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Awrad al-tariqa al-Shadhiliyya : incl Hizb al Bahr
Nur al-Idah : Hanafi Fiqh by Imam Shurunbalali
Matn al-Ajrumiyah Fi 'l-Nahw Wa'l-Sarf
al-Adhkaar : by Imam an-Nawawi [Back in Stock]
Mukhtasar 'Riyad al-Salihin' : Abridged by Shaykh Yusuf Nabhani
at-Tadhkirah fi Ahwal al-Mawta wa Umur al-Akhirah

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Riyad al Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous) by Imam an-Nawawi

Hardback - 856 pages

The renowned 5th Century Hijri hadith compilation by Imam Muhy al-Din Yahya ibn Sharaf Al-Nawawi Radi Allahu anhu.

Edited, annotated, and hadiths verified by Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut (Damascus).

The Riyad as-Salihin of Imam Nawawi is a well known and popular collection of hadiths covering various themes. The purpose of the book, in the words of the author, is:

... I felt that I should compile a short collection of authentic hadiths which will be means for the traveller to the hereafter, through which he will acquire internal and external ettiquette, which will combine [hadiths] which create a yearning [for Paradise] and a fear [of Hell], and all other types of ettiquette for those treading the path. These hadiths will have lessons on abstention (zuhd), [spiritual] exercise for the souls, the development of character, the purifications and treatment for the hearts, the protection of the limbs and removing their waywardness, and other objectives of the 'arifin (those who have truly recognised).

About Imam al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277)

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi Radi Allahu anhu was born in the village of Nawa in Southern Syria, Imam Nawawi spent most of his life in Damascus where he lived in a simple manner, devoted to Allah, engaging single-mindedly in worship, study, writing and teaching various Islamic sciences.

Although best known for his works in hadith, Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277) was also the Imam of the later Shafi'i school of Jurisprudence, and widely acknowledged as the intellectual heir to Imam Shafi'i. He was a renowned scholar and jurist who dedicated his life to the pursuit of Islamic learning. Imam Nawawi Radi Allahu anhu died at the young age of 44 years, leaving behind him numerous works.

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Tafsir al Jalalayn

Hardback - 635 pages Compiled by al-Mahalli and al-Suyuti

Among the most popular commentaries of the Qur'an, first composed by Imam Jalal al-Din Mahalli and completed by his student 'Allamah Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti May Allah be pleased with them.

This wonderful 2-colour edition also includes Asbab al-Nuzul by Imam al-Suyuti and his treatise Mufhamat al-Aqran fi Mubhamat al-Qur'an.

Tafsir Al-Jalalayn is one of the most significant tafsirs, or commentaries, for the study of the Quran. Composed by two "Jalals"- Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli (d. 1459CE) and Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505CE), Tafsir Al-Jalalayn is generally regarded as one of the most easily accessible works of Quranic exegesis beacause of its simple style and one volume length.

This Qur'anic commentary is one of the most popular Tafasir in the Islamic world, perhaps even THE most popular Tafsir. Copies of it are available in almost every bookshop and library in the Arab and Muslim world. It is by far the shortest and easiest to understand.

Consequently, it is invariably read as an introduction to Classical Tafsirs by millions of students and adults who never go further into the subject. It is thus an immensely successful and influential work not just as the classic introduction to Tafsir, but also as the standard reference work for the language of Qur'an.

Jalalu’d-din Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mahalli (791-864/1389-1459) of Cairo was a versatile, scholar who excelled in jurisprudence, theology, grammar, rhetoric, and Qur’anic commentary. He was known for his scrupulousness, fear of Allah, and fearlessness in upholding the truth. Al-Mahalli was offered the highest judicial positions but refused them. He taught jurisprudence in the Mu’ayyadiyya and Barquqiyya madrasas. Abstinent and ascetic, he lived on what he earned by trade. His most famous work is his Qur’anic commentary, Tafsir al-Jalalayn, which he began halfway through the text with Surat al-Kahf, ending with an-Nas and al-Fatiha. Although he died before he could start the other half, the work was completed by his student, Jalalu’d-Din as-Suyuti. Al-Mahalli’s other books include commentaries on Jam’ al-Jawami’, al-Burda, al-Manahij fi’l-fiqh, al-Waraqat fi’l-usul, Kitab al Jihad.

Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Sabiq al-Din, Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti 849-911AH /1445-1505), the mujtahid imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, encyclopedist, historian, and biographer and probably one of the most prolific of all Islamic writers. There are an enormous number of his essays and treatises preserved today. A number of his writings concerned scientific topics or issues related to natural science and food and regimen, amongst other things From Asyut in Egypt,he was among the most renowned and prolific Muslim scholars of all time. He wrote more than 300 books, covering every aspect of the Islamic sciences. He memorised the Qur’an at the age of ‘eight, and then went on to study with more than 150 scholars. He travelled extensively in his quest for knowledge — to Damascus, Hijaz, Yemen, India, Morocco, and the lands south of Morocco, as well as in Egypt. Al-Suyuti devoted his life to learning, teaching and writing. He was noble, abstinent and self-sufficient, distancing himself from people of rank and power and living on what he earned by teaching. Major writings of al-Suyuti that remain widely used today include al-Itqan, on the Qur’anic sciences; and Tafsir al-Jalalayn, which he completed when only 22.

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The 'Uddat al-Jalis of Ali ibn Bishri - An Anthology of Andalusian Arabic Muwashshahat

Hardback - 576 pages Edited by Alan Jones

The 'Uddat al-jalis is an anthology of outstanding literary importance, probably the most valuable work of Arabic poetry to surface in this century.

It contains the largest and best collection of Andalusian Arabic muwashshahat, 354 in all, of which over 280 are not extant in any other major source. Furthermore, no less than 29 of these poems have kharjas that are wholly or partly in Romance. (By comparison, the next most important collection, the Jays al-tawsih of Ibn al-Khatib has 111 unique poems and 16 with 'Romance kharjas'.)

The 'Uddat al-jalis is therefore a key source for those interested in Arabic literature, Romance literature or comparative literature. Three of its kharjas containing Romance, two of its matla's and eleven of its Arabic kharjas are also to be found as kharjas of Hebrew muwassahat, giving it yet another dimension.

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AL- IBRIZ MIN KALAM AL-ARIF BILLAH TA'ALA

Hardback - 616 pages Sidi Abd al-Aziz al-Dabbagh

Selections of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Dabbagh's Wisdoms

Collected by his Student: Ahmad ben al-Mubarak al-Maliki

Edited by Dr. Asim Ibrahim al-Kayali

Ist Edition : 2006

Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyah, Beirut

A classic sufi manuscript in arabic from the renowned disciple of the foremost Sufi spiritual guide and Master of his time.

“Kitab al-Ibriz min kalam; Sayyidi Abdil-’Aziz (al-Dabbagh)” or “Book of Pure Gold from the statements of Sidi Abdul-Aziz”, collected by his student, the ‘Alim Ahmad ibn Mubarak. I have always found in this book dizzying heights of knowledge and tahqiq, on various topics such as: his explanations and commentaries on certain Qur’anic verses and hadiths (over 80 pages is devoted to the hadith “the Qur’an came down in seven ahruf”), the Diwan/meeting of the Awliya’, things to do with the Shaykh and the murid and the relationship between them, the different types of Fath (spiritual illumination), and his descriptions of what he saw in the Barzakh, and Jannah, Jahannam --- Ibrahim Hakim al-Shaghouri

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As-Shifa bita 'rif huquq al-Mustafa Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam

Hardback - Total 424 pages by al-Qadi Iyad al-Yashubi

This is the Arabic [Latest 3rd] Edition which incorporates two volumes.

Vol I - 234 pages

Vol II - 189 pages

Kitab Ash-shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa, (Healing by the recognition of the Rights of the Chosen one), of Qadi 'Iyad May Allah be pleased with him (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which the Beloved Prophet's May Allah bless him and Grant him peace life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail.

Generally known by its short title, Ash-Shifa, this work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own for it is said: "If Ash-Shifa is found in a house, this house will not suffer any harm...when a sick person reads it or it is recited to him, Allah subhanahu wa Ta'ala, will restore his health."

Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad: Muhammad Messanger of Allah Translated in English By Aisha Bewley is Also Available Here

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A Dictionary of Islamic Terms Arabic- English

Hardaback - 455 pages by Deeb al-Khudrawi

Well Presented in two colour and friendly script.

A handy reference guide for times when one comes across an unfamiliar Arabic term. Helpful in the study of Qur'an and Hadith.

Compilers Preface:There are many dictionaries concerning many fields of life, but we do not yet have an explanatory dictionary regarding Islamic Terms. So I have tried to fill that gap with this dictionary and hopefully give the readers a sufficient ground towards a better understanding of Islam. In essence I hope you readers will become enlightened.

As to the contents of this dictionary; it contains various aspects of Islam, such as Qur'anic words (illustrated by some verses from the Noble Qur'an), the Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad May Allah Bless him and Grant him peace, the worship, marriage, divorce, our heritage, the terms of Fiqh, the prohibited and unprohibited in Islam, the sources of legislation of Islam and many other important issues.---Deeb al-Khudrawi

Published by al-Yamamah, Damascus.

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Dala'il al-Khayrat : Guide to Goodness (Arabic & English)
Paperback - 152 pages by Imam al-Jazuli [d.870h]

Complete Arabic - English Texts of this great prayer of Muslims. Written by Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Sulayman Ibn Abu Bakr al-Jazuli May Allah be pleased with him.

Dala’il al-Khayrat is unquestionably the most celebrated manual of Blessings on the Beloved Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him Peace) in history. From the time of its authorship in fifteenth-century Fez by the Moroccan Shadhili Shaykh Muhammad al-Jazuli (d. 870/1465), it swept throughout the whole of the Islamic World from North Africa to Indonesia. Countless millions of copies have been in circulation over the centuries with scarcely a well-to-do home in the Muslim heartlands being without one. Princes exchanged magnificent copies of it, commoners treasured it, pilgrims wore it at their side on the way to hajj. It is said in Singapore this was the only Muslim book they had during the Japanese occupation of World War II and they all recited it daily. Their prayers were answered.

It is also said of the Dalail ul-Khayrat: “Millions of Muslims from East to West tried it and found its good, its baraka, and its benefit for centuries and over generations, and witnessed its unbelievable spiritual blessings and light.

Muslims avidly recited it, alone and in groups, in homes and mosques, utterly spending themselves in the Blessings on the Most Beloved and praising him.''

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Dala'il Khayrat : NEW 'Compact Edition' (Arabic Only) by Imam al-Jazuli [d.870h]

Pocket Size (Flexi Cover) 179 pages Released by Shaykh Nu Ha Mim Keller

Note from the Publishers:

'' A gift of a lifetime and a legacy for future generations!''

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al-Adhkar : Mantabatu min Kalam Sayyad al-Abrar (Arabic Only)

Hardback - 399 pages By Imam an-Nawawi

By: Imam Muhiy ud-Din Abu Zakariyya Yahya Ibn Sharaf Uddin an-Nawawi ash-Shafi'i May Allah be pleased with him

This book includes a comprehensive collection of Du'a, Azkar from the beloved ProphetMuhammad Salla Allahu ta'a'a 'alayhi wa Sallam's ahadith.

Imam an Nawawi is one of the great Sufi scholars, strictest latter-time hadith masters, and most meticulous of jurists, Shaykh al-Islam Imam Muhyiddin Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi is with al-Rafi`i the principal reference of the late Shafi`i school. His books remain authoritative in the methodology of the law, in Qur'an commentary, and in hadith. His commentary of Sahih Muslim is second only to Ibn Hajar's commentary of Sahih Bukhari. Allah Almighty gave his famous compilation of Forty Hadiths more circulation and fame than possibly any other book of hadith, large or small, and has allowed Nawawi to be of immense benefit to the Community of Islam.

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al-Fiqh al-Sira al-Nabawiyyah by Dr Mohamed Sa'id al-Ramadan al-Bouti

Hardback - 400 pages (ARABIC ONLY)

This book has been described as the masterpiece of the contemporary Syrian scholar Shaykh Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti. A unique work on the blessed sirah (biography), in which the author presents juristic implications and lessons gleaned from the life of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).

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# Author: Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti

# Publisher: Dar al Salam (Egypt)

# Pages: 400 (Arabic Edition)

# Size: 17.4 cm x 24.5 cm

Shaykh Mohamed Ramadan al Bouti was born in 1929 in the village of Jilka, which belongs to the island of “Butan”, i.e. Ibn ‘Umar, situating inside the Turkish boundaries, north of Iraq. He immigrated to Damascus with his late father, Mulla Ramadan when he was four years old. Completed his legal secondary study in the Institute of Islamic Guidance in Damascus, and joined the faculty of religion at Al-Azhar University. He acquired ‘The International’ Certificate there in 1955. Next year, he joined the faculty of Arabic at Al-Azhar, too and acquired education Diploma at the end of the same year. Appointed as dean in the faculty of religion at Damascus University in 1960, and deputed to Al-Azhar University to attain doctorate in the roots of the Islamic law. He could acquire the relevant certificate in 1965. Appointed as instructor in the college of law of Damascus University in 1965, as a deputy of the college later on and as its dean then as a the chief of the Department of tenets and religions at Damascus University. Participated, and is still participating, in many global conferences and symposia, and is, in addition, a member in the royal society of the Islamic Civilization Researches in Amman, and member in the higher board of Oxford academy. Speaks Turkish and Kurdish well, and fair in English. Author of no less than forty books on the sciences of religion, literature, philosophy and sociology, the problems of civilization and others.

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Ta'wilat Ahl as Sunnah - [KitabTa'wilat al‑Qur'an] by Imam al Maturidi
Hardback - pages 9 VOLUME SET Edited by Dr Majdi Basallum

Imam al Maturidi's May Allah be pleased with him Tawilat al‑Qur'an, is by far one of the most important and valuable of all his works. The Tawil al‑Qur'an is a commentary on the Qur'an in the scholastic method in which he endeavoured to establish the liberal orthodox theology, both traditionally and rationally, and to provide for it a sound basis.

Commenting on this momentous work, Shaykh `Abd al‑Qadir al‑Qarashi Allah be pleased with him says, "A unique book with which no book of the earlier authors on this subject can have any comparison."

Imam Abu Mansur al Maturidi al Hanafi May Allah be pleased with him - In recognition of his scholarship and profound knowledge in theology (and his invaluable services to the cause of Ahl al‑Sunnah w'al Jama'ah) people conferred on him the title of Imam al‑Huda and Imam al‑Mutakallimin. Mahmud al‑Kufawi mentioned him as "leader of guidance, the model of the Sunnite and the guided, the bearer of the standard of Ahl al‑Sunnah w'al Jama'ah, the uprooter of misguidance arising from disorder and heresies, leader of the scholastics, and rectifier of the faith of the Muslims.

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Vol 1 : Jadd al Mumtar ala Radd al Muhtar by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan al-Barelwi

Hardback - 577 pages

This is the comprehensive and outstanding supercommentary of Imam al-Ahl as-Sunnat Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan 'alayhir ar-rahman w'al Ridwan on the Hashiya (marginalia) of Allamah Ibn Abidin [al-Shaami].

Radd al Muhtar is the name of the Hashiya by Ibn Abidin.

Ala'Hadrat Fadil al-Barelwi's Jadd al Mumtar is the sharah.

Recommended for teachers and students of Hanafi jurisprudence [fiqh].

This book is Volume One of Four. We are trying to acquire further Volumes.

Imam Ahmad Rada Khan | Hanafi Fiqh | Urdu Razwiyya

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Awrad al-tariqa al-Shadhiliyya : Invocations of the Shadhili Order

Compact Flexi Colour Paperback - 116 pages

The Hizb (awrad) of the Shadhilliya tariqat, which includes Hizb al Bahr.

This is a beautiful [high quality] presentation of invocations for brothers and sisters in tariqah. Although is was published primarily for the students of the shadhilliya order, it can be utilised by other aspirants, providing they have obtained permission from the shaykh of their own tariqah.

In a general way, the purpose of these wirds is not only to train the heart in du‘a', but to eventually eliminate one’s absentmindedness from Allah, and one must strive in them to have presence of heart.

Al-Hizb al-Kabir or ‘The Grand Invocation,’ sometimes called Hizb al-Barr or‘The Litany of the Land,’ is one of the greatest legacies of Abul Hasan al-Shadhili, May Allah be well pleased with him. He is reported to have said of it, “Whoever recites our invocation shall have what we do, and bear what we bear.” He also said (Allah be well pleased with him), “Whoever learns it by heart is one of my companions.” Abul Hasan’s successor Abul ‘Abbas al-Mursi had his disciples recite it after the dawn prayer (subh). One does not speak to others while reciting it except out of necessity, as for example when returning Salams. It is strongly recommended for all men in the tariqa.

Hizb al-Bahr or ‘The Litany of the Sea’ is recited after the midafternoon prayer (‘asr). Some read it at sunrise, at which time it possesses particular properties, and it is also read whenever one is in particular need of something, in which case one makes one’s intention at the words wa sakhkhir lana hadha l-bahr (“and subject to us this sea”). Like all of the hizbs of the tariqa, it should be memorized and recited from one’s heart as if it were one’s own words, with complete attention to whom one is addressing it.

Al-Latifiyya or ‘The Invocation of Ya Latif (“O Most Gentle, Subtle, Kind”)’ one thousand times, followed by the supplications and dhikrs that close it, is usually done in a group on Tuesday nights. It may be done by anyone in the tariqa, with anyone else (such as one’s family), though disciples living in one area should get together for it if possible. Sheikh al-Kurdi used to relate that both those who recite it and the place where they are enter into the sphere of this divine name and its protection from troubles and afflictions. It may also be recited by oneself after the General Wird (strongly recommended during trials in one’s life), in which case one begins with A‘udhu bi Llahi as-Sami‘i l-‘Alimi min ash-Shaytani r-rajim (“I take refuge in Allah the All-hearing, the All-knowing, from the accursed Devil”) three times, then the last four verses of Surat al-Hashr (Koran 59:21–24), and then recites Ya Latif 129 times, before finishing it with the supplication used when it is recited in a group.

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Nur al Idah - Hanafi Fiqh (Arabic Only)

Hardback - 208 pages By Imam Shurunbalali

Beirut Print | 208 pages | Hanafi Fiqh | 2 Colour Ink

Tehkeek by : Muhammad Anis Mohrat

The Nur al-idah is a classical text based on Islamic sacred law, and for generations has been one of the most widely taught texts used to transmit Hanafi fiqh (jurisprudence).

Generations of scholars and layman alike have been taught the Nur al-Idah texts, which gives them sufficient grounding in the basic masa’il they encounter daily.

al-Imam, Shaykh Abu al-Ikhlas al-Hasan b. Ammar b. Ali b Yusuf known as Imam Shurunbalali, May Allah be pleased with him, was born in Shrunbalal in 994 H and began his studies at the prestigious seat of learning al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt - under the patronage of some of the most eminent scholars of his time. He himself later became a scholar of great repute and a copious writer, whose works exceed fifty in number. The Shaykh passed away in 1069 A/H.

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Mukhtasar Riyad al-Salihin

Hardback - 205 pages

Shaykh al Islam, Imam al-Nawawi's, Radi Allahu anhu, Riyad al-Salihin abridged by Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabhani, rahimullah.

The Riyad as-Salihin of Imam al-Nawawi is a well known and popular collection of hadiths covering various themes.

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Matn al-Ajrumiyyah Fi 'l-Nahw Wa 'l-Sarf

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Pocket sized edition of Matn al-Ajrumiyyah Fi 'l-Nahw Wa 'l-Sarf.

Also includes al-Durrah al-Yatimah, a 100 verse didactic poem on Nahw, by Sai'd ibn Nabhan al-Hadrami.

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at-Tadhkirah fi Ahwal al-Mawta wa Umur al-Akhirah
Hardback - 592 pages by Imam Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi

Edited by 'Isam al-Din al-Sababti

Published in Egypt

A comprehensive work by Imam al-Qurtubi, may Allah be pleased with him, on death, the states of the deceased, barzakh, the Day of Judgement, resurrection, and reckoning, detailed description of Jannah and Jahannam, the signs for the advent of Yawm al-Qiyamah, etc.

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Imam Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi or Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Qurtubi أبو عبدالله القرطبي‎) (d. 1214 - 1273) was a famous classical Sunni scholar.

Imam al-Qurtubi, May Allah be pleased with him, was born in Cordoba, Spain and was an eminent Maliki scholar who specialised in tafsir, fiqh and hadith. He was also a prolific writer and authored many works, one of the most famous of them is his major volume Tafsir al Jami' li-ahkam al-Qur'an, better known as Tafsir al-Qurtubi.

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Al-Tibb al-Nabawi

Hardback 288 pages [Published in Egypt]

by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

Edited by Sayyid Ibrahim.

A unique insight into The Messenger of Allah's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) use of natural medicine with complete reference to the Qur'an and the Prophetic Hadith.

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DIWAN OF HASSAN IBN THABIT - 2 Volumes : A New Edition

Hardback : 2 Volumes - 1000+ pages

This is a New Edition. Based on MSS. not previously used as well as on other sources, with Notes and Comments by Walid N. Arafat. B.A. Ph.D.

Volume I - Introduction, Arabic Text, Variants (takhrij) and Citations

Volume II - The Scholia from the MSS. and other sources ; togther with the editors notes and comments, accompanied by footnotes.

Hassan ibn Thabit, May Allah be pleased with him, lived in Yathrib, then later Madinah, and was of mature age when the Prophet Muhammad, Peace and Blessings of Allah upon him, leaving Makkah behind him, settled there. He was already an established poet and had found favour as a composer of eulogies on visits to the court of the Arab Princes of the Ghassanid dynasty. Although not an immediate convert, Hassan soon accepted Islam and became, if hardly Poet Laureate, the most conspicuous of those who, in spite of Muhammad's disapproval of poets in general, were able to use their talent for verse to serve the new religion and praise its Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allah upon him.

Hassan ibn Thabit, May Allah be pleased with him, lived on to a great age after Prophet Muhammad's, Peace and Blessings of Allah upon him, passing away, perhaps largely in retirement; his own death most probably occurred in the year 659 of the Common Era. As is usual with the literature of the earliest period of Islam, the poems attributed to Hassan include ones which cannot be his. The Diwan seems to contain a substantial core of authentic work, but a proportion of it has been fathered on Hassan posthumously for various reasons, for instance, to serve the interest of the Madinan group to which he had belonged, the Ansar.

Professor Walid N. Arafat, who has long studied the problems of the Diwan, has provided an edition of the text which incorporates much new evidence, notably that of three important MSS in Istanbul, and he has supplied a thorough commentary. Two vols, 568pp and 448pp.

2 Volumes. Introduction in English, the remaining text is in ARABIC.
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