Gardens of the Righteous — Page xiii
INTRODUCTION xiii ‘Having in mind these verses of the Holy Quran and these directions of the. Holy Prophet (on whom be peace and blessings of Allah) I was moved to prepare a compendium of such of the ahadith of the Holy Prophet which should help to render easy the journey of a reader to the hereafter and should serve him as a means of acquiring external and internal order in his life and which should comprise urgings and warnings and the discipline, piety and exercises towards the reform of conduct and the training of morals and the purification of hearts. 'I have taken care in this book to select from well-known sources only such ahadith as are clear and authoritative. In the beginning of each section attention will be drawn to relevant verses of the Holy Quran. 'I am hoping that if this book is completed it will help to guide the reader, by. Allah's grace, towards virtue and goodness and will guard him against evil and ruin. I request everyone of my brethren who might draw some benefit from this book to pray for me, my parents, my teachers, my friends and for all Muslims. I depend entirely upon God, in Him I believe and in Him I put my trust. He is sufficient for me and He is the Best helper. There is no strength to resist evil, nor any power to do good except through Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. '. August, 1974. ZAFRULLA KHAN