The Opening of The Hearts: in Explaining the State of the Deceased and of the Graves

Title: The Opening of The Hearts: in Explaining the State of the Deceased and of the Graves
Author: Jalāl ad-Dīn as-Suyūṭī / Translated by Mahdi Lock
ISBN: 9781716505836
Publisher: Foreword Publications

The Opening of The Hearts - 'in Explaining the State of the Deceased and of the Graves' being an English translation of Sharh as-Sudur bi Sharh Hal al-Mawla wa al-Qubur, by Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti, may Allah be pleased with him.

It is on the authority of al-Hasan, who said, "'When Allah the Exalted created Adam and his progeny, the Angels said, "The earth will not be spacious enough for them." He said, " I will create death." They said, "Then they will not enjoy life." He said, " I will create hope."

The event of losing a loved one leaves many left behind seeking meaning in their loss and answers to a myriad of questions, such as ;

*** What happens when we die?
*** Can the deceased hear us?
*** Can they see us?
*** Can we benefit them?
*** Can they benefit us?

The event of losing a loved one leaves many left behind seeking meaning in their loss and answers to a myriad of questions. What happens when we die? Can the deceased hear us? Can they see us? Can we benefit them? Can they benefit us? This masterpiece by Imam Jalāl ad-Dīn as-Suyuṭī not only provides answers to these questions and so many more but also offers hope, comfort, and solace by describing the believer’s journey from this life into the next.​

About The Author

Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr, Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi'i al-Ash'ari, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti (849-911), the mujtahid imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, jurist, Sufi, philologist, and historian, he authored works in virtually every Islamic science.

Born to a Turkish mother and non-Arab father and raised as an orphan in Cairo, he memorized the Qur'an at eight, then several complete works of Sacred Law, fundamentals of jurisprudence, and Arabic grammar; after which he devoted himself to studying the Sacred Sciences under about a hundred and fifty shaykhs. A giant among contemporaries, he remained alone, producing a sustained output of scholarly writings until his death at the age of sixty-two. He is buried in Hawsh Qawsun in Cairo.

Mahdi Lock is a teacher, student, blogger, writer, and professional freelance translator of classical Arabic Islamic texts into English. He has been studying theology, law and other Islamic sciences for several years with teachers in England, North Africa and the Middle East. To date, his translated works include Kitāb al-Ḥalāl wa al-Ḥarām by Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī, Kitāb al-Waqf from al-Mughnī al-Muḥtāj by al-Khaṭīb al-Shirbīnī, the introduction to al-Majmūʿ by Imam Yaḥyā al-Nawawī and Sharḥ al-Ṣudūr by Imam Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī.