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The schools of thought in ascertainment of truth

Hadhrat Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui ( رحمة لله عليه )

"The Schools of thought in Ascertainment of Truth" (مكاتِبِ عِرفان) is one of several books Shaikh Mohammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui (رحمة الله عليه) has written on the correct understanding of issues related to the subject of 'Obligacellence' ( تصوّف - Obligatory Excellence) and 'Esoteric Practice' (طرِيقت) and 'knowledge of Truth (علمِ حقيقت). This book is different from his other works as Shaikh has described the subject matter from a different perspective in the shape of Questions and Answers for easy understanding of readers.

Language English	Category Translated by Shaikh	Last Updated July 2023

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shaikh Mohammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui (1871-1962) (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ) is well known Sahih-ul-Aqeedah Sufi Shaikh of Ihsan. He was known as Barul Uloom (ocean of knowledge) during his lifetime in view of his contributions to Islamic teaching, particularly, theology. He was the Professor and Head of the Department of Islamic Studies at Othmania University in the erstwhile State of Hyderabad in Indian subcontinent. Shaikh has written many books, in addition to tafseer al-Quran titled ‘Tafseer-e-Siddiqui’ in Urdu. His most famous work is his treatise on Islamic Monotheism titled ‘Hikmat-e-Islamia. Many of his books, including Hikmat-e-Islamia, have been rendered into English by Shaikh Mir Asedullah Quadri.