White Thread Press will launch their new book, ‘Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar Explained’ , in San Jose on August 17, 2007. The book launch will be held at the South Bay Islamic Association and a special free event has been organized. Titled ‘An Evening of Knowledge’, the event will include short lectures from Shaykh Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf, Imam Tahir Anwar and Shaykh Tameem Ahmedi. In addition to the lectures, an autograph session is scheduled. The book will be available for purchase on site, as well as other White Thread Press titles.

For more information about the event, click on the image to download the flyer.

Our beloved Imam Zaid Shakir has provided his testimonial of Shaykh Abdur-Rahman’s work:

“Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf has rendered a valuable service to English speaking Muslims. The depth of his scholarship and the accessibility of his language combine to present the reader with a text that elucidates critical aspects of the orthodox Muslim creed, and sheds light on contentious historical and theological issues.”

‘Imam Abu Hanifa’s Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar Explained’

“Al-Fiqh al-Akbar is one of the earliest texts written on central Islamic theology, and one of the surviving works of Abu Hanifa, the Great Imam of jurisprudence and theology. Studied for centuries in the Muslim world, Al-Fiqh al-Akbar offers a layered understanding of divine oneness (tawhid), the underpinning of Islamic belief. It helps to refine one’s understanding of the Creator, messengers, and divine communication, and enables one, moreover, to gain insight into the realities of this life and the events of the life hereafter.”

Click on the book cover for more details and to purchase the book at a pre-launch special price. Click here to read an excerpt.