“These are a few pages in which I
briefly explained the adherence of the Ibadites to the teachings of Islam in politics,
belief and dealing, with evidence from the Qur’an, Sunnah and reality to make
the reader aware.
I ask Allah that this work will benefit the students of knowledge and may He grant us His support.” By: Nasser Matar Al Masqari
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This study focuses on the significance of the Dīwān al-Daʿāʾim (Pillars) – an anthology of poetry by Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. Sulaymān b. ʿAbd Allāh b. Aḥmad b. al-Khiḍr b. Sulaymān, known after the name of his clan as Ibn al-Naẓar. The anthology presents poems steeped in Ibāḍī theology and doctrine. However, rather than focusing on those aspects, this study intends to analyse commentaries on the Dīwān from a historical angle so as to obtain a general picture of the ideas supporting it, as well as the questions it has raised at various times over the centuries since it was written. The commentaries on al-Daʿāʾim reveal a centuries-long intellectual interaction between Oman and North Africa (which lasted from the time they first appeared right up to the last century), as well as the close ties which existed between the eastern and western Ibāḍī schools. Al-Daʿāʾim was regarded as a significant work and it – together with its commentaries ‒ is indeed a unique example of Omani scholarship.
“Probably, many suffer from absent- mindedness while establishing prayer, and probably some of them feel that it’s a burden and that it’s difficult I ask
anyone who feels anything of that and truly wishes
to change what’s in himself to patiently read through these pages that God assisted
me in composing so that I and my brethren and sistren in faith can cooperate in righteousness and piety, in the hope I would earn God’s
mercy, forgiveness and reward.
Since
God denoted great
value to prayer
and since it is of
great importance in human’s life, you’ll find that the text is addressing you.” By: Khalsa Said Al-Harthy
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