Muhammad : A Qur'anic Exposition

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Muhammad : New,
A Qur'anic Exposition of His Excellence & Virtues,
*[A5] Hardback - 89 pages, New Release.
being a section of Anwar al-Muhammadiyya,
by Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani [d.1350h],
Transl. & Annotated by Amjad Mahmood,
Published by Heritage Press.

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Al-Anwar al-Muhammadiyya - This present work is a translation of one of several sections of Imam Yusuf al-Nabhani's, may Allah be pleased with him, acclaimed work on the Prophet's biography, characteristics and virtues, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, Al-Anwar al-Muhammadiyya (The Muhammadan Lights).

The author dedicated this section to an exhaustive treatment of the Qur'anic verses that specifically relate to the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, his exalted rank and special status, as well as those verses comprising an exhortation to obey him and emulate him his Sunnah and the proper manners towards him, and dispelling obscurities arising from otherwise ambiguous verses revealed concerning him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, amongst other such matters.

About the Author :

He is Al-Shaykh al-Imam al-Qadi Yusuf ibn Isma‘il ibn Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Nabahani, rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi (1265–1350 AH). He was a renowned hadith scholar, Sufi, jurist, judge, and biographer. He was descended from the Banu Nabhan, an Arab desert folk who settled of old in the town of Ijzim, North of the holy sites in the land of Palestine, presently part of the district (qada') of Haifa in 'Akka, a province of Beirut. Shaykh al-Nabahani was born in Ijzim in 1265/1849 approximately.

He studied under his noble father al-Shaykh al-Hafidh Ismail al-Nabahani, rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi, thereafter he spent 6 years studying the sacred sciences at Al-Azhar, Cairo. After graduating he returned to his home town and started teaching. His frequent travels took him from Beirut, Damascus, Constantinople and Iraq where he met many eminent Ulama. He was offered the role of Judge (qadi) which led him to many senior positions as the Chief Qadi in Beirut and also in al-Quds al-Sharif.

Amongst his Teachers :

---Shaykh Isma'il al-Nabahani (father of Shaykh Yusuf ibn Isma'il),

---Shaykh al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Damanhuri al-Shafi'i [d.1286h],

---Shaykh Ibrahim al-Zurru al-Khalili al-Shafi'i [d.1287h],

---Shaykh Ahmad al-Ajhuri al-Darir al-Shafi'i [d.1293h],
---Shaykh Ibrahim al-Saqqa al-Shafi'i [d.1298h],
---Shaykh Hasan al-'Adawi al-Maliki [d.1298h],
---Shaykh al-Sayyid 'Abd al-Hadi Naja al-Abyari [d.1305h],

---Shaykh Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Anbabi al-Shafi'i [d.1313h],

---Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sharbini al-Shafi'i [d.1326h],

---Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Rafi'i al-Hanafi al-Tarabulsi [d.1323h],

---Shaykh Yusuf al-Barqawi al-Hanbali.
---Shaykh Mahmud Effendi Hamza.

After Shaykh al-Nabhani retired he turned entirely to writing and worshipping. He travelled to al-Madina al-Munawwara and lived in the Noble Neighborhood for a while. Then he returned to Beirut where he passed on to the mercy of His Lord in the beginning of the month of Ramadan 1350h/1932.

A prolific author, Shaykh al-Nabahani left behind a staggering collection of works in hadith, fiqh, theology, and most famously, poetry and prose in praise of our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani was a paragon of Prophetic love (‘ishq) and his works continue to exercise a profound influence on popular Muslim spirituality.

Other works of Imam al-Nabahani.

Table of Contents :

---Transliteration Key,
---Author’s Biography,
---Author’s Introduction.

---Chapter [1]. On the Qur’anic verses that allude to his immense worth, his high renown, his sublime status, his lofty degree above the other Prophets and the honouring of his station,

---Chapter [2]. On His taking for him a covenant with the Prophets that they will surely believe in him and aid him,

---Chapter [3]. On His, the Most High’s, describing him a as a witness and attesting to his Messengerhood,

---Chapter [4]. On the previous scriptures, like the Tawrah (Torah) and the Injil (Gospel), alluding to his Messengerhood,

---Chapter [5]. On the verses wherein He, the Most High, takes an oath to affirm his Messengerhood, His verses revealed to him and the loftiness of his rank and status a (consisting of five sections),

---------Section One: His, the Most High’s, oath to affirm the tremendous character and all-encompassing grace wherewith He distinguished him,
---------Section Two: His, the Most High’s, oath to affirm His favours upon him a and the manifest lofty status he holds with Him,
---------Section Three: Allah Most High’s oath to confirm his veracity and the absence of caprice in his speech,
---------Section Four: His, the Most High’s, oath to affirm his Messengerhood,
---------Section Five: His, the Most High’s, swearing by his life, time and city,

---Chapter [6]. On His, the Most High’s, describing him a as a light and a light-giving lamp,

---Chapter [7]. On the verses obligating obedience to him and emulation of his Sunnah,

---Chapter [8]. On the verses comprising the proper manners towards him,

---Chapter [9]. On the verses wherein He, the Most High, responds to his enemies a by His Holy Self to raise his rank,

---Chapter [10]. On dispelling the obscurities arising from the ambiguous verses revealed concerning him.