The Small Compendium (al-Nubdhah al-Ṣughrā)

The Small Compendium (al-Nubdhah al-Ṣughrā)

On Understanding the Fourth Pillar Among the Pillars of the Religion, and Its Major, Middle, and Minor Signs

In this concise yet profound treatise, al-Ḥabīb Abū Bakr al-ʿAdanī ibn ʿAlī al-Mashhūr introduces Fiqh al-Taḥawwulāt, the Understanding of Transformations. It studies the unfolding of history, the transformations of society and the Signs of the Hour in light of the Qurʾān and Sunnah.

Drawing on the Ḥadīth of Jibrīl, he presents knowledge of the Signs of the Hour as the fourth dimension of the religion, alongside Islām, Īmān and Iḥsān. Across twenty-five structured lessons, he sets out the field’s foundational principles, its five sciences, and the major, intermediate and minor signs.

Volume I of the Fiqh al-Taḥawwulāt series, and the place to begin.

94 pages · English (paperback: hardcover also available on Amazon)