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Key to the Garden
An exposition of the Prophet Muhammad's teaching that the inner life must pass through three affirmation of faith with the tongue, then the mind, and finally the heart. The Muslim Testimony of Faith, that "there is no deity save God," is at once the essence and the highest principle of Islam. This book is a demonstration, by one of the greatest recipients of the Prophet's heritage of knowledge, of how the whole spectrum of Islamic thought and worship unfolds naturally from these few words.
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216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad
2 books5 followersهو الحبيب أحمد مشهور بن طه بن علي الحداد، كان والده من الأولياء المستورين وأمه السيدة الصالحة صفية بنت طاهر بن عمر الحداد ، ولد في مدينة قيدون بوادي دوعن بحضرموت وذلك عام 1325هجرية تقريبا. تربى وأخذ عن جملة من أئمة عصره وعل رأسهم الإمام أحمد بن حسن العطاس ومنهم الحبيب عبدالله بن طاهر الحداد والحبيب علوي بن طاهر الحداد والحبيب أحمد بن محسن الهدار . كانت أول رحلاته في طلب العلم والدعوة وهو لم يبلغ العشرين من عمره إلى إندونيسيا وأخذ فيها عن الحبيب علوي بن محمد الحداد والحبيب محمد بن أحمد المحضار كانت له عدة رحلات إلى أفريقيا للدعوة إلى الله أولها ابتداًء من عام 1347هجرية أخذ فيها عن الحبيب عمر بن أحمد بن سميط والحبيب صالح بن علوي جمل الليل . نشر بهمة هذا الإمام وصدقة الدعوة إلى الإسلام تجاوز عدد الداخلين إلى الإسلام على يديه مايزيد على المائة ألف حارب كثيراً من الأفكار المدسوسة على الإسلام مثل القاديانية والبهائية وغيرها حتى اندحرت في تلك الجهات . استمر هذا الإمام على هذا العمل حتى بعد أن أعياه المرض وتقدم به السن ولم يستطع السفر إلى أفريقيا فقد جلس للتدريس والدعوة إلى الله ولتربية مريديه حتى بلغ التسعين عاما ولم يتوقف حتى دخل المستشفى عل أثر شدة المرض والإعياء. إنتقل هذا الإمام إلى رحمة الله ملبيا نداء ربه الذي اشتاق إلى لقاءه عصر الأربعاء 14 رجب 1416هجرية . لاتزال دعوة هذا الإمام قائمة ومآثره دائمة بل لقد امتدت إلى أوروبا وشمال أمريكا وغيرها من البلدان. ( رضي الله عنه وأرضاه)
Al Habib Ahmad Mashhur bin Taha Al-Haddad, was one of the most powerful Alawi influences in East Africa and is generally considered to have been the “Renewer” of Islam in those parts. He was born in the town of Qaydun, one of the towns of Hadhramawt, in the year of 1325 H (1907). He was raised up in the bosom of ‘ilm and taqwa and righteousness by his mother, the virtuous and saintly Safiyya, daughter of the great Imam Taher ibn Umar al-Haddad, from whom she received her instruction in the Quran and religious sciences.
His early education was taken over by another two great masters of the house of Al-Haddad, Habib Abdallah and Habib Alawi, the two brothers who founded the Ribat of Qaydun, the school of religious sciences where Habib Ahmad was soon to become, at an early age, a teacher. Then he joined the Ribat at Tarim and studied under the firmly established Master as well as its ulama’. Habib Ahmad, as has always been the Alawi custom, sought to receive the ijaza from as numerous master as was possible. Habib Ahmad learned from dozens of shaykhs in Hadramawt, the Hijaz, Indonesia and East Africa. As for the Shaykh under whose tutelage he attained his spiritual unveiling, he was al-Imam ar-Rabbani Ahmad bin Muhsin al-Haddar.
Then towards the end of his life, he took to commuting between Africa and the two Sacred Places. When old age overwhelmed him and his strength weakened he resided in Jeddah amongst his people and children. He was an open house for guests of all walks of life because in him they found the righteous murshid and a sincere guide and an erudite scholar. They partook from him the aroma of ma’arifah and sainthood and divine secrets. He continued with his virtuous works until the decisive writ came down to meet him and he journeyed to meet the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.
Al-Habib Ahmad Mashur Al Haddad passed away on Wednesday 14 Rajab 1416 (7 December 1995 ) at the age of 87. His life had been in complete service to Allah in all its total manifestation. He was buried at Ma’la, at Makkah Al Mukarammah.
Al Habib Ahmad Mashhur bin Taha Al-Haddad, was one of the most powerful Alawi influences in East Africa and is generally considered to have been the “Renewer” of Islam in those parts. He was born in the town of Qaydun, one of the towns of Hadhramawt, in the year of 1325 H (1907). He was raised up in the bosom of ‘ilm and taqwa and righteousness by his mother, the virtuous and saintly Safiyya, daughter of the great Imam Taher ibn Umar al-Haddad, from whom she received her instruction in the Quran and religious sciences.
His early education was taken over by another two great masters of the house of Al-Haddad, Habib Abdallah and Habib Alawi, the two brothers who founded the Ribat of Qaydun, the school of religious sciences where Habib Ahmad was soon to become, at an early age, a teacher. Then he joined the Ribat at Tarim and studied under the firmly established Master as well as its ulama’. Habib Ahmad, as has always been the Alawi custom, sought to receive the ijaza from as numerous master as was possible. Habib Ahmad learned from dozens of shaykhs in Hadramawt, the Hijaz, Indonesia and East Africa. As for the Shaykh under whose tutelage he attained his spiritual unveiling, he was al-Imam ar-Rabbani Ahmad bin Muhsin al-Haddar.
Then towards the end of his life, he took to commuting between Africa and the two Sacred Places. When old age overwhelmed him and his strength weakened he resided in Jeddah amongst his people and children. He was an open house for guests of all walks of life because in him they found the righteous murshid and a sincere guide and an erudite scholar. They partook from him the aroma of ma’arifah and sainthood and divine secrets. He continued with his virtuous works until the decisive writ came down to meet him and he journeyed to meet the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.
Al-Habib Ahmad Mashur Al Haddad passed away on Wednesday 14 Rajab 1416 (7 December 1995 ) at the age of 87. His life had been in complete service to Allah in all its total manifestation. He was buried at Ma’la, at Makkah Al Mukarammah.
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April 14, 2007
"La ilaha illa Allah" - There is no god except God
That's the key to the Garden (Heaven) and this book shows the secrets why. Beautiful book that really touches the heart. I've never been disappointed with any book associated with the Haba'ib of Yemen (pious, spiritual scholars from valley of Hadramawt)
That's the key to the Garden (Heaven) and this book shows the secrets why. Beautiful book that really touches the heart. I've never been disappointed with any book associated with the Haba'ib of Yemen (pious, spiritual scholars from valley of Hadramawt)
September 25, 2022
To anyone who possesses this book and or reads it with sincerity and respect for the secrets it holds may you increase your rank, elevate your station, move closer to God, purify your heart, receive massive openings of understanding and light, help others with this knowledge, and enter the Garden of Bliss, receive help, proximity, and guidance from the Prophet of God peace be upon him. Please keep us in your prayers and ask God for us to join you in the highest levels of Paradise.
April 18, 2015
This book primarily consists of simple explanations on the concept of Tawhid. I can see it as being more beneficial for those who are new to Islam or those who are seeking to understand the core Islamic belief of one true God.
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May 1, 2010Looked too simple for me to want to pick it up earlier but this is a gem. Concise and comprehensive on basic Islamic aqidah. This is a text to memorize from.
June 16, 2007
must read
March 4, 2014
Very beneficial book that describes different facets of the Muslim testimony of faith.
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