Al-Khasa'is as-Sughra : English Trans.

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Al-Khasais al-Sughra : First English Transl. New,
A Summary of the Unique Characteristics
of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad ?,
*[A5] Paperback - 120 pages,
by Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti [d.911h],
Transl. Shaykh Muhammad Tahir Mahmood al-Kiani,
Published by Taha, UK.

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Description :

Al-Khasa'is as-Sughra has enjoyed popularity among the masses for many centuries. It is the author's own summarised version of the merits that are exclusive to the Last Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Over four chapters, the author lists the unique particulars of Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and of His Community (Ummah)-i.e. the Muslims, by which they are uniquely honoured in this world and the next, respectfully comparing some of them to previous Prophets and their Communities. He ends with salutations on the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and a humble prayer.

              '' Furthermore, he ?, is distinguished from his ?,
                       Community because: he ?, seeks the forgiveness
                       of Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, seventy times when-
                       ever his ?, heart is influenced with desire. ''


This book is the first English translation of the renowned work Al-Khasa'is as-Sughra - which was penned by the prolific scholar Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, may Allah be pleased with him. It is a summary of the Unique Characteristics (khasa'is) of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

The Author: Imam Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti: `Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr, Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti (849-911), the mujtahid imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, jurist, Sufi, philologist, and historian, he authored works in virtually every Islamic science.

Born to a Turkish mother and non-Arab father and raised as an orphan in Cairo, he memorized the Qur'an at eight, then several complete works of Sacred Law, fundamentals of jurisprudence, and Arabic grammar; after which he devoted himself to studying the Sacred Sciences under about a hundred and fifty shaykhs. A giant among contemporaries, he remained alone, producing a sustained output of scholarly writings until his death at the age of sixty-two. He was buried in Hawsh Qawsun in Cairo.

Imam Tahir Mahmood Kiani is well-versed in various fields of Islamic Sacred Sciences, which includes Arabic Grammar, rhetorics, prose, poetry, syntax, etymology, Hadith, Qur’an, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence), and Mantiq (logic). He teaches Arabic and Islamic Sacred Sciences in various educational and academic centres and masjids, on a long term and short term basis. Being fluent in Arabic, English and Urdu, Imam Tahir Mahmood Kiani has translated numerous Islamic texts such as the 'The Mukhtasar Al-Quduri' & Al-Fawz al-Kabir.

Table of Contents :

---About the Author,
------His Students,
------His Teachers,
------His Works,
------His Travels,
------His Affiliations,
------Prophetic Vision,
------His Lofty Status,
------His Death,
------This Book,
------This Translation,
------Our Gratitude and Prayers.
---Author's Preface,

Part One:

---Chapter [1]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is personally specified with in this world,

---Chapter [2]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding his Sacred Law for his Community in this world,

---Chapter [3]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is personally specified with in the Hereafter,

---Chapter [4]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding his Community in the Hereafter,

Part Two:

---Chapter [1]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding obligations,

---Chapter [2]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding proscriptions,

---Chapter [3]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding the lawful,

---Chapter [4]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding honours and merits,

---Concluding Salutations by the Translator,

---Bibliography,
---About the Translator.

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