Light in the Heavens: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Library of Arabic Literature)

Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an.

including law, theology, metaphysics, poetry, grammar, history, and medicine Assembling Muhammad s words has been a major preoccupation for scholars throughout the fourteen centuries since his death, resulting in an abundance of compilations. Among the legally-grounded collections, which aimed to guide the community in its practice of religious law and ritual worship, one which stands out in particular is Light in the Heavens (Kitab al-Shihab) by al-Qadi al-Quda'i (d. 454 H/1062 AD), a Shafi'i judge in the Fatimid court in Egypt. The collection s overall conceptualization is distinctively ethical and pragmatic, and offers humanitarian lessons and practical insights with universal appeal.