Ibn Hazm: books and summaries

Ibn Hazm (d. 1064 CE) was an Andalusian scholar of Cordoba, a polymath in law, theology, history and poetry. Founder of a major school of literalist jurisprudence and author of The Ring of the Dove, he also wrote Jawami' al-Sira, a concise and much-admired biography of the Prophet.

Islam Central has 4 summaries of works by Ibn Hazm, each in short audio and text chapters with a free preview on its page.

Book summaries by Ibn Hazm

The One Thing Every Human Being Is Secretly Chasing

Ibn HazmAl-Akhlaq wa al-Siyar fi Mudawat al-Nufus

Ibn Hazm’s personal reflections on the healing of souls: everyone is chasing freedom from worry, and only working for Allah truly achieves it.

12 chapters · 29 min

The Prophet’s Life in a Single Sitting

Ibn HazmJawami’ al-Sira al-Nabawiyya

Ibn Hazm of Cordoba’s brisk, essential biography of the Prophet ﷺ: his birth, the first believers, Abyssinia, the pledges, Badr, the campaigns, letters to kings and household.

12 chapters · 29 min

The Way Out

Ibn HazmRisalat al-Talkhis li-Wujuh al-Takhlis

Ibn Hazm answers his friends' questions: how sins are erased, what counts as a major sin, the easy deeds with heavy rewards, ten ranks in the next life, useful knowledge, answered prayer, and the four kinds of repentance.

13 chapters · 36 min

The Ring of the Dove

Ibn Hazm al-AndalusiTawq al-Hamama

Ibn Hazm's classic of Muslim Spain on the nature of love: a meeting of souls, its kinds and signs, love at first sight and love that grows slowly, loyalty and betrayal, parting, and the beauty of chastity.

13 chapters · 28 min