Abul-Qasim al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. al-Mufaddal, better known as Raghib al-Isfahani (“the Monk of Isfahan”), was born in Isfahan, modern-day Iran, and died in around 1108 CE. His most well-known books are his Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran, a dictionary of rare words in the Quran, and Dhariya’ ila Makarim ash-Shari’ah, or, The Means to the … Continue reading On Love and Friendship: An Excerpt from Raghib al-Isfhani’s Dhariya’ ila Makarim ash-Shari’ah