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Al Murshid al Mu een is a widely recognised primary text for learning Islam in North Africa In it the author Abd al Wahid ibn Ashir summarises in verse the three sciences of Islam Iman and Ihsan Maliki fiqh Ash ari aqida and Junaidi tasawwuf This is its first complete translation into English Dr Asadullah Yate is also the translator of Shaykh Ahmad bin al Bashir al Qalawi ash Shinqiti s 1216 AH 1802 CE 1276 AH 1853 CE Mufid al Ibad a very full commentary on al Murshid al Mu een which is published by Diwan Press in English as Islam in the School of Madina Al Murshid Al Mu eenI enjoyed this book but I m not sure that it is useful for a new Muslim though it is called the concise guide to the basics of the deen It is a translation of a poem And reflects ways of learning of bygone days Al Murshid Al Mu een My rating applies to this translation by Yate not the work by Ibn Ashir itself I realize that translations an elliptical medieval Arabic poem into fluent English is no mean feat but still the translation felt a bit clunky and opaque at times which ties in with my next criticism This edition could have greatly benefited from expository footnotes and perhaps a glossary as well Most of all an introduction that at the least places Ibn Ashir and his work into context would have been appreciated The work sides due to its absence. Al-murshid al-mu'eenf free download Overall it felt like minimal effort was put into producing this edition On the plus side I did appreciate that they included the fully voweled original Arabic side by side with the English translation Al Murshid Al Mu een