A Summary of the Unique Particulars of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad

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A Summary of the Unique Particulars of

the Beloved Prophet Muhammad

Al-Khasa’is as-Sughra has enjoyed popularity among the masses for many centuries. It is the author’s own summarised version of the merits that are exclusive to the Last Prophet Muhammad (SAAS).

Over four chapters, the author lists the unique particulars of Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) and of His Community (Ummah)-i.e. the Muslims, by which they are uniquely honored in this world and the next, respectfully comparing some of them to previous Prophets and their Communities. He ends with salutations on the Prophet (SAAS) and humble prayer.

”Furthermore, he ﷺ, is distinguished from his ﷺ,
Community because: he ﷺ, seeks the forgiveness
of Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, seventy times when-
ever his ﷺ, the heart is influenced with desire.”

This book is the first English translation of the renowned work Al-Khasa’is as-Sughra – which was penned by the prolific scholar Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, may Allah be pleased with him. It is a summary of the Unique Characteristics (khasa’is) of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Table of Contents :

• About the Author,

• His Students,

• His Teachers,

• His Works,

• His Travels,

• His Affiliations,

• Prophetic Vision,

• His Lofty Status,

• His Death,

• This Book,

• This Translation,

• Our Gratitude and Prayers.

• Author’s Preface

Part One:

• Chapter [1]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is personally specified with in this world,

• Chapter [2]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding his Sacred Law for his Community in this world,

• Chapter [3]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is personally specified with in the Hereafter,

• Chapter [4]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding his Community in the Hereafter,

Part Two:

• Chapter [1]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding obligations,

• Chapter [2]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding proscriptions,

• Chapter [3]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding the lawful,

• Chapter [4]. On what the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, is specified with regarding honours and merits,

Concluding Salutations by the Translator,

Bibliography

About The Author

Imam Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti 849-911AH /1445-1505), the mujtahid, imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, encyclopedist, historian, and biographer and probably one of the most prolific of all Islamic writers.

There are an enormous number of his essays and treatises preserved today. A number of his writings concerned scientific topics or issues related to natural science and food and regimen, amongst other things.

From Asyut in Egypt,he was among the most renowned and prolific Muslim scholars of all time. He wrote more than 300 books, covering every aspect of the Islamic sciences.

He memorised the Qur’an at the age of ‘eight, and then went on to study with more than 150 scholars. He travelled extensively in his quest for knowledge — to Damascus, Hijaz, Yemen, India, Morocco, and the lands south of Morocco, as well as in Egypt.

Al-Suyuti devoted his life to learning, teaching and writing. He was noble, abstinent and self-sufficient, distancing himself from people of rank and power and living on what he earned by teaching. Major writings of al-Suyuti that remain widely used today include al-Itqan, on the Qur’anic sciences; and Tafsir al-Jalalayn, which he completed when only 22.

About The Translator

Tahir Mahmood Kiani is well-versed in various fields of Islamic Sacred Sciences, which includes Arabic Grammar, rhetorics, prose, poetry, syntax, etymology, Hadith, Qur’an, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence), and Mantiq (logic).

He teaches Arabic and Islamic Sacred Sciences in various educational and academic centres and masjids, on a long term and short term basis. Being fluent in Arabic, English and Urdu, Imam Tahir Mahmood Kiani has translated numerous Islamic texts such as the ‘The Mukhtasar Al-Quduri’ & Al-Fawz al-Kabir.