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Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e The Shamā'il Muhammadiyyah ("The Appearance of Muhammad"), often referred to as Shamā'il al-Tirmidhi or simply Shamā'il ), is a collection of hadiths compiled by the 9th-century scholar Tirmidhi regarding the intricate details of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's appearance, belongings, manners and life. The book contains 399 narrations from the successors of the Prophet which are divided into 56 chapters. The best known and accepted of these hadith are attributed to his son-in-law and cousin Ali .1 Another well-known description is attributed to a woman named Umm Ma'bad. Other descriptions are attributed to Aisha , `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas , Abu Hurairah and Hasan ibn Ali . While shama'il lists the physical and spiritual characteristics of Muhammad in simple prose, in hilye these are written about in a literary style. Among other descriptive Shama'il text are the Dala'il al-Nubuwwah of Al-Bayhaqi , Tarih-i Isfahan of Abu Naeem Isfahani, Al-Wafa bi Fadha’il al-Mustafa of Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi and Al-Shifa of Qadi Ayyad are the main shemaa-il and hilya books. An Urdu translation and commentary, Khasa'il-i Nabawi was written by Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi . An English translation and commentary, "A Commentary on the Depiction of Prophet Muhammad" was published in 2015. ibn Isa (2011) Brockopp, Jonathan E.2 The Cambridge companion to Muhammad .
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An early 18th century illuminated manuscript of ash-Shamā'il al-Muhammadiyyah copied in Maghrebi script in Fes. Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e The Shamā'il Muhammadiyyah ("The Appearance of Muhammad"), often referred to as Shamā'il al-Tirmidhi or simply Shamā'il , is a collection of hadiths compiled by the 9th-century scholar Tirmidhi regarding the intricate details of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's appearance, belongings, manners and life. The book contains 399 narrations from the successors of Muhammad which are divided into 56 chapters.The best known and accepted of these hadith are attributed to Muhammad's son-in-law and cousin Ali . Another well-known description is attributed to a woman named Umm Ma'bad . Other descriptions are attributed to Aisha , `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas , Abu Hurairah and Hasan ibn Ali . While shama'il lists the physical and spiritual characteristics of Muhammad in simple prose, in hilye these are written about in a literary style. Among other descriptive Shama'il text are the Dala'il al-Nubuwwah of Al-Bayhaqi , Tarih-i Isfahan of Abu Naeem Isfahani, Al-Wafa bi Fadha'il al-Mustafa of Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi and Al-Shifa of Qadi Ayyad are the main shemaa-il and hilya books. ibn Isa (2011) Brockopp, Jonathan E. The Cambridge companion to Muhammad .
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Hadith collection An early 18th century illuminated manuscript of ash-Shamā'il al-Muhammadiyyah copied in Maghrebi script in Fes. Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya ( ) is a collection of hadiths compiled by the 9th-century scholar al-Tirmidhi regarding the intricate details of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's life including his appearance, his belongings, his manners, and much more. The book contains 399 narrations from the successors of Muhammad which are divided into 56 chapters. The best known and accepted of these hadith are attributed to Ali , cousin and son-in-law to Muhammad. Another well-known description is attributed to a woman named Umm Ma'bad . Other descriptions are attributed to Aisha , `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas , Abu Hurairah and Hasan ibn Ali . While shama'il lists the physical and spiritual characteristics of Muhammad in simple prose, in hilya these are written about in a literary style. Among other descriptive Shama'il text are the Dala'il al-Nubuwwah of Al-Bayhaqi , Tarih-i Isfahan of Abu Naeem Isfahani, Al-Wafa bi Fadha'il al-Mustafa of Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi and Al-Shifa of Qadi Ayyad are the main shemaa-il and hilya books. ibn Isa (2011) Brockopp, Jonathan E. The Cambridge companion to Muhammad .
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Hadith collection Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya ( Arabic : الشمائل المحمدية , romanized : Ash-Shamāʾil al-Muḥammadiyya , lit. ' Virtues of Muhammad ' ) is a collection of hadiths compiled by the 9th-century scholar al-Tirmidhi regarding the intricate details of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's life including his appearance, his belongings, his manners, and much more. The book contains 399 narrations from the successors of Muhammad which are divided into 56 chapters. The best known and accepted of these hadith are attributed to Ali , cousin and son-in-law to Muhammad. Another well-known description is attributed to a woman named Umm Ma'bad . Other descriptions are attributed to Aisha , `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas , Abu Hurairah and Hasan ibn Ali . While shama'il lists the physical and spiritual characteristics of Muhammad in simple prose, in hilya these are written about in a literary style. Among other descriptive Shama'il text are the Dala'il al-Nubuwwah of Al-Bayhaqi , Tarih-i Isfahan of Abu Naeem Isfahani, Al-Wafa bi Fadha'il al-Mustafa of Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi and Al-Shifa of Qadi Ayyad are the main shemaa-il and hilya books. ibn Isa 2011 . The Cambridge companion to Muhammad .
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