Al-Arba’in of Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari

In this collection, Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari gathers forty hadith that illustrate the extraordinary capacity of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) for distilling profound truths into a few short words. The diverse range of topics contained in the hadiths in this collection, from war to spirituality, are unpacked in a commentary by the 18th Century scholar, ‘Allama as Sindhi.

Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari

Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari, a Hanafi jurist, hadith expert and theologian, was born and grew up in Herat, afghanistan where he received his early Islamic education. He travelled to Makkah and settled there until his death in 1014 /1606. His scholarship was exacting and his output profuse having composed works – a great number being encyclopaedic in nature – on just about every field and subfield of the traditional Islamic disciplines.