Wikipedia's first sentence called it “renowned five volume compendium of hadith”. Today it says “sunni islamic compendium of hadiths that supports the sunni hanafi school of thought”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category”. It now reads “Compendium of Hadith (Hanfi Mishkaat) Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category”.
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Zujajat al-Masabih is the renowned five volume compendium of Hadith literature, authored by Muhaddith-e-Dakkan Abul Hasanat Syed Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi , popularly known as Hadrat Abdullah Shah Sahib, who was one of the most celebrated scholars of Islam from Hyderabad India . The Zujajah was Published from Hyderabad Deccan (India) in the 1960s and was acclaimed by Hanafi scholars throughout the World. The book is very special in that it modeled exactly on the pattern and structure of Mishkat al-Masabih by Al-Tabrizi but is a treasure of Hanafi Hadith proofs.1The Mishkat has a leaning towards the Shafi'i school of thought while Sayyid Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi composed the Zujajah giving preference to Hanafi proofs.2The first volume is from The Book of Faith to the Book of Fasts. The second volume starts from: ‘The excellence of the Holy Quran’ and ends with ‘The book of freeing (slaves), Chapter of oaths. The third volume starts with The Book of retribution and ends with The Book of dreams. It has 1170 Hadith. The fourth volume starts with The Book of manners and ends with, ‘The book of trials. It has 1093 Hadith. The fifth volume starts with ‘The book of excellence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and this volume ends with ‘Excellence of this Ummah.’ It has 552 Hadith.3 The five volumes have a total of 6634 Hadith. The book is being translated into Urdu with commentary as Nur-ul-Masabih by scholars of the renowned Jamia Nizamia of Hyderabad and is an ongoing task with the latest published volume being the sixteenth. Insha Allah within a short period of time, this great book also will be uploaded.4
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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 Zujajat al-Masabih is a five volume compendium of Hadith literature, authored by Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi, an Islamic scholar from Hyderabad India .The Zujajat was first published in Hyderabad in the 1960s.The book is modeled on the pattern and structure of Mishkat al-Masabih by Al-Tabrizi .The Mishkat has a leaning towards the Shafi'i school of thought while Naqshbandi composed the Zujajat giving preference to Hanafi proofs. The five volumes have a total of 6634 Hadith. The book has being translated into Urdu with commentary by Mohammed Muneeruddin Khateeb and Mohammed Abdus Sattar Khan Naqshbandi, HOD of Arabic, Osmania University, Hyderabad.India. and after some time the scholars of Jamia Nizamia started translating.
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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 Zujajat al-Masabih (English: Lanterns glass) is a compendium of Hadith that supports the Sunni Hanafi school of thought in Islam .The book is compiled into five volumes and contains a total of 6634 Ahadith.Authored by Hazrat Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi Alaihirrahmah (an Islamic scholar from Hyderabad , India ), the Zujajat was first published in 1960. The book is modeled on the pattern and structure of Mishkat al-Masabih by Al-Tabrizi . The Mishkat has a leaning towards the Shafi'i school of thought while Naqshbandi composed the Zujajat giving preference to Hanafi proofs. The five volumes have a total of 6634 Hadith. Later, the scholars of Jamia Nizamia took up the work of translation.Sufi Saints of Indus Valley .
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Compendium of Hadith (Hanfi Mishkaat) 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 Zujajat al-Masabih (Hanfi Mishkaat) (English: Lanterns glass) is a compendium of Hadith that supports the Sunni Hanafi school of thought in Islam . The book is compiled into five volumes and contains a total of 6634 Ahadith. Authored by Hazrat Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi Alaihirrahmah (an Islamic scholar from Hyderabad , India ), the Zujajat was first published in 1960. The book is modeled on the pattern and structure of Mishkat al-Masabih by Al-Tabrizi . The Mishkat has a leaning towards the Shafi'i school of thought while Naqshbandi composed the Zujajat giving preference to Hanafi proofs. The five volumes have a total of 6634 Hadith. Later, the scholars of Jamia Nizamia took up the work of translation. Sufi Saints of Indus Valley .
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Compendium of Hadith (Hanfi Mishkaat) 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 Zujajat al-Masabih ( Arabic : زجاجة المصابیح , romanized : Zujājat al-Maṣābīḥ ) is a Sunni Islamic compendium of hadiths that supports the Sunni Hanafi school of thought. The book is compiled into five volumes and contains a total of 6634 Ahadith. Authored by Abd Allah Shah Naqshbandi Alaihirrahmah (an Islamic scholar from Hyderabad , India ), the Zujajat was first published in 1960. The book is modeled on the pattern and structure of Mishkat al-Masabih by Al-Tabrizi . The Mishkat has a leaning towards the Shafi'i school of thought while Naqshbandi composed the Zujajat giving preference to Hanafi proofs. The five volumes have a total of 6634 Hadith. The book has been translated into Urdu with commentary by Maulana Mohammed Muneeruddin, former Khateeb of Makkah Masjid and Mohammed Abdus Sattar Khan Naqshbandi, former Head of Arabic Department, Osmania University , Hyderabad, India. Later, the scholars of Jamia Nizamia took up the work of translation. Sufi Saints of Indus Valley .
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sunni islamic compendium of hadiths that supports the sunni hanafi school of thought
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