Ibn Aqil al-Hanbali’s Essay on Islamic Manners (Dar Al-Arqam)

This book is a translation of Ibn ʿAqīl al-Ḥanbalī’s (d. 513/1119) essay on Islamic manners, Fuṣūl al-ādāb wa makārim al-akhlāq al-mashrūʿa. It presents a significant number of commendable etiquettes Muslims are required to observe for everyday living and dealings. Ibn ʿAqīl’s essay is considered to be the shortest, and the earliest extant work from the Ḥanbalī school on Islamic manners.

Thelanguage employed in the translation has been kept simple, straightforward, and modern to make the work accessible to everyone. This bilingual edition,with its parallel Arabic text,will allow readers to access the original Arabic and hopefully help with vocabulary building,oracy, and future translations. In Islam, good manners(ādāb) are required and admired; and it’s developed through study and practice. It is hoped the translation, Ibn Aqil al-Hanbali’s Essay on Islamic Manners becomes a means to refine manners better. Jewel Jalil did his opening Arabic and Islamic studies in England and Yemen. He read part of his BA in Islamic studies at Al-Jāmi’a Al-Wataniyya,Sana’a,and his MA at SOAS,University of London. Currently he is reading his PhD in Arab and Islamic studies at the University of Exeter. His other publications include: An Epitome of Hanbali Substantive Law(2018),and The Student’s Guide (2020).