Al Filaha Book on Agriculture

In the name of the merciful and compassionate Allah, in whom I put my trust.

Excelent Doctor, Abu-Zacharia, Iahia, Ibn-Mohammad, Ibn Ahmed, Ibn Al

Awám, Praise Allah, lord of all creatures...

Having read the books of agriculture that have come to my notice from muslims

in Spain and from other authors that have treat the art of break the land, understanding of the economy (or ways) of make the sowings and plantings, and the books that they wrote about the part of agriculture respective to animals, and having contemplated and seen with reflexion the doctrine contained in them, I have translated from them to this work what they show, and contains their maximum, chapters and articles.

Who wants to dedicate to this kind of art will find from this, with Allah’s favor,

what is necessary in life. With the help of the agriculture it will ensure the right food to them, their children and family. In her they’ll find what they need and what they will desire. The agriculture it must be consider as one of the main aid to the present life needs, and also to assure us the happiness of the other with the help of the lord, by whose favor, throught the sowings and plantings, they multiply food. Whereby it’s said that Mohammad gave this advice: look for the sustention picking fruits that the land produce.

The excellent Doctor wise and eloquent Abu-Omar, Ahmed-Ibn-Mohamad, Ibn-

Hajaj says at the end of his agriculture book, named the Enough, talking about the warnings that must be consider in this art: “In present to you, my uterine brother, I have concluded and perfected this, my work. With her I have keep my word according to the intent that I set. With her I give you enough help, through which you could guide the ignorant people, which lacks of science and values, however their exercise and practice is continued and from long time. Leaving aside their opinions, I present to you the verdict of the biggest wises and other people of wit and insight. Such are the examples that I follow in this work; and out of them there is none that can model proposed by imitation. Do not answer to the weak such as the common people, or don’t you care about what the ignorant and rustic people feel, leaning on what they claim wrongly;

because from their instruction you won’t bring forth useful. These can only contribute to your happiness, if you serve them to the material culture; because in order to knowledge, it is diverted away from right principles in which it is founded.”

Al Filaha Book on Agriculture, Kitab Al-Filaha, Buku Pertanian Islam, Ilmuwan Islam, Pertanian Berkelanjutan