Darussalam is proud to present the abridged English translation of the classic work: Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah, focusing exclusively on the battles, expeditions and Peace Treaties undertaken in the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). This volume contains a detailed account of the most momentous events from the Battle of Badr to the Battle of Mu’tah -that occurred to the Muslims under the leadership of the Messenger of Allah. Many of these events have become immortalized by the Noble Qur’an and continue to provide invaluable lessons to humanity, now and forever.

Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah (The Beginning and The End) by the renowned scholar Abu Al-Fida ‘Imad ad-Deen Isma’eel bin ‘Umar ibn Katheer/Kathir, is considered one of the most authoritative sources on Islamic history.

Kiamat Kecil: menurut al-Qurán dan hadits – Serial Aqidah Islam 5/ Dr. Umar Sulaiman al-Asyqar. Apa yang terjadi setelah kematian? Bagaimana kehidupan manusia setelah kehidupan dunia ini? Kapan dan bagaimana dunia ini berakhir? Ini adalah pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang menyangkut semua orang, tidak peduli apa latar belakang nya. Banyak yang telah mencoba menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini, dan menghasilkan teori-teori yang berkisar dari aneh ke nihilistik. Tapi teori-teori buatan manusia tidak dapat menjawab pertanyaan di luar batas kemampuan manusia. Dalam buku ini Dr. Umar al-Asyqar memaparkan secara apik dan membahas dengan tajam tentang kematian, perjalanan roh menuju langit, alam kubur dan kiamat sughra (kiamat kecil) dan tanda-tandanya, baik yang sudah terjadi maupun yang belum terjadi. Semua itu beliau sampaikan dengan ketajaman analisa nalar dan kekuatan dalil yang otentik dari ayat-ayat Al-Qur’an dan hadits-hadits shahih.

Until September 11, 2001 few Westerners had ever heard of “Wahhabism.” Now most of us recognize the word as describing an austere and puritanical type of Islam, mentioned frequently in connection with Osama bin Laden and Saudi Arabia and often named as the inspiration behind the 9/11 terror attacks. The word “Wahhabi” stems from the name of the founder of this system of thought, Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1702-1791), companion and religious adviser to Muhammad Ibn Saud, founder of the House of Saud. In this book Natana DeLong-Bas offers an in-depth study of the written works of al-Wahhab. She focuses on four areas: theology, legal theory, proselytizing through education and jihad, and law on women. Through a close reading of al-Wahhab’s texts she demonstrates that many aspects of 20th- and 21st-century Wahhabi extremism do not have their origins in his writings. Examples of this extremism include the emphasis on jihad, martyrdom and militancy, and misogyny. The strict division of the world into dar al-Islam and dar al-kufr, according to which only Wahhabi adherents are considered to be true Muslims and all others are non-Muslims who must be fought, is entirely absent from al-Wahhab’s work. Instead, argues DeLong-Bas, all of these themes were only added to Wahhabi teachings in the 19th century following armed engagement with the Ottoman Empire. DeLong-Bas’s study fills an enormous gap in the literature about Wahhabism by returning to the original writings of the founder of the movement. She debunks the common journalistic portrayal of Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab as an illiterate, rural bumpkin with no scholarly formation. Her revisionist reading of al-Wahhab’s thought will be controversial but impossible to ignore. The book will be essential reading for students and scholars of Islam as well as for those interested in the background of this dangerous modern ideology.