Archives for Mysticism

Thank You, Atty. M.

Right on schedule with our plan to publish at least one title a month, we were able to locally publish RISALAH LIQA’ ALLAH (P500) just a few days before the end of March. It was soon followed by RISALAH MA‘RIFAT ALLAH (P500), al-hamdulillah. Thank you, Atty. M of Quezon City for ordering your copies of the books! ElziStyle #LiqaAllah #MarifatAllah #IslamicMysticism #IslamicPhilosophy
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Top Seller in May 2024

As it’s already the month of June, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s Amazon top seller in the previous month of May (Shawwal-Dhu’l-Qa‘dah): * Risalah Sayr wa Suluk: An Exposition of Sayyid Bahr al-‘Ulum’s Treatise on Mystical Wayfaring by ‘Allamah Hasan Mustafawi (US$17.99), https://amzn.to/3V5R8dV eBook (only US$9 instead of the original US$15 price): https://www.elzistyle.com/product/risalah-sayr-wa-suluk Want a sneak peek of the book before buying your copy? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: https://bit.ly/SayrwaSulukSample     ABOUT THE BOOK This book is
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Bless This Divine Banquet with the Advent

O Allah, in this sanctified month of Sha’ban, we come before You, hearts laden with the weight of our present humiliation. More than a hundred of our Palestinian brethren have fallen, while some seven hundred others bear the scars of wounds inflicted by Israeli forces, as they callously opened fire upon hundreds awaiting sustenance southwest of Gaza City. Yet, the gaze of the world remains fixed upon this injustice. In certain Muslim lands, the act of supplicating for Gaza in
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Top Seller in February 2024

As it’s already March 2024, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s Top Seller in the previous month of February (Rajab – Sha’ban): * ‘Allamah Hasan Mustafawi, “Esoteric Traditions: An Exposition of Imam Musa ibn Ja‘far al-Kazim’s (‘a) Mystical and Philosophical Traditions,” trans. Mansoor Limba (ElziStyle.com, 2020) 147 pages, US$16.99, https://amzn.to/4cc74mH   eBook: https://www.elzistyle.com/product/esoteric-traditions (US$8) Want a sneak peek of the book before buying your copy? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here:    About the Book Embark on a transformative journey
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Top Seller in November 2023

As it’s already a week into the month of December, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of November (Rabi’ al-Thani – Jumadi’l-Awwal): * ‘Allamah Hasan Mustafawi, “Esoteric Traditions: An Exposition of Imam Musa ibn Ja‘far al-Kazim’s (‘a) Mystical and Philosophical Traditions,” trans. Mansoor Limba (ElziStyle.com, 2020) 147 pages, US$16.99, https://amzn.to/46Hi47q    eBook: https://www.elzistyle.com/product/esoteric-traditions (US$8) Want a sneak peek of the book before buying your copy? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here:    About
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Top Seller in October 2024

As it’s already the month of November, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of October (Rabi‘ al-Awwal-Rabi’ al-Thani): * Shaykh Muhsin Qara’ati, THE RADIANCE OF THE SECRETS OF PRAYER, US$17.99, https://amzn.to/47aq0Pd    eBook: https://www.elzistyle.com/product/the-radiance-of-the-secrets-of-prayer (US$7) Want a sneak peek of the book before buying your copy? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here:    About the Book In today’s world, the essence of Islamic teachings, encompassing “beliefs” [‘aqā’id], “laws” [aḥkām], and “morality” [akhlāq], must
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Top Seller in August 2023

As it’s already the month of September, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of August (Muharram-Safar), as it was last March as well: * Hasan Mustafawi, MISBAH AL-SHARI‘AH (LANTERN OF THE PATH), trans. Mansoor Limba, US$27.99, https://amzn.to/47Utgzr eBook, US$12 (regular price: US$18): https://www.elzistyle.com/product/misbah-al-shariah Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: About the Book Unlocking the Spiritual Treasures of Islam In the rich tapestry of Islamic literature, there
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Top Seller in June 2023

As it’s already the month of July, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of June (Dhu’l-Qa‘dah – Dhu’l-Hijjah): Imam al-Rida’s (‘a) Esoteric Traditions: An Exposition of Selected Traditions from ‘Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, trans. Mansoor Limba, US$18.99, https://amzn.to/44q7IIp     eBook, US$9 (regular price: US$15): Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: https://bit.ly/UyunSample    About the Book Discover the hidden depths of Islamic mystical and philosophical thought in ‘Allamah
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Top Sellers in 1stQ 2023

As we’re already in the second quarter of the year, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top sellers in the previous quarter: January 2023 (Jumadi’ al-Thani-Rajab): * Murtada Mutahhari, BANKING AND INSURANCE IN ISLAM, trans. Mansoor Limba, US$16.99, https://amzn.to/40QOsm6 Paperback Order Form (Philippines), P450 (regular price: P700): https://bit.ly/BankingandInsuranceOrderForm eBook, US$6 (regular price: US$10): https://www.elzistyle.com/product/banking-and-insurance-in-islam Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: https://bit.ly/BankingandInsuranceSample February 2023 (Rajab-Sha‘ban): * Najmuddin Tabasi, AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAHDI’S GOVERNMENT, trans. Mansoor Limba, US$19.99, https://amzn.to/3ZqKfVc eBook,
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Ramadan 90% Off Sale and Money-back Guarantee

As we welcome the blessed month of Ramadan, the dining table of the Divine Banquet and the special annual opportunity for Renewal and Return to the Primordial Self, here are my SPECIAL OFFERS for YOU – (1) 90% OFF SALE and (2) MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: 1. 90% OFF SALE for the following top-selling eBooks I have translated about the Qur’an, Islamic ethics, and spiritual wayfaring (‘irfan): Qur’an Scientific Approach in Translating and Interpreting the Qur’an and Traditions by ‘Allamah Hasan Mustafawi
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Next Books to Write and Translate

After getting feedback from you, my dear friends, readers, or members of the ElziStyle Books Family, last week and for which I’m truly grateful, here will be the next books to write or translate: * HOW TO SHARI’AH-COMPLIANTLY INVEST IN THE PHILIPPINE STOCK MARKET: BEGINNER’S STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE Of the three titles, it earned the greatest number of suggestions. My target is to finish writing it in 3 months; that is, March, May, and June, insha’ Allah. (Don’t count April as
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Which Title Do You Want to Read First?

Al-hamdulillah, ‘MBAYUKA TANU! MAGUINDANAON BAYUK TRANSCRIPTION, TRANSLATION, AND ANNOTATION is now available for purchase in both paperback and eBook formats: * ‘MBAYUKA TANU! in paperback at Amazon, https://amzn.to/3uJMjLH * ‘MBAYUKA TANU! in eBook at ElziStyle Bookshop, https://www.elzistyle.com/product/bayuk By around February 28, insha’ Allah, it will also be available in paperback for distribution in the Philippines and some neighboring countries via Lazada, https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/i2735892623.html. Now, below are the 3 titles in the pipeline – 1 authorship and 2 translations: * HOW TO
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Is the Noble Qur’an Pre-eternal or Corporeal?

Tradition 1 عن الحسين بن خالد، قُلتُ للرّضا عليه‌السلام: يَابنَ رسولِاللّه أخبِرنى عن القرآن أخالقٌ أو مَخلوقٌ؟ فقال: ليس بخالقٍ ولا مخلوقٍ، ولكنّه كلامُ اللّه عزَّوجل. Al-Tawḥīd, Section (bāb) 30, ḥadīth 1 Translation    Ḥusayn ibn Khālid narrated, “I said to al-Riḍā (‘a), ‘O son of the Messenger of Allah! Inform me if the Qur’an is the Creator (khāliq) or something created (makhlūq).’ The Imām (‘a) said, ‘It is neither the Creator nor is it something created; rather, it is
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What Does Grip of Allah (ḥujzat Allāh) Mean?

Translation    Al-Ḥasan al-Khazzāz narrated that Abū ’l-Ḥasan al-Riḍā (‘a) said, “On the Day of Resurrection, the Messenger of Allah (ṣ) will indeed hold onto the Grip of Allah (ḥujzat Allāh); we will hold onto the grip of our Prophet and our followers (shī‘ah) will hold onto our grip.” He (‘a) then said, “And the grip (ḥujzah) means light (nūr).” And he (‘a) said in another tradition, “It means holding onto the religion.” Tradition    عن الحسن الخَزّاز عن أبى
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