The Testament to Faith: Forty Hadith on the Virtues of the Testament to Faith
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Ahmad Derrick Peat
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About The Book
This book is a collection of forty hadith narrations on the virtues of the kalima, compiled by the great Palestinian scholar of the late Ottoman era, Imam Yusuf al-Nabhani. The Imam writes:
"I had seen a precious book titled Tanbih al-Awwah fi Fadl La Ilaha Illa Allah penned by my master, Shaykh Muhammad al-Bakri al-Kabir....In it, he mentions one hundred and nine hadiths on the merits of 'There is no god but Allah,' which include a large number of repetitions. Thus, I selected from them forty hadiths, mostly sounds and good, eliminating repetitions. These are the best of the best."
While apparently simple, this significance and depth of this collection continues to reveal itself with each subsequent reading. As one of the narrations in this collection states:
"...if the seven heavens and the seven earths were to be placed in the pan [of a scale] and the words 'There is no god but Allah' were to be placed in the other, then 'There is no god but Allah' would outweigh them." (al-Tabarani with a sound chain)
This collection includes hadith from all the major collections, including a number reported by both Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim.
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About the author
Yusuf al-Nabhani: Yusuf al-Nabhani (1265-1350 AH / 1849-1932 CE) was a Palestinian scholar, Ottoman jurist, and one of the most prolific poets of devotion to the Prophet Muhammad in the modern era. Shafiʿi in law and Ashʿari in creed, he was born in the village of Ijzim near Haifa, where his father, an imam, gave him his first instruction. He went on to study at al-Azhar in Cairo, then entered the Ottoman judiciary, holding posts across the Ottoman lands and rising to head the rights court of Beirut, an office he held for over twenty years. He took authorization in several Sufi paths, among them the Qadiriyya and Shadhiliyya. Al-Nabhani is most celebrated for his devotional and hadith-related writing centered on the Prophet. His landmark works include Wasaʾil al-Wusul ila Shamaʾil al-Rasul on the Prophet's noble character and appearance, Jamiʿ Karamat al-Awliyaʾ on the saints and their miracles, Saʿadat al-Darayn on prayers upon the Prophet, and al-Anwar al-Muhammadiyya. He compiled vast collections of litanies and praise poetry, such as al-Majmuʿa al-Nabhaniyya fi al-Madaʾih al-Nabawiyya. Late in life he traveled to Madina, where he lived for a time, before returning to his homeland, dying in Ramadan 1350 AH. He is remembered as a steadfast defender of traditional Sunni piety, Sufism, and love of the Prophet against the reformist currents of his day.
About the translator
Ahmad Derrick Peat: Ahmad Derrick Peat is an American Muslim scholar, translator, and imam based in Fort Pierce, Florida, where he serves at the Islamic Center of Treasure Coast. Born and raised in South Florida, he embraced Islam and went on to study journalism alongside Arabic language and literature at the University of Florida, graduating in Spring 2009. He subsequently traveled to Egypt in the summer of 2010 to deepen his knowledge of classical Arabic and Islamic sciences. His translation work focuses on the classical Islamic scholarly tradition, and he has rendered into English several works by the nineteenth-century Syrian hadith scholar Imam Yusuf al-Nabhani, including 'The Testament to Faith,' a collection of forty hadith on the virtues of the declaration of faith, and 'The Best Generation of Muslims.' He co-translated 'Al-Khasa'is al-Muhammadiyya,' a compendium of three treatises on the distinctive qualities of the Prophet ﷺ drawn from works by Ibn Abd al-Salam, al-Suyuti, and al-Fasi, together with Moustafa Elqabbany. As imam, he is engaged in community outreach and religious education on the Treasure Coast of Florida.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781952306723
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Imam Ghazali Institute
Author
Yusuf al-Nabhani
Translator
Ahmad Derrick Peat
Year Published
2024
Size
W-5.5 in | H-8.5 in | D-0.3 in
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