Illumination of the Virtues of the Family of the Most Favored Prophet
12969
124 items in this record
The record is made up of 124 items. It was created in 1873/1877. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the Qatar National Library.
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Nūr al-ibṣār fi manāqib Āl bayt al-Nabī al-mukhtār (Illumination of the virtues of the family of the Most Favored Prophet) is a collection of biographies of major personalities in Islamic history. It begins with narration of critical incidents in the life of the Prophet Muhammad, followed by biographies of Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet’s family), the four earliest caliphs, and other significant figures of Islamic history, such as the founders of the four canonical legal traditions and the major Sufi orders. The author, Muʼmin ibn Ḥasan Muʼmin al-Shablanji (circa 1836−circa 1890), was born and educated in Egypt and was well-known as a teacher, Sunni judge, and Sufi. Although the date of printing is not given, a note mentions that the author completed the book on September 9, 1873. The printer notes that the published text was authenticated against the author’s manuscript. On the margins is printed a second work, Is’af al-Raghibin (Assistance for the desirous), a similar biographical compilation by the 18th-century Egyptian scholar Muhammad al-Sabban. Nur al-Absar has received much attention from Shia scholars. Shia Muslims emphasize their unique devotion to the descendants of the Prophet. Books treating the Prophet’s grandson, Husayn, and other relatives tend to be carefully scrutinized by Shia readers for what they see as possible misinterpretations. In general, Shia scholars view Nur al-Absar and Is’af al-Raghibin favorably for their treatment of such topics as Husayn’s death at the Battle of Karbala (680) and the hadith entitled Ghadir Khamm which, according the Shiite interpretation, established the succession of leadership after the Prophet’s death.
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- 124 items
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248 pages ; 27 centimeters
- Written in
- Arabic in Arabic script
- Type
- Book
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- Qatar National Library
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- 12969
- Date(s)
- 1873/1877 (CE, Gregorian)
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- HadithProphet Muhammad Prophet Muhammad BiographyIslamSufismShiiteSufiShīʻah
- Places
- Cairo
- People & organisations
- Muʼmin ibn Ḥasan Muʼmin ShiblanjīMuḥammad ibn ʻAlī Ṣabbān
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- 12969
- Title
- Illumination of the Virtues of the Family of the Most Favored Prophet
- Pages
- F-1-1 - F-1-124
- Author
- Muʼmin ibn Ḥasan Muʼmin Shiblanjī
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- Public Domain