Revival of the Heart I and II: A Collection of 40 Hadiths By Javad Shomali & Zahra El-Kabengi
Many Muslim scholars have compiled collections of 40 hadiths throughout Islamic history. This book is an attempt to continue this beautiful Islamic tradition and provide you with 40 hadiths that can be easily applied in your daily life. In addition to the translation, each hadith comes with a practical example.
This second volume of Revival of the Heart brings together beautiful hadiths on family and friendship. It is not a book of rules, but a collection of insights that inspire us toward gentler homes, fairer relationships, and deeper connections. The book moves through the stages of life, from the love shown to a newborn, through the searching years of youth, into the responsibilities of adulthood, and finally the dignity of old age. At every stage, the hadiths remind us that faith is lived not in isolation, but in how we show up for one another in daily life.
The hadiths can be read in two ways: first, as a personal invitation to reflect on our roles as parents, children, spouses, or friends; and second, as a reminder of how God intended others to treat us. Each teaching is both a call to act with care and an assurance that God has asked others to extend that same care toward us. God's love is not distant, but revealed in the simple kindness we share with family and friends.
