The Salutation Upon The Best of Creation The Life of the Prophets in the Grave and of some of the

and of some of the privileges he has been afforded by Almighty Allah

The author presents a penetrating diagnosis of the illnesses of humanity today

analyzes the world before Islam

originally published in 1939

The Salutation Upon The Best of Creation The Life of the Prophets in the Grave and of some of theThe edition presents Ibn 'Ajiba s (1747 1809) commentary on the great gnostic Abd al Salm ibn Mashsh al Alams (1211 1294) celebrated salutation upon the Prophet of Islam. The salutation, commonly known as As Salat al Mashishiyah ("The Prayer of Ibn Mashish"), is a seminal piece of literature read throughout the Muslim world. Prayers upon the Prophet were initiated by God (Quran 33: 56). Instructed by the Prophet himself, and dutifully carried out by