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Fazail-e-Amaal ( Urdu : فضائلِ اعمال ), authored by Zakariyya Kandhlawi between 1929 and 1964, is a book that primarily consists of treatises from the Fada'il series , originally published in Urdu. Its purpose is to inspire and motivate Muslims in their religious practices by presenting a diverse range of Islamic teachings, stories, and anecdotes. The book's popularity has led to translations in multiple languages, including English and French, establishing it as a major resource for the Tablighi Jamaat , a transnational pietistic movement. Written at the request of Ilyas Kandhlawi , the founder of Tablighi Jamaat, the book was initially named Tablighi Nisab or Curriculum for Tabligh. It is the most popular ongoing publication of Urdu literature in the present era and is extensively read due to its inclusion in the literature of the Tablighi Jamaat. The book's language is appreciated for its simplicity, clarity, and accessibility to readers. Özşenel, Mehmet (1988–2016). TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Religious and academic services of Hazrat Maulana Zakaria (PhD) (in Urdu).
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The Fazail-e-Amal ( ), is an Islamic religious text, a compilation of selected chapters from various books, written by the Indian scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi . An English translation of the title is Virtuous Deeds . The text consists of selected verses of the Qur'an , Hadiths , commentary thereon, and other material. The book is a compilation of different previous books written by same author. It has been translated into English , Arabic , Persian , Bengali , and many other languages. Initially it was popular in Pakistan , India , Bangladesh and among South Asian immigrants in the United States or UK but now the popularity is exponentially grown up in recent years all over the Europe, Asia Pacific, African and Latin American countries. It is also used by the Tablighi Jamaat for taalim (teaching) purposes.
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Faza'il-e-A'maal ( , Faz̤ā’il-i a‘māl [Virtues of deeds]), originally titled Tablighi Nisab ( , Tablīg͟hī niṣāb [Curriculum for Tabligh]), is an Islamic religious text composed mainly of treatises by the Indian hadith scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi on the merits of good deeds.It is the principal text used by the Tablighi Jamaat movement for teaching and preaching.The main texts in the collection were written in the 1930s and were originally published as separate books, not appearing under a single title until the mid to late 1950s. The text consists of selected verses of the Qur'an , hadiths , commentary thereon, and other material. It has been translated into English , Persian , Bengali , and many other languages.It is popular in Pakistan , India , Bangladesh and among South Asian immigrants in the United States and UK .
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Faza'il-e-A'maal ( , Faz̤ā’il-i a‘māl [Virtues of deeds]), originally titled Tablighi Nisab ( , Tablīg͟hī niṣāb [Curriculum for Tabligh]), is a sufi religious text composed mainly of treatises by the Indian hadith scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi from sufi sect on the merits of good deeds. Some new Urdu editions also add Musalmanon ki Maujudah Pasti ka Wahid Ilaj (1939) ( , Musalmānoṉ kī maujūdah pastī kā wāḥid ‘ilāj [The only remedy for the current degeneration of Muslims]) by Maulana Ihtishamul Hasan Kandhlawi.English editions include writings such as Six Fundamentals (Translation of Maulana Ashiq Ilahi 's Chhe Baten ( , Chha bāteṉ [ Six points ])), A Call to Muslims (Translation of a 1944 speech by Maulana Ilyas), and Muslim Degeneration and its Only Remedy (Translation of Ihtishamul Hasan's Musalmano ki Maujudah Pasti ka Wahid Ilaj ).Some editions of Faza'il-e-A'mal do not append Zakariya's Faza'il-e-Durood (1965) ( فضائل درود شریف , Faz̤ā’il-i durūd sharīf [Virtues of durood ]).Studying Islam in Practice .In Masud, Muhammad Khalid (ed.).Travellers in Faith: Studies of the Tablīghī Jamāʻat as a Transnationa sufi Movement for Faith Renewal .The Journal of Asian Studies . 52 (3).
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Book by Zakariyya Kandhlawi Fazail-e-Amaal ( ), authored by Zakariyya Kandhlawi between 1929 and 1964, is a book that primarily consists of treatises from the Fada'il series , originally published in Urdu.Its purpose is to inspire and motivate Muslims in their religious practices by presenting a diverse range of Islamic teachings, stories, and anecdotes.The book's popularity has led to translations in multiple languages, including English and French, establishing it as a major resource for the Tablighi Jamaat , a transnational pietistic movement.Written at the request of Ilyas Kandhlawi , the founder of Tablighi Jamaat, the book was initially named Tablighi Nisab or Curriculum for Tabligh.It is the most popular ongoing publication of Urdu literature in the present era and is extensively read due to its inclusion in the literature of the Tablighi Jamaat.The book's language is appreciated for its simplicity, clarity, and accessibility to readers. Özşenel, Mehmet (1988–2016).TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish).Religious and academic services of Hazrat Maulana Zakaria (PhD) (in Urdu).
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