April 19, 2009 • 11:11 pm
This book belongs to the traditional genre of Islamic ’sacred history’ sources known as sira (biography). It contains a famous and a most indispensable collection of authentic traditions (ahadith), listing the main texts from which to glean the beautiful attributes, both moral and physical, of the Holy Prophet – Peace and Blessings be upon Him; attributes to which Muslims in all ages referred over and over, for the purposes of both meditation and edification. At no time is this sacred collection of traditions more needed, as an object of knowledge and as food for thought, than in ours, when the excesses of worldly concerns and the superfluity of material distractions seem to make people forget that the greatest fruit of life, and thus of religious faith, is beauty of soul.
A Portrait of the Prophet As Seen by His Contemporaries – Ash-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyya
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In April 2007, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, may Allah preserve him, delivered a four-day intensive course in Birmingham, UK, reading from al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah, the well-known collection of Prophetic narrations describing the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. By the grace of Allah most High, the Arabic text was taught in its entirety, accompanied by English translation and commentary. The event had an unprecedented attendance, as thousands of students gathered for a spiritual journey led by one of the grandsons and heirs of the Prophet.
Sacred Knowledge is pleased to announce an online course of al-Shama’il, consisting of video selections from the programme in 2007. All the video clips will be available free of charge to view and no registration is required. We hope to upload 20 minute video clips every 2 weeks (subject to change). The Arabic reading of the text has been omitted.
Shama’il al-Tirmidhi Online
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