Al-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyya (Virtues of Muhammad): 415 Hadiths on the Beauty & Perfection of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Author & Compiler: Imam al-Tirmidhi
Translator: Abdul Aziz Suraqah & Mohammed Aslam
Publisher: Imam Ghazali Institute
Year of Publication: 2019
Print Length: 320 pages
Genre: Islamic Studies / Hadith, Sunnah & Sirah, Qur’anic Studies; Non-Fiction / Religious Studies
Topic: Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Islam, Qur’an, Beauty, Human Nature & Character, Ethics, Man and Masculinity
The Shama’il al-Muhammadiyya of Imam al-Tirmidhi presents us detailed descriptions of the moral, physical and spiritual qualities of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The perfections that Allah bestowed upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ encompass every aspect of his blessed being: his outward physical form, his senses, his internal form and his inner beauty.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the most perfect embodiment of created beauty and form, and he is unsurpassed in his perfections. No one can rival or outstrip him in any laudable quality or trait. He knows Allah as He should be known. He fears Allah as He should be feared. He loves Allah as He should be loved.
Understanding the Shama’il is absolutely critical to any proper understanding of Islam, for it details the qualities of the message-bearer, which fundamentally alters how we understand the message he brought.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Publisher’s Message
A Note of Gratitude
Translator’s Introduction:
How to Read the Shama’il / This Translation / Translator’s Acknowledgments
Biography of Imam al-Tirmidhi
Authorisations
al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyya
1. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Blessed Physical Features of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
2. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Seal of Prophethood
3. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Blessed Hair of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
4. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Combing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
5. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Blessed White Hairs of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
6. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Dye of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
7. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Antimony (kohl) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
8. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Clothing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
9. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Lifestyle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
10. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Leather Footwear of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
11. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Sandals of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
12. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Ring of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
13. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Prophet ﷺ Wearing a Ring on his Blessed Right Hand
14. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Sword of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
15. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Armour of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
16. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Chainmail Coif of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
17. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Turban of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
18. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Izar of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
19. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Manner in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would Walk
20. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Head Covering of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
21. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Manner in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would Sit
22. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Reclining of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upon a Cushion
23. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Leaning of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
24. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Manner in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ Ate Food
25. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Bread of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
26. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Condiment of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
27. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Washing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Meals
28. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Statements of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ Before and After Meals
29. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Drinking Vessels of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
30. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Fruits of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
31. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Drinks of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
32. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Manner in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would Drink
33. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Perfurming of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
34. How the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would Speak
35. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Laughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
36. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Light-Heartedness of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
37. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Poetry Cited by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
38. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Night-Time Conversations of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
39. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Description of the Sleep of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
40. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Worship of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
41. Concerning the Forenoon (Duha) Prayer
42. Concerning Optional Prayers Offered at Home
43. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Fasting of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
44. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Quranic Recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
45. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Weeping of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
46. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Bed of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
47. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Humility of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
48. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
49. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Shyness of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
50. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Cupping (Hijama) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
51. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Names of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
52. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Lifestyle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
53. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Age of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
54. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Passing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
55. What Has Been Narrated Concerning the Inheritance of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
56. What Has Been Narrated Concerning Visions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Sleep
Addenda: General Index, Qur’anic Verse Index, Arabic Title
Imam al-Tirmidhi is a 9th century Islamic scholar. His full name is Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn Sawra ibn Musa ibn al-Dahhad al-Sulami al-Tirmidhi, from the city of Tirmidh, located in present-day southern Uzbekistan. It is also said that his name was Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn Yazid ibn Sawra ibn al-Sakan. He is the compiler of the well-known book of Hadith “Jami At-Tirmidhi” which is distinguished by At-Tirmidhi’s unique approach of the classification and verification of Hadiths. Imam At-Tirmidhi is one of the outstanding scholars of Hadith who spent their lives in narrating and verifying the Hadiths of the Prophet ﷺ. He travelled a lot and learned under the greatest scholars of Hadith, such as Imam Al-Bukhari.
Source: www.imamghazali.org/resources/imam-tirmidhi-biography
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Abdul Aziz Suraqah is an American translator, editor, and educator. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He embraced Islam at the age of fourteen after initially being exposed to Islam by the book The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He is an English-Arabic translator specializing in Islamic texts. His translated works include Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba al-Hasani’s Allah: An Explanation of Divine Names and Attributes, Shaykh Salih al-Din al-Tijani’s al-Tanazzulat al-Ilahiyya (Divine Inspirations), and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi’s Takmil al-nu’ut fi luzum al-buyut (The Virtues of Isolation in Times Tribulation, or The Virtues of Seclusion in Times of Confusion).
Source: https://healing-hearts-blog.com/2015/08/31/interview-with-translator-abdul-aziz-suraqah/
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Mohammed Aslam is an Islamic scholar based in Birmingham, UK. Memorised the Qur’an from an early age, after which he embarked on a path of seeking sacred knowledge. He ultimately travelled to Damascus where he undertook extensive private studies as well as enrolling in the Mahad al-Fath al-Islami seminary from where he graduated after six years of full time study. On returning to the UK, he enrolled in Post-graduate studies at the same time as serving as Imam Khatib of one of the largest mosques in Birmingham. Shaykh Aslam established The City of Knowledge Academy which serves as a bustling hub of educational activity as well as also advising various community and grassroots projects around the city.
Source: http://beginningofguidance.com/teachers/aslam/
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