Simplified Cult Acts

By Cheikh Faysal Mawlawi, Translated by Moncef ZENATI

New revised and corrected edition - 2023

Sheikh Faisal Mawlawi

His Eminence Shaykh Faysal Mawlawi, magistrate, jurisconsult (faqih) and advisor to the Lebanese Supreme Court, was born in 1941 in Tripoli, Lebanon. A renowned scholar, preacher and thinker, he left a significant mark in Lebanon, the Arab-Muslim world and Europe. As vice-president of the European Fatwa Council, he actively contributed to promoting an enlightened understanding of Islam, favoring the link between text and context and advocating openness to society. Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi died on Sunday May 8, 2011.

Simplified Cult Acts

This book presents in an accessible and concise manner the rules of religious acts such as Ritual Purity, Prayer, Fasting, Zakat and Pilgrimage. It addresses the opinions of the four legal schools and draws on contributions from scholars among pious predecessors and contemporaries. Where possible, opinions are supported by arguments from the Quran and Sunnah.

By presenting various points of view, the work offers Muslims the opportunity to choose the opinion best suited to their context, both on an individual and collective level. Designed as a teaching aid for Muslim law (fiqh), this work offers a clear and practical approach to acts of worship.