counselling. After completing his studies he travelled to Saudi Arabia and taught at the Jubail University in Jubail, Eastern Province.

He is the author of the famous book 'Master Quranic Arabic In 24 Hours​'.

ISBN: 978-1-78926-673-3
Forfatter: Shaikh Abdul Fattah Abu Guddah
Udgivet og trykt i Tyrkiet (2018)
Sider: 151
Indbinding: hardback​