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Author: Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan Description: This book provides a translation by Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan of the Riyad as-Salihin, literally "Gardens of the Rightous", written by the Syrian Shafi'i scholar Muhyi ad-din Abu Zakariyya' Yahya b. Sharaf an-Nawawi (1233-78), who was the author of a large number of legal and biographical work, including celebrated collection of forty well-known hadiths, the Kitab al-Arba'in (actually containing some forty three traditions.), much commented upon in the Muslim countries and translated into several European languages. His Riyad as-Salihin is a concise collection of traditions, which has been printed on various occasions, e.g. at Mecca and Cairo, but never before translated into a western language. Hence the present translation by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan will make available to those unversed in Arabic one of the most typical and widely-known collection of this type. US$14.99 [Order] |
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PREFACE
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Focus
This report considers the worsening persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan in the name of Islam. Specifically, this report considers the violation of the basic human rights of Ahmadis including:
- freedom of belief;
- freedom of worship;
- freedom of expression;
- freedom of the press;
- freedom of association;
- freedom from arbitrary arrest;
- freedom from discrimination;
- protection of property; and,
- protection from violence and murder.
Some facts may be out of date and recent developments may not have been reported. Also, the author has attempted to present only those facts which can be considered to be easily verifiable. For these reasons the picture presented should be considered to be incomplete.
The author has not attempted an analysis of theological differences between Ahmadi Muslims and the many other Muslim groups in Pakistan. It is the author's belief that human rights extend to all, regardless of personal belief, in the absence of any anti-social act. Furthermore, it is the author's belief that the ongoing campaign against Ahmadi Muslims, while carried out in the name of Islam, has been driven by successive governments and the religiously based political parties for political reasons and does not arise out of religious animosity from the Pakistani public or from Islamic doctrine.
Disclaimer
Any errors are the responsibility of the author alone. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of any other person or any organization. In particular, they may not reflect the official position of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
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Last modified: 2 January 1996 Sultan Sial |