A Maqasidic Journey into Surat al-Isrāʾ (The Maqasidic Tafsir) Paperback – November 12, 2025
Embark on a transformative intellectual and spiritual journey through one of the Qur’an’s most profound chapters — Sūrat al-Isrāʾ, “The Night Journey.”
This groundbreaking maqāṣidic commentary unveils how the surah weaves together theology, ethics, civilization, and divine purpose into a living curriculum for believers and societies alike.
Dr. Karīm Abū Zaid offers an inspiring exploration that fuses academic precision with spiritual reflection. Through a methodical structure — tracing The Trust of Revelation, The Ethics of Gratitude, and The Trials of the Path — the work uncovers how the surah functions as both map and mirror for a community entrusted with the global mission of Islam.
Rooted in the Qur’anic sciences and framed by the principles of maqāṣid (the higher objectives of revelation), this study invites the reader to see how:
Revelation shapes moral character and collective destiny.
The prophetic journey from Makkah to Bayt al-Maqdis symbolizes the transition from preservation to leadership.
Gratitude becomes the ethical foundation for worship, governance, and knowledge.
The Qur’an itself offers a civilizational blueprint for restoration and balance.
Written in a lucid and devotional tone yet underpinned by scholarly rigor, The Night Journey bridges the worlds of academia and spiritual formation. It speaks to seekers, students of Qur’anic studies, and leaders who aspire to reconnect revelation with purpose — and to restore the prophetic vision of mercy, justice, and gratitude as the pillars of a renewed Ummah.
“The Qur’an is not only to be recited — it is to be lived, to reform hearts and institutions, until gratitude becomes civilization.”
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