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Al-Shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa: The Healing by expounding the rights of the chosen one – An Abridgement
Al-Shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa: The Healing by expounding the rights of the chosen one – An Abridgement
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Amjad Mahmood
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About The Book
There is no single book dedicated to the blessed person of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) that has received as much acclaim, acceptance, and made as profound an impact in the history of Islam than the seminal work al-Shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa (The Healing by Expounding the Rights of the Chosen One), popularly known as al-Shifa, by the Andalusian Maliki scholar Qadi Abu al-Fadl 'Iyad (d. 544/1149).
It is unique in its sheer breadth, covering a broad range of Prophetic aspects not found in any other single compilation. The book is organised in four parts:
(1) the Most High’s exalting the Prophet’s status in word and deed;
(2) the rights people owe him;
(3) what is possible in respect of him and what may and may not be ascribed to him;
(4) various types of legal judgement against whoever disparages Him.
The chapters spanning these parts exposit specific features of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), from his physical form to his character, from his virtues to his miracles, and from his pre-eminence in creation to his infallibility—all of which is presented in a succinct, systematic manner.
The present work is a translation of the earliest available abridged version of al-Shifa, entitled Tuhfat ikhwan al-safa’ fi ikhtisar kitab al-Shifa (The Gift for the Pure in Abridging the Book al-Shifa), by Imam Shams al-Din al-Isnawi (d. 763/1362). The concise format of the abridgement, now available for the first time in English, renders it eminently more accessible to a wider audience and thus serves as an invaluable companion for whoever seeks to broaden and deepen their knowledge of the Prophet’s true stature (Allah bless him and give him peace) and foster their love for him.
Abridged By Imam Shams al-Din al-Isnawi (d.763)
[Tuhfat Ikhwan al-Safa fi Ikhtisar kitab al-Shifa]
The Gift for the Pure in Abridging the Book al-Shifa
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About the author
Iyad ibn Musa al-Yahsubi: Iyad ibn Musa al-Yahsubi (476–544 AH / 1083–1149 CE), honored across the Muslim world as Qadi Iyad, was among the foremost scholars of the Islamic West during the era of the Murabitun (Almoravids). He was born in Ceuta to a family of Andalusian origin that had settled in the Maghrib. From a young age he was immersed in the sciences of his day, mastering hadith, Maliki jurisprudence, Arabic language, and history, and gathering narrations from many teachers, including the hadith scholar Abu Ali al-Ghassani. He was Maliki in law and Ashʿari in creed. Appointed a judge while still young, he served as qadi of his native Ceuta and later of Granada in Andalus, earning a lasting reputation for learning and integrity. His scholarship spans several enduring works. Best known is al-Shifaʾ bi-Taʿrif Huquq al-Mustafa, a tender and exhaustive treatment of the Prophet Muhammad's virtues, character, rights, and miracles, which became one of the most copied and commented-upon devotional books in Islamic history. In Maliki studies he composed Tartib al-Madarik, a major biographical survey of the scholars of the school, alongside works on hadith and creed. With the rise of the Almohads his standing came under pressure, and he died in Marrakesh in 544 AH, remembered as a pillar of Maliki and prophetic learning.
About the translator
Amjad Mahmood: Amjad Mahmood is a contemporary translator and annotator of classical Islamic texts, working chiefly with Heritage Press in the United Kingdom. His renderings give English readers careful access to works of Sufism and Hanafi law, with attention to footnoting, source references, and the Qurʾan and Sunna citations embedded in the original texts. Among his best known works is The Refinement of Souls, a translation of Taj al-ʿArus al-Hawi li-Tahdhib al-Nufus by Ibn ʿAtaʾ Allah al-Iskandari, the Shadhili master. The book gathers spiritual instructions, aphorisms, and intimate discourses with the Divine, treating themes such as repentance, the effects of sin, the struggle against the lower self, envy, and reliance on divine planning. Mahmood has also translated devotional and juristic primers, notably the "A Believer's Guide" series on prayer, fasting, and zakat, which render treatises by scholars including Muhammad Hisham Burhani and Ahmad ibn Zayni Dahlan, and he has worked on creedal material associated with the Hanafi and Maturidi tradition. Working from within the traditional Sunni scholarly current, his translations are valued for plain, faithful English and useful annotation rather than paraphrase. Detailed biographical information about him is not widely published; he is known primarily through his body of translation work.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781739234911
Publisher
Heritage Press
Author
Qadi Iyad
Pages
206
Translator
Amjad Mahmood
Editor
Muhammad Ridwaan
Year Published
2023
Size
W-6.3 in | H-9.5 in | D-0.8 in
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