Al Fouçoul fi Arkane al Islam

Al Fusul fi Arkane al Islam
Imam Nacir ad Din Mohammed Ibn al Hassan al Laqani al Maliki (d.
958 H)
Ulemas and learned writers in various disciplines particularly like writings
under the form of summaries or short guides which are considered as
introductions one has to study first in any study or research. These short
guides deal with the main aspects and with what must not be ignored in a
concerned discipline. Thus, in Islamic patrimony, we can find short studies
in the sciences of Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, grammar, logic, etc. For students,
assimilating these short studies was the beginning of their studies and the
specialization in their disciplines.
Concerning Malekite Fiqh, one of the most important short studies is the
al Fusul of Imam Nacir ad Din al Laqani which we are proud to present
among the publications of the Patrimony Revival, Research and Studies
Centre of the Muhammadan League of Religious Scholars. This book deals
with the five pillars of Islam and of essentials of Fiqh and doctrine starting
with the pillars and the general rules in the hadith of Ibn Omar, which is
listed in the Sahihs of Bukhari and Muslim and according to which the
Prophet said: “ Islamis built on five elements: to attest that there is no
other god than God and that Mohammed is the Messenger of God, to do
the prayer, to give the Zakat, to do the pilgrimage and to fast during the
month of Ramadan”.
In this book the author explains the basis of monotheism; than the rules
of prayer, Zakat, fasting and pilgrimage distinguishing between obligations,
acts conform to Sunna and Fada’il (virtues); stressing on the conditions of
their obligation, validity and annulations; citing the sayings of Imammalik
and the Malekite school Ulemas, without indulging in long discussions and
adopting a concise language.
The author relies on the sayings of Sheikh Khalil Ibn Ishaq al Jundi (d. 776
H). It is not surprising that a century after the
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