عشاق الكتب | Book Lovers 📖

Historically, libraries were known by several names, including: The Library (Al-Maktabah) - المكتبة The Treasury of Books (Khizānat al-Kutub) - خزانة الكتب The House of Knowledge (Dārul-'Ilm) - دار العلم

The virtue of the library stems from the virtue of sacred knowledge itself. Through libraries, the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the works of the scholars are preserved. They safeguard the creed of Ahlus-Sunnah, preserve the Sunnah, repel innovations, and connect each generation to the inheritance of the Prophets.

The fruits of a library are immense: Preserving the religion through preserving its sources. Facilitating the pursuit of beneficial knowledge. Assisting scholars and students in research and study. Producing generations who inherit the Prophetic legacy. Serving as an ongoing charity (ṣadaqah jāriyah) for its founder and all who contribute to it.

The subject of the student of knowledge's library is the collection of the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the books of the scholars in the various Islamic sciences, together with the instrumental sciences (ʿUlūmul-Ālah) such as Arabic grammar, morphology, rhetoric, principles of jurisprudence, and the sciences that aid in understanding the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ. It concerns their preservation, organization, cataloguing, and accessibility.

What is a Library? A library is an organised repository of books, manuscripts, and scholarly works established to preserve, organize, and make knowledge accessible. For the student of knowledge, it is a carefully curated collection that supports learning, research, and lifelong study.

بناء مكتبة طالب العلم Building the Library of the Student of Knowledge What is a Library? https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/46 What is the Purpose of a Library? https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/47 What are the Benefits of Building Libraries? https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/48 What is the Virtue of a Library? https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/49 Names of Libraries https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/50 The Islamic Ruling Concerning Libraries https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/51 The Importance of a Library for the Student of Knowledge https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub/52

If you have never read anything by Ibn al-Qayyim—or even if you've never read a book in your life—then let the first books you read be: 1. Al-Wābiluṣ-Ṣayyib ("The Goodly Rain") 2. Al-Fawā'id ("Benefits") 3. Al-Jawābul-Kāfī (The Sufficient Answer, also known as The Disease and the Cure) 4. Zādul-Maʿād ("Provision for the Hereafter") For two reasons: The first is the abundance of beneficial knowledge these books contain and every Muslim's need for them. The second is that they are accessible to everyone. Anyone can read them and gain tremendous benefit from them, unlike some of Ibnul-Qayyim's other works, which are deeper, more advanced, and more difficult for beginners. #ابن_الشابرة 🖊 Translated by Abū 'Abdillāh 'Abdullateef bn Hussein https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

❐ O you in your twenties, thirties, and beyond… By Allah, I sincerely want what is best for you. If I could go back and live my life again, I would spend ten years of my life allowing nothing into my library—after the Qurʾān and the Sunnah—except the books and explanations of Sheikh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (may Allah have mercy on him). I would listen to his lessons, read his books, summarize them, and study them carefully. Only after I had fully benefited from them would I move on to the books of the other great scholars. The legacy of Ibn ʿUthaymīn (may Allah have mercy on him) is like a complete institute for the student of knowledge. It contains the five essential fields needed to build a strong foundation: 1. ʿAqīdah (Islamic creed) 2. Tafsīr (Explanation of the Qurʾān) 3. Ḥadīth 4. Fiqh and Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic law and its principles) 5. Naḥw (Arabic grammar) Whoever has gone through what I have gone through will come to the same conclusion. ❐ A collection of all the books of Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (may Allah grant him the highest level of Paradise. Āmīn.) has been compiled into a single PDF file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LCFbVQ7rqqdH0JeiHd7Y7qGcThObA_Hq And ʿAbdullāh ibnul-Mubārak (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “I do not know of any rank after Prophethood that is better than spreading knowledge.” 📲 Copied and Translated by Abū 'Abdillāh 'Abdullateef bn Hussein https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

*❐ ‏يا أبناء العشرين .. يا أبناء الثلاثين .. وأكثر* . *▪️والله وبالله وتالله إني لكم ناصح أمين:* ▪️لو استقبلتُ من أمري ما استدبرتُ، لجلستُ (١٠) سنين من عمري ، لا يدخل مكتبتي بعد الوحيين، إلا مؤلفات وشروح العلامة ‎#ابن_عثيمين رحمه الله فإذا قضيتُ نهمتي منها: سماعاً ومطالعة، وتلخيصاً ودراسة، شرعتُ في سائر مؤلفات العلماء الأعلام. *▪️تراث ابن عثيمين -رحمه الله- كلية حافلة بالأقسام الخمسة الأساسية لبناء طالب العلم ورسوخه* : 1️⃣ قسم العقيدة. 2️⃣ قسم التفسير. 3️⃣ قسم الحديث. 4️⃣ قسم الفقه وأصوله. 5️⃣ قسم النحو. ▪️ومن جرّب مثل تجربتي، عرف مثل معرفتي. *❐ جميع مؤلفات العلّامة محمد بن صالح العثيمين  أسكنه الفردوس الأعلى اللهم آمين  مجموعة في ملف واحد PDF* https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LCFbVQ7rqqdH0JeiHd7Y7qGcThObA_Hq • قال ابن المبارك-رحمه الله: ”لا أعلم بعد النبوة درجة أفضل من بث العلم“

Collection of the Works of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbdil-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad Ālush-Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) For anyone wishing to benefit from the Shaykh's writings on ʿAqīdah (Islamic creed), Hadith, Tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and other Islamic sciences, this is a beneficial collection of his works. 📚 39 volumes (all in Arabic). 🔗 Download the books: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13cwr5Qv2O6kpYJ6SV3RRxyY_W96nni4I 🔗 Share and join the channel for English benefits ⬇️ https://t.me/Sh_Soolih_AalushShaykh_English

The above lists contain the core terminology that every serious reader of Arabic books—especially classical Islamic works—should know, covering the vocabulary you'll encounter on book covers, title pages, introductions, critical editions (taḥqīq), manuscript studies, bibliographies, and scholarly literature. It serves as a solid foundation for navigating classical texts with confidence. https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

9. Common Library Terms (مصطلحات المكتبات) مكتبة: Library رف: Shelf فهرسة: Cataloguing رقم الحفظ: Shelf number / Call number مراجع: Reference books مصادر: Primary sources https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

8. Common Publishing Terms (مصطلحات النشر) الناشر: Publisher حقوق الطبع محفوظة: All rights reserved إعادة الطبع: Reprint طبعة محققة: Critical edition طبعة مزيدة ومنقحة: Revised and expanded edition تصوير: Photographic reproduction (facsimile) تصوير عن الأصل: Reproduced from the original manuscript https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

7. Bibliography & Scholarly History (التراجم والفهارس) تراجم (Tarājim): Biographies طبقات (Ṭabaqāt): Biographical generations ثبت (Thabat): Scholarly catalogue of teachers and transmissions فهرسة (Fahrasah): Scholarly bibliography/catalogue برنامج (Barnāmaj): Catalogue of teachers and books (used by some scholars) معجم الشيوخ: Dictionary of teachers https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

6. Transmission & Authentication (النقل والرواية) إسناد (Isnād): Chain of transmission إجازة (Ijāzah): Authorization to transmit سماع (Samā'): Certificate of hearing عرض (ʿArḍ): Reading before a teacher قراءة: Reading to a teacher مقابلة (Muqābalah): Collation رواية (Riwāyah): Transmission سند (Sanad): Chain of narrators https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

5. Manuscripts (المخطوطات) مخطوط (Makhṭūṭ): Manuscript نسخة خطية: Handwritten copy أصل الخط: Author's original handwriting مسودة (Musawwadah): Rough draft مبيضة (Mubayyaḍah): Final clean draft نسخة أم: Master copy نسخة مقابلة: Collated copy ورقة: Folio (leaf) https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

4. Scholarly & Editorial Terms (العمل العلمي) تحقيق (Taḥqīq): Critical editing محقق (Muḥaqqiq): Critical editor تخريج (Takhrīj): Referencing original sources تعليق (Ta'līq): Annotation ضبط (Ḍabṭ): Vocalization / Orthographic correction مراجعة (Murāja'ah): Proofreading / Review تصحيح (Taṣḥīḥ): Correction ترجمة (Tarjamah): Translation مترجم (Mutarjim): Translator اختصار: Abridgment تهذيب: Refinement / Editing تلخيص: Summary https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

3. Structure of a Book (أجزاء الكتاب) غلاف: Cover صفحة العنوان: Title page تقديم (Taqdīm): Foreword مقدمة (Muqaddimah): Introduction تمهيد (Tamhīd): Preliminary discussion متن (Matn): Main text باب (Bāb): Chapter فصل (Faṣl): Section مبحث (Mabḥath): Topic مطلب (Maṭlab): Subtopic خاتمة (Khātimah): Conclusion فهرس (Fihris): Table of contents / Index ثبت المصادر والمراجع: Bibliography ملحق (Mulḥaq): Appendix هامش (Hāmish): Footnote / Margin https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

2. Types of Books (أنواع المصنفات) رسالة (Risālah): Treatise مختصر (Mukhtaṣar): Abridgment شرح (Sharḥ): Commentary حاشية (Ḥāshiyah): Super-commentary / Marginal commentary تعليق (Ta'līq): Short scholarly notes موسوعة (Mawsū'ah): Encyclopedia معجم (Mu'jam): Lexicon / Biographical dictionary ديوان (Dīwān): Collection of poetry مجموعة رسائل: Collection of treatises منتخب (Muntakhab): Selected works مجموع (Majmū'): Collected works https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub

1. Basic Book Terms (أساسيات الكتاب) كتاب (Kitāb): Book مؤلف (Mu'allif): Author مجلد (Mujallad): Volume جزء (Juz'): Part نسخة (Nuskhah): Copy طبعة (Ṭab'ah): Edition دار النشر (Dārun-Nashr): Publishing house رقم الطبعة: Edition number رقم الإيداع: Legal deposit number ردمك (ISBN): International Standard Book Number https://t.me/ushaaqulkutub