The Chief Sins - al-Kaba'ir (Arabic-English, HC)الكبائر - عربي/إنكليزي

By al-Dhahabi, The Major Sins is at the front of his works which he wrote especially for a class of readers. He handled in this book subjects they like and can benefit from in their religious and earthly lives. The book makes easier in their in their minds things they may find difficult to understand in the scientific books assigned for the elite of scholars and learners. Full Arabic text with Full English translation, side by side.

The Author Muhammad bin Ahmad bin `Uthman bin Qaymaz at Turkamani, Shams al-Din al-Dimashqi al-Dhahabi al-Shafi`i (673-748 AH), the imam, Shaykh al-Islam, head of hadith masters, critic and expert examiner of the hadith, encyclopedic historian and biographer, and foremost authority in the canonical readings of the Qur'an. Born in Damascus where his family lived from the time of his grandfather `Uthman, he sometimes identified himself as Ibn al-Dhahabi - son of the goldsmith - in reference to his father's profession.