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Details: Matla ‘al-Qamarayn
fi ibanat Sabqat al-‘Umaryan : English, New,
The Sublime Status of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr & Sayyiduna ‘Umar,
*[A5] Paperback – 143 pages,
by A’la-Hadrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan,
Transl. by Mawlana Kalim Qadiri,
& by Mawlana Husein Qadiri,
Published by The Ihya Foundation.

Description : First ever English Translation!!

The great Imām and Mujaddid (Reviver of the Religion), Shaykh Ahmad Ridā Khān, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote Muntahā al-Tafsīl li Mabhath al-Tafdīl, a masterpiece making abundantly clear from verses of the Holy Qur’ān, the Ahādīth and the statements of the scholars, the pre-eminent stations of Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and Sayyidunā ʿUmar among the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. This work spans 90 juz’; however, fearing its length would be arduous on readers, the erudite Imām penned an abridgement entitled, Maṭlaʿ al-Qamarayn fī Ibānat Sabqat al-ʿUmarayn.

Using 69 verses of the Holy Qur’ān, 235 Ahādīth, and numerous statements of the luminary scholars of the past, Imām Ahmad Ridā proves the pre-eminent rank of the two greatest Companions, namely Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and Sayyidunā ʿUmar.

This book is itself a summary translation of Maṭlaʿ al-Qamarayn fī Ibānat Sabqat al-ʿUmarayn, consisting of three parts :

*** Part A – Defining the meaning of superiority (afdaliyyah)
*** Part B – Textual proofs establishing the superiority of the Shaykhayn,
*** Part C – Further virtues and excellences of the Shaykhayn.

About the Author :

Imām Ahmad Ridā Khān t (b. 1272 AH/1856 CE), alayhi ar-Rahman w’al-Ridwan, was a renowned Hanafī jurist, hadīth expert and theologian par excellence, recognized by scholars from the Islamic world to be a reviver of his era. He was a prolific writer whose legal edicts were gathered into twelve encyclopedic volumes and covered almost every science of his day.

Table of Contents :

—Transliteration Table,
—Foreword.

Part A : Defining the Meaning of Superiority (afdaliyyah),
—[1]. The Excellences of the Illustrious Companions,
—[2]. The Excellences of the Family of the Prophet,
—[3]. Understanding the Difference between the Quality of Merits & Excellences, and their quantity,
—[4]. Superiority in Sainthood (wilayah),
—[5]. Innate Characteristics are Not the Criterion for Determining Superiority,
—[6]. External Characteristics are Not the Criterion for Determining Superiority,
—[7]. The Superiority of the Shaykhayn is not with Reference to being so in all Aspects,
—[8]. The Two Groups in relation to the Issue of Superiority,
——The Meaning of Superiority.
—[9]. The Two Methods by which Superiority is Established,
—[10]. Dispelling the Remaining Doubts Raised by the Sanfaddiyyah,
——Objections of the Detractors and their Replies.

Part B : Textual Proofs establishing the Superiority of the Shaykhayn,
—[1]. Scholarly Concensus (al-Ijma’),
——Warning against the Innovators,
—[2]. The Verses of the Holy Qur’an,
—[3]. The Prophetic Sayings (Ahadith).

Part C : Further virtues and excellences of the Shaykhayn,
—[1]. The Sacrifices of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him,
—[2]. The Status of the Shaykhayn in the Eyes of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
—[3]. Al-Kalam al-Bahiyy fi Tashabbuh al-Siddiq bi al-Nabiyy, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
——7 Resemblances.

—Appendix 1.
——Additional Resemblances,
—Bibliography,
——Qur’an & Tafsir,
——Hadith & ‘Ulum al-Hadith,
——Aqidah & ‘Ilm al-Kalam,
——Sirah & Fadail,
——Tasawwuf and Discipline,
——Fiqh & Usul al-Fiqh,
——Biography,
——Tarikh.

 

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