Part 4

. Abd ur-Razzaq HanlZah and an exp lanation by Sha ikh

Ahmad Shakir and it was printed ill Cairo in the yea r 1355

A. H. AI-I-Iafiz Ibn 1-1 ajar AI -'AsqaJan i said of it, "'It contai ns

I I. Ml/sl1ad Ash-Slwiklwill (Mllsnad of the Two Shaikh\' - i.e.

Abu Bakr and 'Umar - may Alla h be pleased with th em

12 & 13. As-Seerah AII-Nabawiyyah (Biognl ph y of the Prop het

~ ) - a full vers ion and a summarised one. He men tioned it

in his Tafseer, in the exp lana ti on of Saara" AI-Ahzab, in the

story of the Battle o r the Trench. The summari sed vcrsion

was print ed in Egypt in the year 1358 A. H. <I nd was entitl ed

AI-FI/sool Fikhlisar Seerah Ar-Rasoal (S ulllm ari sed

Chapters of the Biograph y of the Messenger ~ ) .

14. AI-Mllqaddimal Fee Usaal AI-Fiq" ( Introducti ons to

the Science of Usoal AI-Fiqh [the Principles of Islami c

Juri sprudence)). It was referred to in the summary of

15. Mllklnasar Kilab AI-Madklwl IIa Kilab As·Sllllall Lil-

Baihaqi (Abb rev iation of The Introduct ion to the Book of

the SII/1(I1/ by AI-Baihaq i).

16. Risalah Fi/-Jihad (A Treatise on Jihad), whi ch is ava il ablc

26 Biography o/AI-lIl1l;: 11m Kathee,.

The auth or of AI-Mail/wI As-Saji said: " He died on Thursday,

the 26 111 of Sha ' ban, in the yea r 747 A. H., aged seventy -four

AIHafi z Ibn i-Iajar said: " He had become blind in the latter

yea rs of his li fe, may All ah have mercy on him and be pleased

The Shaikh, th e Ima m, the sc holar, the most e rudi te, Abul

Fida' ' Imadudd ee n Isma'ee l - may Allah ha ve mercy on hilll -

sa id : "A ll pra ise and thanks be to Allah, th e First and the Last,

IIz-ZaMr, AI-Balin, Who has co mpl ete know ledge of all things.

He is the Firs t, because there was nothing before Him and He

is the Last, beca use the re wi ll be noth ing a ft er Hi m. He is Az-

Zalli,., because th ere is not hing above Hi m and He is AI-Balin,

because there is not hing below Him. He is the Eternal, Who is

co nt inuously and penn anently present with all of His perfect

and co mplete Attributes, fo rever, without end and without

interrup ti on. He is Aware of eve n th e c rawling o f a black ant

on a so lid rock on a da rk ni gh t, and He knows the exact nu mber

of the grai ns of sand. He is the Sublim e, the G reates t, Who

crented everyt hing and ordered them in due proportions. He

erected the heave ns withou t any support s and adorned them

with the shining heaven ly bod ies and He placed therein a lamp

(th e su n) and a lumi nous mOOI1. Above them He created an

elevated seat, which is wide, domed and circ ul a r an d that is the

Mighty Throne , whic h has legs borne by noble ange ls known

2S A'III/O,.;, Preli /j ·t'

as the KaroobiyJ'ooll (I) - may th e Bless ings and Peacc of Allah

be upon the m al l. Th ey sing Allah's praises and glori fy Ili l11 .

Likewi se, a ll corners o f the heavens arc filled wit h angel s

nne! every day se"e nt y thou sand of th em arri ve in AI-l3ail Al-

Ma ·/lloor m in the Seve nth I-leave n. Wh en they leave it alie r

comp leting the ir saying fa ilaha ilfalfall, pwi se. glorifi cat ion,

praye rs and gree ti ngs etc .. they never return to it (bu t always a

fresh ba lc h comes). He placed in the Eart h ri vers and streams

for the anima ls a nd I-Ie placed thc rein tall mount ains and

bl essed th em, a nd pro vided nouri shment of e very ki nd lor

ma nk ind and th eir li ves toc k both in summc r and in win ter.

He bega n th e c rea ti on of man from clay and l ie made hi s

offspr in g fro m hi s semen. composed of worthl ess walc r, in a

sa fe lodg ing (wo mb). Thc nl-Ic filsili oncd him in due proport ion,

a nd breat hed into him the soul (crea ted by Allah for Ihnt person).

and He gave him hearing (ca rs). sight (eyes) and hearts. afte r

he had bee n nothing to be me nti oned and He honored him wit h

know ledge and teach ings. I-Ie crea ted Ada m ~, the fath er o f

the nwn kind, fashi oned hi s body and brea th ed int o it I-lis Sp irit.

I-Ie made the ange ls prostrate before him and created fro m him

hi s spouse, Evc_ the moth er of thc man kind for hi s compa ny. l ie

plnced the m in I-li s Paradi se and showe red Hi s Bless ings upon

them, Theil , in I-li s Wisdo m, li e sent them down to the Earth

and I-Ie produced fro m them nume rous me n a nd women and in

Hi s infinite Wisdom. He made some of them ki ngs and others

subjects, some of Ihel11 poo r and some of them wea lthy. so me

of th em frce and so me of the m slaves. He made them reside

in a ll corners of Ih e Earth , throughout the le ngth and breadt h

of it. He made Ih~111 in generatio ns, succeedin g one ano th er

(1) Kmvobi)),oon: The most exalted among the angels.

(2) AI-fJo;1 AI-'\/o'/IIOo,,: The hOilse in the Sevenlh Hcavcn where Ihe angels

congregate dai ly ttl olTer pmycrs.

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until the Dny o f Reckoning, when they w ill be presentcd to

their Lord. the A ll-knowing. Most Wise. He blessed them w ith

ri vcrs in a ll the lands. These ri vc rs vnricd from la rge to small ,

accord ing to the needs of th e peo ple. I-Ie c<l lIsed sp rings and

we ll s to flo w 1'0 1' the m. He sent them rainclouds and brought

fo rth for them all manner o f plants and fruit s and gave the m

all that they requested: ( And if you coun t the blessings o f

A ll ah. never w ill be able to count them. Veri ly. man is indeed

an ex treme wro ngdoer, .1 disbeliever (an ex tra ingra te who

denies All ah's Bless ings by di sbclieC .md by worshipp ing

others bes ides Allah , and by di sobey ing A llah and I li s Prophet

Muhammad. He gave you of all th at you asked lo r. ) (SooI'Q1I

Ibraileelll 14:34). G lorified be He, the Most Generous. the

Sclf·S ufTie icnt, Most Forbeari ng. One o f the greatest bl ess ings

whic h He bestowed upon them - after He c rea ted the m, gave

them prov ision, mad e the path easy for thcm and gave them

speech - was thai He sent Messengers to Ihem .md revea led 10

them Sc riptures which made c lear what He had made la wful

and wha t He had made unl awfu l, His com muni ca ti ons, Hi s

Ru lings and deta il s of eve ryt hin g from the begi nnin g un til the

retuJ'1l to A ll ah on the Day of Resurrec ti on. Th e happy man

is th e one who beli eves in these co mmuni cat ions and subm its

to them and com plies wi th Hi s Co mmands and ex tols His

Prohibit ions. Such a person succeeds in attai ning eterna l bliss

and wi ll avoid thc abode of the rejec te rs in I-Ie ll. where ..1:-

Zaqqoolll (I) is located, along w ith hallleem m and a painful

1 praise Him abundantly with pure and blessed praises, fil ling

the ex panses of the Earth and th e heaven s for a ll time until the

(1 ) A:-Zaf/f/oom: A bi uer Iree in Hell . which has a bad smell and whose fmil

i ~ the food of the inhabitants of Ihe Fire.

(2) /lfllllcelll: A boiling hoI drink givclIlo Ihe inhabitants oflhe Fire.

Day of Resurrec ti on, as befit s His Great Maj esty, His Eterna l

Dominion and His Beneficent Countenance. I bear w itness

that none is worth y of worship except Alla h, Alone, witho ut

part ners, wi thout offspring. with out any fema le compani on.

without pee r, w ithout mini ster, w ithout adv iser, w ithout equa l.

w ithout rival and without sharer. I bear w itness th at Muhammad

is Hi s slave and I-li s Messe nge r, Hi s beloved. Hi s Klla/ee/, (H

A/-Musta/a, 12J o f Ara b orig in, the Sea l of the Prophe ts, who has

bee n given the grea t Hau'd (3) of sweet water a nd who will be

pennitted by A llah to intercede on behalf ofl he Muslims on the

Day of Resurrecti on. He wi ll ho ld the ba nne r whi ch Allah will

se nd to A/-Maqam A/-Mahmood, (4) a banner under w hi ch a ll of

mankind wi ll desi re to ga ther, evc n A ll ah's Kila/ee/, Ibra hecm

- may A ll ah 's Bless ings and Peace be upo n him and all o f hi s

brothers a mong the Prophets a nd Messe ngers and may He

be well pl eased wit h all of hi s estee med , noble and exce ll ent

Companions, who are the best o f all peop le after th e Proph ets.

in this book, I w ill record - with Allah's Help and Gu idance

- what A lIah , by I-li s St rength and Power, mak cs easy for me

o f the begi nnin g of all crea ted things, such as the creati on of

the Th rone a nd the Kllrsi, (5) the heavens and th e Ea rth and all