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Ash-Shifa , 15th century Kitab Ash-shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa , ( , Healing by the Recognition of the Rights of or News of the Chosen One ), of Qadi 'Iyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad 's life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail.1 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 will restore his health." Al-Shifa remains one of the most commentated books of Islam after the Sahih's of al-Bukhari and Muslim . Commentaries and partial explanations written on al-Shifa' include: Majlis fi khatmi Kitab al-Shifa' bi ta`rif huquq al-Mustafa' by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn `Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Qaysi al-Dimashqi, al-Intihad fi khatmi al-Shifa' li-`Iyad by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi , Nasim al-Riyad fi sharh Shifa' li-Qadi `Iyad in 4 volumes by Shihab al-Din Muhammad ibn `Umar al-Khafaji, Sharh al-Shifa' li-al-Qadi `Iyad in 2 volumes by al-Mulla `Ali al-Qari al-Harawi al-Hanafi , Manahil as-safa fi takhrij Ahadith al-Shifa' by al-Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti , Ma`arif al-Shifa' bi-Ta`rif Huquq al-Mustafa' and al-`Ata fi Ma`rifa al-Mustafa (4 volumes) by al-Shaykh Dr Muhammad Tahir ibn Farid al-Din al-Qadri (Shaykh-ul-Islam) , al-Madad al-`Iyad by al-Shaykh Hasan al-`Adawi al-Hamzawi, Mazil al-Khafa' `an alfaz al-Shifa' by al-`Allama Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Shamsi al-Tamimi al-Dari al-Hanafi, al-Muqtafa fi hal alfaz al-Shifa' by al-`Allama Burhan al-Din Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Khalil al-Halabi Sibt ibn al-`Ajami, Al-Shifa' has been translated into numerous languages such as English and Urdu . Ash-Shifa has also been criticized for advocating violence against numerous classes of non-muslims, and Al-Azhar ceased distributing it. `A'isha Bint `Abdurrahman Bewley, Muhammad Messenger of Allah: ash-Shifa' of Qadi `Iyad (Granada: Madinah Press, 1992) English translation has been written by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley and published by Madinah Press Granada, Spain.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Kitab Ash-shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa , ( , Healing by the Recognition of the Rights of or News of the Chosen One ), of Qadi 'Iyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad 's 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 will restore his health."
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The cover of an ash-Shifa , 15th century Al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa , ( , The Remedy by the Recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One [Muhammad] ), of Qadi Ayyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad 's life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail.Generally known by its short title, ash-Shifa or al-Shifa ( The Healing ), this work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own, for it is said, "If al-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 will restore his health." Ash-Shifa remains one of the most commentated books of Islam after the Sahih's of Muhammad al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj . Commentaries and partial explanations written on al-Shifa include: Majlis fi khatmi Kitab al-Shifa' bi taʿrif huquq al-Muṣṭafá by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Muhammad al-Qaysi al-Dimashqi. al-Intihad fi khatmi al-Shifa' li-ʿIyad by al-Sakhawi . Nasim al-Riyad fi sharh Shifa' li-Qadi ʿIyad in 4 volumes by Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji . Sharh al-Shifa' li-al-Qadi ʿAyyad in 2 volumes by Ali al-Qari . Manahil as-safa fi takhrij Ahadith al-Shifa by al-Suyuti . Al-Shifāʾ bīTaʾrif Ḥuqūq al-Muṣṭafá and al-ʿAta fī Maʿrifa al-Muṣṭafá (4 volumes) by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri . al-Madad al-ʿIyad by al-Shaykh Hasan al-ʿAdawi al-Hamzawi. Mazil al-Khafa' ʿan alfaz al-Shifa by al-ʿAllama Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Shamsi al-Tamimi al-Dari al-Hanafi. al-Muqtafa fi hal alfaz al-Shifa' by al-ʿAllama Burhan al-Din Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Khalil al-Halabi Sibt ibn al-ʿAjami. Ash-Shifa has been translated into numerous languages such as English, Turkish , and Urdu . ʿA'isha Bint ʿAbdurrahman Bewley, Muhammad Messenger of Allah: ash-Shifa' of Qadi ʿIyad (Granada: Madinah Press, 1992) Muhammad Messenger of Allah (Ash-Shifa) English translation by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley and published by Madinah Press Granada, Spain.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Book by Qadi Ayyad The cover of an ash-Shifa , 15th century Al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa , ( , The Remedy by the Recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One [Muhammad] ), of Qadi Ayyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad 's life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail. Generally known by its short title, ash-Shifa or al-Shifa ( The Healing ), this work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own, for it is said, "If al-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 will restore his health." Royal copy of the Ash-Shifa from 17th century Morocco, commissioned by Ismail ibn Sharif Ash-Shifa remains one of the most commentated books of Islam after the Sahih's of Muhammad al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj . Commentaries and partial explanations written on al-Shifa include: Majlis fi khatmi Kitab al-Shifa' bi taʿrif huquq al-Muṣṭafá by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Muhammad al-Qaysi al-Dimashqi. al-Intihad fi khatmi al-Shifa' li-ʿIyad by al-Sakhawi . Nasim al-Riyad fi sharh Shifa' li-Qadi ʿIyad in 4 volumes by Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji . Sharh al-Shifa' li-al-Qadi ʿAyyad in 2 volumes by Ali al-Qari . Manahil as-safa fi takhrij Ahadith al-Shifa by al-Suyuti . Al-Shifāʾ bīTaʾrif Ḥuqūq al-Muṣṭafá and al-ʿAta fī Maʿrifa al-Muṣṭafá (4 volumes) by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri . al-Madad al-ʿIyad by al-Shaykh Hasan al-ʿAdawi al-Hamzawi. Mazil al-Khafa' ʿan alfaz al-Shifa by al-ʿAllama Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Shamsi al-Tamimi al-Dari al-Hanafi. al-Muqtafa fi hal alfaz al-Shifa' by al-ʿAllama Burhan al-Din Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Khalil al-Halabi Sibt ibn al-ʿAjami. Ash-Shifa has been translated into numerous languages such as English, Turkish , and Urdu . ʿA'isha Bint ʿAbdurrahman Bewley, Muhammad ﷺ Messenger of Allah: ash-Shifa' of Qadi ʿIyad (Granada: Madinah Press, 1992) Muhammad Messenger of Allah (Ash-Shifa) English translation by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley and published by Madinah Press Granada, Spain.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Book by Qadi Ayyad The cover of an ash-Shifa , 15th century Al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa , ( Arabic : الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى , The Remedy by the Recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One [Muhammad] ), of Qadi Ayyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad 's life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail. Generally known by its short title, ash-Shifa or al-Shifa ( The Healing ), this work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own, for it is said, "If al-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 will restore his health." Royal copy of the Ash-Shifa from 17th century Morocco, commissioned by Ismail ibn Sharif . Ash-Shifa remains one of the most commentated books of Islam after the Sahih's of Muhammad al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj . Commentaries and partial explanations written on al-Shifa include: Majlis fi Khatmi Kitab al-Shifa' bi Taʿrif Huquq al-Muṣṭafá by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Muhammad al-Qaysi al-Dimashqi. Al-Intihad fi Khatmi al-Shifa' li-ʿIyad by al-Sakhawi . Nasim al-Riyad fi Sharh Shifa' li-Qadi ʿIyad in 4 volumes by Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji . Sharh al-Shifa' li-al-Qadi ʿAyyad in 2 volumes by Ali al-Qari . Manahil as-Safa fi Takhrij Ahadith al-Shifa by al-Suyuti . Al-Shifāʾ bī Taʾrif Ḥuqūq al-Muṣṭafá and al-ʿAta fī Maʿrifa al-Muṣṭafá (4 volumes) by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri . Al-Madad al-ʿIyad by al-Shaykh Hasan al-ʿAdawi al-Hamzawi. Mazil al-Khafa' ʿan alfaz al-Shifa by al-ʿAllama Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Shamsi al-Tamimi al-Dari al-Hanafi. Al-Muqtafa fi hal alfaz al-Shifa' by al-ʿAllama Burhan al-Din Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Khalil al-Halabi Sibt ibn al-ʿAjami. Ash-Shifa has been translated into numerous languages such as English, Turkish , and Urdu . ʿA'isha Bint ʿAbdurrahman Bewley, Muhammad Messenger of Allah: ash-Shifa' of Qadi ʿIyad (Granada: Madinah Press, 1992) Muhammad Messenger of Allah (Ash-Shifa) English translation by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley and published by Madinah Press Granada, Spain.
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perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which muhammad 's life
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