The Gardens of the Gnostics: Bustān Al-'Ārifīn

by Yahya ibn Sharaf Al-Nawawi, Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley (Translation)

Abū Zakariyyā Muḥyi'd-dīn Yaḥyā ibn Sharaf an-Nawawī (631 AH/1233 CE - 676 AH/1277 CE) was an exemplary scholar of the hadith, Ash'arī kalām and the Shāfi'ī madhhab, noted for his commentary on Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, his collection of Forty Hadith, the Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn, the Adhkār, which is a collection of dhikr and du'ā from the Qur'ān and the hadith, and a number of other significant works.

The Garden of the Gnostics (Bustān al-'Ārifīn) is Imam an-Nawawī's work on taṣawwuf, drawing as is his wont on the Qur'ān, with careful choice of hadith, and the sayings of the first generations (salaf) and eminent later people.

Aisha Bewley is the translator of a large number of classical works of Islam and Sufism, often in collaboration with Abdalhaqq Bewley, notably The Noble Qur'an - a New Rendering of Its Meanings in English; Muhammad, Messenger of Allah - the translation of Qāḍī 'Iyāḍ's ash-Shifā'; the Muwaṭṭa' of Imam Mālik ibn Anas; and Imam an-Nawawī's Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn.

Genres: Islam, Religion

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Abū Zakariyyā Yahya ibn Sharaf Al-Nawawi (Arabic: يحيى بن شرف النووي ‎;‎ 1233–1277), popularly known as al-Nawawī or Imam Nawawī (631–676 A.H./1234–1277), was a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar. He authored numerous and lengthy works ranging from hadith, to theology, biography, and jurisprudence. Al-Nawawi never married.

Reviews

[أحمد عبد الرحمن · Rating 4 out of 5]

بستان يانع حقاً، من الأحاديث والآثار والأخبار، وبعض الأبيات، يحث على كل فضيلة تقربك من الآخرة، ويذكر حكايات أقوام تنزل عند ذكرهم الرحمة
تمنيتُ أن لو طال، ولم أخرج من تلك الجنة.. رضي الله عن الإمام النووي وألحقنا به في الصالحين
هُديت إلى سماعه صوتياً ببركة الشهر المبارك

[Mohamed Samahy · Rating 4 out of 5]

يُعد من كتب الرقائق اشتمل على أحاديث النية والإخلاص وبعض أخبار السلف والتابعين ونقل فيه النووي عن الإمام القشيري بعض أحاديثه من الرسالة القشيرية وعلق عليها ونقل فيه بعض كرامات الأولياء وتُوفي رحمة الله عليه قبل إتمام الكتاب ..

[Saudabdulrahman · Rating 3 out of 5]

في هذا الكتاب نقرأ للامام النووي المحدث و الفقيه الشافعي الشهير متصوفا

[Hameed Muhammadian · Rating 5 out of 5]

يكفي كون مصنفه هو الإمام النووي الرجل العالم الصالح العابد للدلالة على عظم قدر الكتاب..

[وادي · Rating 4 out of 5]

كرر عليَّ حديثهم يا حادي
فحديثهم يجلي الفؤاد الصادي.

[Amal · Rating 4 out of 5]

حديثٌ خفيف لطيف مثلهُ مثل عنوانه بستانّ من الصور العرفانية و الدررّ الربانين و حالّ النفوس التقية .. حلوٌ تطيبُ به النفوس لكنني توقعتهُ أشمل و أعمق .. هذا لا يمنع استمتاعي و استفادتي منهُ .. رزقنا الله و كاتبهُ و ناقلهُ خير ما فيه و جعلنا لصفات و حالّ الأولياء و العرفاء بالله أصدق و أقرب .،

[Reem El-sheikh · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب صغير الحجم كبير المعاني

[aqilahreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

a very short read on imam al-nawawi's work on purification of the soul, tackling on fundamental elements of the deen such as sincerity, truthfulness etc. it also includes subtle marvels which stimulate remembrance of Him. ⁣
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i have to be honest that i might not be in the right headspace to absorb everything in this book ((maybe also bc puasa brain is real lmao)) so might probably have to give this a reread one day. 😬 i also found myself getting a little bit lost in the context, maybe due to the translation - i felt it was quite all over the place. 😅⁣
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anyways!! i really love short islamic books bc i could pick them up easily in between hectic work atm. not only they are short, but they can be so beneficial as well and somehow reading them makes me feel so calm in between breaks ☁️ but i also realize that some context are better explained in depth and i guess this is just one of it. there are so much topics to cover and just felt that it would be great if its more organized & concise overall. ⁣
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would probably makes a great addition, if you have been following iman al-nawawi's works 😄⁣

[Arefin Hossain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imam Nawawi illustrates the entire dimension of sufism in such a concise manner, which is remarkable.

[Lena salama]

"كرِّر عليَّ حديثَهُم يا حادي
فحديثُهُم يجلو الفؤادَ الصَّادي"

[Abo-ismail · Rating 3 out of 5]

كل عامل لله عز وجل بطاعة ، فهو ذاكرٌ لله عز وجل ..

[Mai · Rating 5 out of 5]

وجدت الكتاب صوتيا مجانا على تطبيق منطوق للكتب الصوتية.

[haris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indah sekali.

[أحمد بن سليمان · Rating 2 out of 5]

طبعة دار المنهاج ذات تحقيق جيد وفخامة في الطباعة ، لكنهم نفخوا الكتاب جدًا!