Islamic Law of Imitation (Al-Tashabbuh fi al-Islām)

Qārī Muhammad Țayyib Qāsmī was the best interpreter of the real Islamic thought at his time. In fact, his books have come to be the criterion to filter out foreign elements from the original ideology of Islam and have acquired the status of authority in this field. The book in hand is one of the most important works of Hakīm al-Islām which discusses one of the most important principles of Islamic Shariah, namely the 'imitation of disbelievers'. The imitation of disbelievers in their beliefs, practices, and behavior is among the major reasons of the downfall of the Muslim Ummah, and most people do not even realize how serious and harmful this malpractice can be. On the one hand, it has removed the aversion to disbelief and practices of disbelievers from the hearts of common Muslims, and on the other, it has made non-Islamic culture and civilization dearer to Muslim minds thereby weakening their relation with Islam. What is more surprising is the fact that many advocates of this malpractice can be found among Muslims who have tried their best to render the Islamic injunctions concerning the issue of imitation as weak, useless, and impractical. In addition to explaining the stance of Shariah on this matter, Hakīm al-Islām has successfully countered and refuted the arguments, objections, and doubts that are often raised against the principle of prohibition of imitation. Therefore, this book has become a reference point and a must-have for every teacher, reformer, and preacher of Islam who seeks to bring back the Muslim Ummah to the original path of Islam and to remodel them on the perfect ideal of Şahābā and Tābi'ün.