"Two Bow's-Length or Nearer" New,
Discourse on the Inestimable Greatness
of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ,
[A5] Paperback - 195 pages,
by Shaykh. M Hisham Kabbani [d.1446h],
Published by ISCA, USA.
Description :
"Two Bow's-Length or Nearer" - Discourse on the Inestimable Greatness of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. This comprehensive treatise delves deeply into the spiritual realities and exalted status of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the Prophet of Islam, as understood through the rich Sufi teachings of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani tradition.
It explores the profound knowledge, divine light, and unique spiritual hierarchy connected to the Prophet ﷺ, emphasizing the transformative power of Dhikr (remembrance of Allah), the significance of Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ intercession-not just to his community, but to all human beings and even the invisible creations known as the Jinn--and the essential role of spiritual guides and saints in the believer's path toward divine proximity.
At the heart of the discourse is the unparalleled status of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who was created first as the primordial Light of Muhammad ﷺ, the first creation of Allah from which all other creation and prophets emanate. This reality is infinite and beyond human comprehension, reflecting his eternal closeness to Allah and his role as Habeebullah-the Beloved of Allah-who receives from Allah without asking.
The Prophet's ﷺ love and mercy are central to the spiritual journey of Muslims, with his intercession (shafaʿah) being indispensable for the salvation of the Ummah and even the jinn. His spiritual presence and breath hold immense power, surpassing the lifetimes of all other prophets combined.
"Author Shaykh Hisham Kabbani dives deep into Qur'anic realities
to pull out the countless gems which describe the illustrious
status of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ within all creation.'"
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi, was a scholar and a Sufi shaykh from the Middle East. He graduated from the American University of Beirut in Chemistry. From there he went to Belgium, to continue his Medical Degree in Louvain. Then he received his Islamic Law Degree from Damascus. From his childhood, he accompanied Grandshaykh `Abdullah ad-Daghestani and Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil, the masters of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Order in this time, on travels throughout the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East.
His arduous spiritual training of 40 years at the hands of his grandshaykh and his shaykh, has endowed him with the sublime qualities of wisdom, intellect, and compassion. In 1991 he moved to America and there established the foundation of the Naqshbandiyya-Nazimiyya Sufi Order of America.
Since that time, he has opened 23 Sufi centers in Canada and the United States. He has lectured in many universities, including Oxford, SOAS, Yale, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Rutgers, Howard, McGill, Concordia, Dawson College, as well as in many spiritual and religious centers throughout North America, Europe, the Far East and the Middle East.
In his outreach mission to transmit the message of love, peace, and acceptance that comprises Traditional Islam, Shaykh Kabbani has met with countless heads-of-state, diplomats, politicians, scholars, intellectuals, religious figures and common folk around the world. His students number in the hundreds of thousands. He has successfully established programs to counter radicalism and promote tolerance and peace in a number of conflict-ridden areas of the world.
Shaykh Hisham passed away in the USA after a prolonged illness on the 3rd of Rabbi al-Thani 1446, being the 4th of December 2024. He was aged 79 years.
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Dimensions : 23 x 15cm.
