The abridgment of Minh¿j al-Q¿¿id¿n used in this volume is derived from Ibn al-Jawz¿'s refinement of Im¿m al-Ghaz¿l¿'s I¿y¿¿ ¿Ul¿m al-D¿n. The English translator, Wäil A. Shihab, explains in the Translator's Note that this work is an abridged translation, drawing Qur'¿nic renderings from Yusuf Ali and adding explanatory comments only where necessary . His aim, as stated in the preface, is to provide readers access to a disciplined and authentic summary of the classical legal-ethical heritage of Islam.