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MUHAMMAD ﷺ A Qur’anic Exposition of His Excellence and Virtues

Book Specifications

 

Attribute	Details
Title	MUHAMMAD ﷺ A Qur’anic Exposition of His Excellence and Virtues
Format	[A5] Hardback
Type	Book
Publication Date	October 2022
Edition	1st
Publisher	Heritage Press
Author	Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani
Language	English
ISBN	9780993475696
Length (mm)	223
Width (mm)	145
Depth (mm)	13
Weight (g)	247
Numbered Pages	89
Total Pages	106
Added to our catalogue on	17th November 2022

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Book Description

The present work is a translation of one of several sections of Imam Yüsuf al-Nabahani’s acclaimed work on the Prophet’s biography, characteristics and virtues ﷺ, al-Anwar,
al-Muhammadiyyah (The Muhammadan Lights). The author dedicated this section to an exhaustive treatment of the Our’ anic verses that specifically relate to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: his exalted rank and special status, as well as those verses comprising an exhortation to obey him and emulate his sunnah and the proper manners towards him, and dispelling obscurities arising from otherwise ambiguous verses revealed concerning him ﷺ, amongst other such matters.

Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani (d. 1350/1932 was a Shafi “I scholar, judge, Sufi, poet and a prolific author, having penned over fifty works in various Islamic disciplines, such as jurisprudence, theology, hadith, Prophetic biography, heresiology and Sufism. He served as Chief Judge of Jerusalem before being appointed Chief Justice of Beirut, where he remained for approximately twenty years.

 

Contents

Transliteration Key

Author’s Biography

AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION

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 ﷺ
2. On His taking for him ﷺ covenant with the prophets that they will surely believe in him and aid him
3. On His, the Most Highs, describing him ﷺ as a witness and attesting to his messengerhood
4. On the previous scriptures, like the Tawräh (Torah) and the Injil (Gospel), alluding to his messengerhood ﷺ
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 gl (consisting of five sections)
   1. SECTION ONE: His, the Most High’s, oath to affirm the tremendous character and all-encompassing grace wherewith He distinguished him ﷺ
   2. SECTION TwO: His, the Most High’s, oath to affirm His favours upon him ﷺ and the manifest lofty status he holds with Him
   3. SECTION THREE: Allah Most High’s oath to confirm his veracity and the absence of caprice in his speech ﷺ
   4. SECTION FOUR: His, the Most Highs, oath to affirm his messengerhood ﷺ
   5. SECTION FIVE: His, the Most Highs, swearing by his life ﷺ, time and city
6. On His, the Most Highs, describing him ﷺ is as a light and a light-giving lamp
7. On the verses obligating obedience to him and emulation of his sunnah ﷺ
8. On the verses comprising the proper manners towards him ﷺ
9. On the verses wherein He, the Most High, responds to his enemies ﷺ is by His Holy Self to raise his rank
10. On dispelling the obscurities arising from the ambiguous verses revealed concerning him ﷺ