Al-Shifa bi taʿrif ḥuquq al-Mustafa (The Healing by Expounding the Rights of the Chosen One)– An Abridgement - Hardcover

Title: Al-Shifa bi taʿrif ḥuquq al-Mustafa (The Healing by Expounding the Rights of the Chosen One)– An Abridgement- Hardcover
Author: Shaykh Qadi Abu Al-Fadl Iyad Al-Yahsubi / Abridged By Imam Shams al-Din al-Isnawi / Translated and Annotated by Amjad Mahmud
ISBN: 9781739234911
Publisher: Heritage Press (UK)

There is no single book dedicated to the blessed person of the Prophet (ﷺ) that has received as much acclaim, acceptance, and made as profound an impact in the history of Islam than the seminal work al-Shifā bi taʿrīf ḥuqūq al-Muṣṭafā (The Healing by Expounding the Rights of the Chosen One), popularly known as al-Shifā, by the Andalusian Mālikī scholar Qāḍī Abū al-Faḍl ʿIyāḍ (d. 544/1149).

It is unique in its sheer breadth, covering a broad range of Prophetic aspects not found in any other single compilation. The book is organised in four parts:

(1) the Most High’s exalting the Prophet’s status in word and deed;

(2) the rights people owe him;

(3) what is possible in respect of him and what may and may not be ascribed to him;

(4) various types of legal judgement against whoever disparages Him.

The chapters spanning these parts exposit specific features of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), from his physical form to his character, from his virtues to his miracles, and from his pre-eminence in creation to his infallibility—all of which is presented in a succinct, systematic manner.

The present work is a translation of the earliest available abridged version of al-Shifā, entitled Tuḥfat ikhwān al-ṣafā’ fī ikhtiṣār kitāb al-Shifā (The Gift for the Pure in Abridging the Book al-Shifā), by Imam Shams al-Dīn al-Isnawī (d. 763/1362). The concise format of the abridgement, now available for the first time in English, renders it eminently more accessible to a wider audience and thus serves as an invaluable companion for whoever seeks to broaden and deepen their knowledge of the Prophet’s true stature (ﷺ) and foster their love for him.

About The Author:

Qadi Iyad bin Mussa or Abu al-Fadl Ayyad bin Amer ben Mousssa bin Ayyad bin Mohammed bin Abdellah bin Mussa bin Ayyad al-Yahsobi al-Sabti (1083 - 1149),. Al-Yahobsi refers to Yahob a region in Jemen. Qadi Ayyad was born in Gibraltar. He was a high judge (kadi) in Grenada. He headed a revolt against the coming of the Almohades to Sebta, but lost and was banished to Tadla and later Marrakech. He was a pupil of Abu Abdullah bin Issa, of Imam Abu Abdullah bin Hamdine, of Abu Al Hassan bin Siradj and of imam Abu Al walid Ibn Rushd. As the great imam of Sebta, Ayad ben Musa was apointed Qadi of Grenada.

He was one of the most famous scholars of Maliki law. Qadi Ayyad bin Moussa is one of the seven saints of Marrakesh and is buried near Bab Aïlen. His main work is called Al-Shifa. The university of Marrakech (Cadi Ayyad) was named after him.