Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani – författare

Six hundred years ago, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - an esteemed Islamic scholar and poet - survived the bubonic plague, which took the lives of three of his children, as well as millions of others throughout the medieval world. Holding up an eerie mirror to our own time, al-Asqalani reflects on the origins of plagues, from those of the Prophet Muhammad's era to the Black Death of his own.Weaving together accounts of evil jinn, religious stories, medical manuals, poetry, and the author's personal experiences, Merits of the Plague is a profound reminder that with tragedy comes one of the noblest expressions of our humanity: the practice of compassion, patience and care for those around us.

Utvalda begrepp från de hadithlärdas terminologi är en översättning av Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalanis handbok i hadithlära: Nukhbat al-fikar fi mustalah ahl al-athar. Verket introducerar den grundläggande terminologi som de hadithlärda använder när de undersöker, bedömer och klassificerar hadither. Därmed fungerar boken även som allmän introduktion till läran om haditherna och förmedlingen av dem.