Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwimat al-Saada

Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwimat al-Saada (Ascents to Glory and the Foundations of Happiness) is an Islamic work on educational reflections, practical guidance, and ethics by Sulayman al-Lahim (Abu Ibrahim) Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.

Background and Purpose

The material in the work was originally composed as part of Sulayman al-Lahim's comprehensive Quranic commentary, Awn al-Rahman fi Tafsir al-Quran wa Bayan Ma Fihi min al-Hidayat wa al-Fawa'id wa al-Ahkam Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…. Throughout that exegesis, the author had interspersed more than 170 educational and scholarly pauses (waqafat ilmiyya tarbawiyya), concluding the commentary with 100 counsels (wasiyya), 40 rare benefits (fawa'id wa fara'id), and selected maxims and poetic verses Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi….

In order to facilitate access to these reflections, simplify their application, and broaden their benefit for readers seeking practical guidance—whether for self-rectification, guiding children, advising congregation members, or teaching students—the author extracted these sections into a dedicated standalone volume under the title Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwimat al-Saada Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…. He dedicated the book broadly to every Muslim seeking honor and happiness in religion, worldly life, and the Hereafter, as well as to parents, families, educators, imams, preachers (khutaba), callers to Islam, and sincere advisers Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi….

Structure and Scope

The author organized the book's sections following the chronological arrangement of the Quranic chapters and verses as they appeared in his original exegesis, seeking blessing through the order of the Quran Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…. The more than 170 individual reflections are grouped under 52 main thematic topics, covering a wide range of creedal, devotional, moral, social, and practical matters Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.

The topics treated in the work include:

• Interpersonal ethics and society: Good conduct with all people regardless of background Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1, marital harmony, reconciliation between people (islah dhat al-bayn), maintaining kinship ties, friendship, generosity, fulfilling mutual rights of Muslims, giving people their proper status, and condemning tribal factionalism (al-asabiyya al-qabaliyya) Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.
• Worship and religious rulings: A summary of abrogation (naskh), funeral rites, prayer (salah), congregational prayer, clothing and adornment for prayer, supplication (dua), legal incantations (al-ruqya al-shariyya), the legality of religious endowments (waqf), and the virtues of the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.
• Spiritual purification and character: Piety (taqwa), forgiveness, forbearance, restraining anger, humility, gratitude for divine blessings and the prohibition of ungratefulness, purity of heart, safeguarding the tongue and physical senses, optimism, justice, avoiding envy, and preparing for the meeting with Allah Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.
• Education, language, and community welfare: Raising children, time management, the preservation and neglect of the Arabic language, contemplating the Quran and warning against abandoning it, the responsibility of communal roles and the Friday sermon, resolving conspiracies, the dangers of religious extremism (ghuluww), tribulations (fitan), and guarding against satanic whisperings Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.

Method

The author begins each thematic pause with relevant Quranic verses, followed by foundational hadiths and legal or ethical analyses Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1. In addressing general human relations, for instance, the work emphasizes that Islamic ethics demand fulfilling rights, maintaining justice, doing good, and abstaining from harm toward all people regardless of race, color, ethnicity, or religion, contrasting Islamic values of justice and mercy with secular and man-made charters Maraqi al-Izza wa Muqawwi…+1.