Reliance of the Traveller

About this book

Reliance of the Traveller ('Umdat as-Salik) by the fourteenth-century scholar Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri is a classic manual of Islamic law according to the Shafi'i school. Nuh Ha Mim Keller's translation was the first Islamic legal work in a European language certified by al-Azhar.

The book covers purification, prayer, zakah, fasting, hajj, trade, inheritance, marriage, divorce, justice and much more, with the Arabic text facing the English. Keller added extensive notes from other scholars, biographies of people mentioned, and appendices on belief, the spiritual path, and many contemporary questions.

It is a large reference work, valued by students and scholars.

What's inside

• A complete manual of Shafi'i fiqh
• Arabic and English on facing pages
• Worship, trade, marriage and inheritance
• Extensive notes and appendices
• Biographical notes on scholars