Publisher's Synopsis
Studying the words of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is a time-honored means for those who have responded to his call and believed in his Prophethood to reinforce their love for him, to renew their efforts to perform righteous actions, and to increase in faith.
In this collection - one of many collections of 40 hadith which he compiled - the great Ottoman-Palestinian scholar Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani strings together a majestic and awe-inspiring collection of hadith that catalogues the blessings, benefits and virtues of Islamic testament to faith, i.e. the statement "la ilaha illa Allah."
This edition includes the Arabic text and the English translation.
Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani (1849-1932) was an Ottoman-Palestinian scholar. After his initial studies in his locality, he studied in al-Azhar, Egypt, between 1866 and 1872, where he studied the Islamic disciplines with numerous prominent scholars.He also spent a few years researching and publishing in Istanbul. He served as a chief judge in Jerusalem and then Beirut. After living in Medina for some time, he returned to Beirut and later passed away there in the beginning of the month of Ramadan. He has left a vast collection of works, on a variety of subjects, but many are focused on the character and being of the Prophet ﷺ.
