Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

46 Introduction
7) Books of Asceticism and softening of hearts
From these I have quoted sayings of the Rightly Guided
Caliphs in this field. Among the most important of these books are:
'Uddat as-Sibireen wa Dhakheerat ash-Shcikireen by Ibn al-
Qayyim; Madirij as-Srilikeen by Ibn d-Qayyirn; Mukhtafar Minhij
al-Qrisideen by &mad ibn 'Abdur-Rbin d-Maqdisi, and others.
8) Books on Sects and madh-habs
(Schools of juristic thought)
The most important of these books are: al-Faqlfil-Milal wal-
Ahwa' wan-Nikl by Abu Muhammad ibn Hazm adh-Dh&ri and
Usool Madh-hub ash-Shi'ah al-Imamiyyah al-Ithm 'Ashariyyah by
Dr. N2sir at-Qafc.
9) Books on Systems of ruling
The most important of these books are: Ni&im al-Hz~koomah
al-Islamiyyah by al-Katrini, which is also known as at-Tariteeb al-
Idririyyah, and Nidhim - al-Hukm fish-Sharee'ah wat-Tareekh al-
Islami by @%r d-Qkimi.
10) Biographies
The most important of these books are: Siyar A'lrim an-
Nubala' by adh-Dhahabi, Shadharrit adh-Dhahab fi Akhbrir man
dhahaba by 'Abdul-Hayy d-Hanbali, Asad al-Ghibah by Ibn d-
Atheer and Siyar as-Salaf by Abu d-Qkim d-Isfahihi.
11) Books of Evaluation of narrators
The most important of these books are: Tahdheeb al-Kahlfi
Asma' ar-Rijril by d-HZ& d-Mazzi, al-Jarh wat-Ta'deel by Ibn
Abi Hgtim, ath-Thiqit by Ibn Hibbik and al-Kimil fi Du'afa' ar-
R@l by Ibn 'Adiyy.