Abd al-Malik bin Qasim
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Abd al-Malik bin Qasim is a contemporary Islamic author and preacher known for his devotional and moral guidance treatises, including the instructional booklet series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula' (Where Are We Compared to Them?) .
Background and Religious Outreach
His full name is recorded in his writings as Abd al-Malik bin Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Qasim, with some publications giving his lineage as Abd al-Malik bin Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim .
His writing centers on ethical exhortation, spiritual reform, and reviving adherence to early Islamic models of piety . He composed the widespread tract series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula'?, structuring each installment around core devotional and interpersonal virtues; for example, its fourteenth volume, Rufaqa Tariq (Companions of the Road), examines the ethics of righteous companionship drawn from the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah to foster mutual religious support . In other devotional writings, such as Man amila salihan falinafsihi (Whoever Does Righteous Deeds Does So for Himself), he compiles accounts of pious figures striving toward the Hereafter to urge readers toward active obedience and the abandonment of spiritual heedlessness .
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List of Works
Wa thuluth li ta'amik (And a Third for Your Food) is an Islamic treatise focusing on the religious, spiritual, and physical virtues of moderation in diet and the obligation of showing gratitude for the blessings of sustenance. It forms the eighteenth installment in the booklet series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula' (Where Are We Compared to Them?).
Isbir wahtasib (Be Patient and Seek Reward) is a devotional work on patience (sabr) and enduring trials (bala'). It serves as the fourth installment in the moral guidance series titled Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula'? (Where Are We Compared to These?).
Abnauna wa al-Salah (Our Children and Prayer) is an Islamic treatise on parenting and religious upbringing that focuses on the responsibility of parents to instill the regular performance of prayer (Salah) in their children.
Haulaa Hum Khusama'uka Ghadan (These Are Your Adversaries Tomorrow) is an ethical and hortatory treatise addressing the nature of injustice (al-dhulm), its diverse manifestations, and the spiritual necessity of restitution before the Day of Resurrection.
Kayfa Akhdim al-Islam (How Do I Serve Islam?) is an Islamic treatise on religious outreach (da'wa) and personal activism. The book encourages ordinary Muslims to actively participate in propagating and supporting the faith within their personal capabilities.
Ulaika al-Akhyar (Those Are the Righteous) is an Arabic devotional treatise dedicated to the practice, merits, and exemplary traditions of the voluntary night prayer (qiyam al-layl). The work aims to revive awareness of the devotional habits of early righteous generations, awaken hearts from spiritual lethargy, and counter worldly distractions through early Islamic models of nighttime worship.
al-Waqt Anfas La Taud (Time: Breaths That Do Not Return) is an Islamic treatise on the value of time and spiritual vigilance. It serves as an exhortation to awaken hearts and address the squandering of hours, presenting a person's lifespan as finite capital consisting of numbered days and breaths that cannot be retrieved once lost.
Laysa Alayka Wahsha (There Is No Desolation Upon You) is an Arabic Islamic spiritual and admonitory treatise offering consolation and spiritual reassurance to believers who feel isolated, alienated, or overwhelmed by prevailing religious laxity and corruption in society. The work explores themes of spiritual estrangement (al-ghurba) to inspire steadfastness and inner tranquility.
al-Kadhib (Lying) is an Islamic ethical treatise examining the prohibition of deceit, its psychological and social motivations, exceptional legal rulings, and practical means of reform. Published as the third installment in the series Rasa'il al-Tawbah min..., it addresses the casual normalization of falsehood and its role in eroding interpersonal trust.
al-Anfas al-Akhira (The Final Breaths) is an Islamic spiritual and admonitory treatise focusing on the agony of dying and the deathbed accounts of the righteous predecessors. It explores the reality of death, the severity of the death throes, and the departure of the soul, serving as a cautionary reminder to encourage preparation for the afterlife.
Yawm fi Bayt al-Rasul (A Day in the House of the Messenger) is a devotional and pedagogical book on the prophetic biography (sirah) and traits (shama'il). Written in a concise and simplified style, it presents an imaginative walkthrough of the domestic life, interpersonal conduct, and daily routines of the Prophet Muhammad across the span of a single day, drawing upon authentic hadiths to encourage Muslims to emulate his household manners and Sunnah.
Warathat al-Anbiya (Heirs of the Prophets) is an Arabic treatise dedicated to the virtue of seeking sacred Islamic knowledge and the dedication of early Muslim scholars. Serving as the fifteenth installment of the educational booklet series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula'?, the work aims to revive motivation by documenting the patience, struggle, perseverance, and high aspirations demonstrated by classical scholars and the early generations in acquiring and preserving Islamic knowledge.
Hal min Mushammir (Is There Anyone Ready to Strive?) is an Islamic motivational and exhortative treatise designed to urge Muslims—especially youth and callers to Islam—to engage in practical good deeds and active religious service. Composed as an incitement to action along the path toward the Hereafter, it addresses lethargy and neglect by prompting readers to adopt concrete avenues of righteous endeavor and service to faith according to individual capacity.
Wa al-Thaman al-Janna (And the Price is Paradise) is an Arabic devotional treatise focused on the obligation and virtues of prayer (salah) and the exemplary devotion of early Muslim generations. Forming the second installment in the moral-exhortation series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula', the work addresses modern negligence and worldly distractions regarding ritual prayer by recalling the zeal, discipline, and endurance of early Muslim figures to revive spiritual vigilance.
al-Dunya Zill Zail (The World Is a Fleeting Shadow) is an Arabic devotional and hortatory treatise devoted to the Islamic concept of asceticism (zuhd), the transience of worldly life, and preparation for the afterlife. Forming the seventh installment of the series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula', the book addresses the excessive pursuit of material possessions by presenting how earlier generations regarded worldly life as merely a transit station and a passageway toward eternal accountability.
Allah Latif bi-Ibadihi (God Is Subtle and Kind with His Servants) is an Islamic devotional and exhortatory booklet exploring divine subtlety (lutf), patience during adversity, and the spiritual wisdom underlying human trials and afflictions.
al-Rizq Abwabuhu wa Mafatihuhu (Sustenance: Its Doors and Keys) is an Islamic devotional treatise focusing on the theological understanding of sustenance (rizq), the virtues of lawful earning, and the spiritual means of acquiring divine provision.
Ya Abi Zawwijni (O My Father, Marry Me Off) is an Islamic social and advisory treatise addressing the social and religious dimensions of marriage, focusing on the responsibility of parents and guardians to facilitate marriage for young men and women.
al-Ghayba (Backbiting) is an Islamic ethical treatise addressing the prohibition, spiritual harms, and societal dangers of backbiting.
Wa Ahsin Kama Ahsana Allah Ilayk (And Do Good as Allah Has Been Good to You) is a treatise on Islamic ethics and social benevolence. The work focuses on the duty of showing kindness, fulfilling the needs of others, and practicing various forms of benevolence (ihsan) in gratitude for the favors bestowed by God.
Ahsahu Allah wa Nasuhu (God Has Enumerated It, While They Forgot It) is an Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise addressing the sins and perils of the tongue. Forming the sixth installment in the series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula', the work examines speech-related vices as destructive societal afflictions, highlighting the spiritual virtue of verbal restraint alongside specific vocal errors through Quranic verses, prophetic traditions, and guidance from early Muslim figures.
Intaliq Bina (Let Us Set Forth) is an Arabic Islamic treatise written in an accessible devotional style. Forming part of a broader body of religious, moral, and exhortatory booklets, the work is aimed at encouraging righteousness, adherence to prophetic guidance, and moral self-rectification.
Min Thimar al-Dawa (From the Fruits of Calling to God) is an Islamic treatise dedicated to outlining the spiritual, individual, and communal merits of engaging in Islamic propagation (da'wah). The work is designed to motivate Muslims to participate in inviting others to Islam, defending the faith, and enjoining good and forbidding evil across thirty structured benefits supported by Quranic and hadith textual evidence.
Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim - Juz Amma is a contemporary commentary on the thirtieth section of the Quran (Juz Amma). Emphasizing contemplation and the practical application of Quranic verses, the work opens with an exposition of Surat al-Fatihah before proceeding with a verse-by-verse exegesis of the short chapters beginning with Surat al-Naba.
Rufaqa Tariq (Companions of the Road) is an Islamic devotional and ethical treatise focusing on the virtues, criteria, and rights of righteous friendship and brotherhood for the sake of God. Forming the fourteenth volume of the series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula'?, the booklet presents models of companionship drawn from early Islamic figures to encourage relationships grounded in piety rather than worldly interests.
Man Tawada Lillah Rafaahu (Whoever Humbles Himself for Allah, He Raises Him) is an Islamic ethical treatise that explores the virtue of humility (tawadu'), warns against arrogance (kibr) and self-admiration ('ujb), and presents exemplary models from the early generations of Islam. It was published as the twentieth installment in the moral and biographical tract series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula'? ("Where Are We Compared to Them?").
Man amila salihan falinafsihi (Whoever Does Righteous Deeds Does So for Himself) is an Islamic devotional treatise. Drawing its title and theme from the principle that the benefits and spiritual rewards of good deeds return entirely to the individual, the work centers on personal accountability and the essential conditions required for deeds to be accepted as righteous: sincerity to God and adherence to divine law.
al-Dawa ila Allah Fawaid wa Shawahid (Calling to Allah: Benefits and Testimonies) is a contemporary treatise on Islamic propagation (da‘wa). The book outlines the religious merit of calling others to Islam, the foundational principles and practical avenues of outreach, and common obstacles faced by Islamic workers alongside solutions drawn from classical sources and contemporary experience.
Sahm Iblis wa Qawsuhu (The Arrow and Bow of Iblis) is an Arabic treatise on Islamic ethics examining the prohibition of unlawful gazing and the spiritual necessity of lowering one's gaze. It forms the thirteenth installment of the booklet series Ayna Nahnu min Ha'ula' (Where Are We Compared to Them?), addressing the spiritual dangers of illicit looks and documenting how early Muslim generations practiced self-restraint.
Wa-Aslahna Lahu Zawjahu (And We Reformed for Him His Wife) is an Islamic guidance treatise addressing the role, conduct, and spiritual rectitude of the Muslim wife in cultivating a stable marital and domestic life. Directed toward wives seeking domestic harmony and religious reward, the work examines how a righteous spouse fosters serenity, happiness, and an upright environment for raising children.
Lamahat fi Tarbiyat al-Banat (Glimpses into Raising Daughters) is an Islamic pedagogical treatise that presents practical guidelines and religious directives for raising female children in accordance with the Quran and the Sunnah.