The 3 Integrals of a True Scholar - Tahajjud, Ijtehad & Jihad :Sayyid Muhammad Alawi alMaliki (RA), Minhaj ul Quran University, Lahore, Pakistan-1995
Youtube Link to Lecture in Arabic with English Subtitles
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The Shaykh is a grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, a leader of the Ahl al-Bayt, the Imam of Hadith in our age, an authority of the four Madhhabs, a spiritual leader of the highest calibre, a caller to Allah par excellence, and unparalleled in his standing in the world of traditional Islamic scholarship.
Visiting him was considered imperative for the Ulama who would visit Mecca.
His Writings & Publications
The Sayyid was a prolific writer and produced close to one hundred works. He has written on a variety of religious, legal, social and historical topics and many of his books are considered masterpieces on the subject and are prescribed textbooks in Islamic institutes around the world.
We mention here some selected works on various subjects:
HIS WRITINGS IN ‘AQIDAH
Mafahim Yajib ‘an Tusahhah (Notions that Must Be Corrected), perhaps the most important contemporary statement of Ahl al-Sunna on the “Salafī” heresy. In this book Shaykh Muḥammad ibn ‘Alawi establishes the proofs and positions of the Imams of Ahl al-Sunna on the topics of taṣawwuf, tawassul, the Prophet’s s intercession, the celebration of his birthday (mawlid), the Ash’ari School, etc. with extensive documentation including the sources claimed as authoritative by the “Salafīs” themselves -Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab.
Manhaj al-Salaf fi Fahm al-Nusus (“The Methodology of the Predecessors in Understanding the Texts: Theory and Practice”), his latest work, a continuation and update of the Mafahim.
Al-Tahzir min al-Takfir
Huwa Allah (“{He is Allāh} (112:1)”), a statement of Sunni doctrine in refutation of the aberrations of anthropomorphism
Qul Hadhihi Sabili (“{Say: This Is My Way} (12:108)”), a concise manual of Islamic doctrine and morals.
Sharh ‘Aqidat al-’Awwam
HIS WRITINGS IN TAFSIR
Zubdat al-Itqan fi ‘Ulum al-Qur'an
Wa-Hiwa bil Ufuq al-A’la (“{When He was on the uppermost horizon} (53:7)”), the most comprehensive commentary to date on the Prophet’s ﷺ night journey and ascension, summing up over forty works devoted to the subject. A companion to the Shaykh’s al-Anwar al-Bahiyya, the book contains a detailed commentary of the verses that pertain to the vision of Allah and a full documentation of the authentic relevant narrations.
Al-Qawa’id al-Asasiyya fi ‘Ulum al-Qur'an (“Basic Foundations in the Sciences of the Qur’ān”), a useful primer and introduction to Dr. Nūr al-Dīn ʿItr’s ‘Ulum al-Qur’an al-Karim (“The Sciences of the Noble Qur’an”).
Hawl Khasa'is al-Qur'an
HIS WRITINGS IN HADITH
Al-Manhal al-Latif fi Usul al-Hadith al-Sharif
Al-Qawa’id al-Asasiyya fi ‘Ilm Mustalah al-Hadith
Fadl al-Muwatta wa-Inayat al-Umma al-Islamiyya bihi
Anwar al-Masalik fi al-Muqaranat bayna Riwayat al-Muwatta lil-Imam Malik
HIS WRITINGS IN SEERAH
Shaykh GF Haddad’s translation “The Prophet’s Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent”, republished by IGI in Rajab 1442/2021, is an excerpt from the Sayyid’s al-Anwar al-Bahiyya w’al-Mi’raj Khayr al-Bariyya
Muhammad: al-Insan al-Kamil (“Muḥammad the Perfect Human Being” ﷺ), a comprehensive summary of the Prophet’s ﷺ attributes in the manner of the books of shamā’il. Its chapters are titled as follows:
The Perfection of His Lofty Gifts and Pure Attributes.
The Perfection of His Immunity From Defects and Questionable Aspects, and His Divine Safeguard from Enemies, Devils, and Offences.
The Perfection of His Magnificent Manners and Noble Qualities.
The Perfection of His Illustrious Merits and Peerless Traits.
The Perfection of His Wisdom in Government and Military Leadership.
The Perfection of His Conduct in the Administration and Education of the Community, and His Heedful Interaction with Them in General and with His Family and Companions in Particular.
The Perfection of His Law and Its Fulfillment of Human Needs and Keeping Pace with the Spirit of the Times without Incurring Alteration nor Substitution.
Tarikh al-Hawadith wal-Ahwal al-Nabawiyya (“Historical Events and Markers in the Prophet’s ﷺ Life”).
'Urf al-Ta'arif bil-Mawlid al-Sharif
Al-Anwar al-Bahiyya fi Isra' wal-Miraj Khayr al-Bariyya (“The Resplendent Lights of the Night Journey and Ascension of the Best of Creation”), a monograph that collates all the sound narrations of the Prophet’s ﷺ night journey and ascension into a single narrative.
Al-Zakha'ir al-Muhammadiyya
Zikriyat wa-Munasabat
Al-Bushra fi Manaqib al-Sayyidat Khadijah al-Kubra
HIS WRITINGS IN USUL
Al-Qawa’id al-Asasiyya fi Usul al-Fiqh (“Basic Foundations in the Principles of the Law”), a useful primer and introduction to Dr. Wahba al-Zuhayli’s two-volume Uṣul al-Fiqh al-Islami
Sharh Manzumat al-Waraqat fi Usul al-Fiqh
Mafhum al-Tatawwur wa al-Tajdid fil Shari’ah al-Islamiyya (“What is Meant by Growth and Renewal in Islamic Law”)
HIS WRITINGS IN FIQH
The Sayyid’s work on the legality of the Mawlid has been translated by IGI as On Celebrating the Birth of the Prophet ﷺ
Al-Risalat al-Islamiyya Kamaluha wa-Khuluduha wa-‘Alamiyyatuha (“The Message of Islam: Its Perfection, Immortality, and Universality”).
Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk
Al-Ziyarat al-Nabawiyya bayn al-Shari’a wa-al-Bid’iyya
Shifa' al-Fu'ad bi-Ziyarat Khayr al-’Ibad (“The Healing of Hearts Concerning the Visitation of the Best of Human Beings”) which establishes the proofs and positions of the Imams of Ahl al-Sunna on the subject of travelling to visit the Prophet ﷺ in order to obtain blessings (tabarrukan) and inter-cession (tashaffuʿan)
Hawl al-Ihtifal bi-Zikra al-Mawlid al-Nabawi al-Sharif (On Celebrating the Birth of the Prophet ﷺ) a meticulous summation of the proofs adduced by the scholars for the permissibility of celebrating the mawlid.
Al-Madh al-Nabawi bayn al-Ghuluww wal-Ijhaf (“The Panegyric of the Prophet ﷺ Between Extremism and Fairness”), a study of the genre with examples from the Qur’ān, ḥadīth, commentaries, and poetry showing that praising the Prophet ﷺ is part of the perfection of one’s Islam and not, as some enviers have claimed, a contravention of the ḥadīth: “Do not over-extol me (lā tuṭrūnī) the way Christians over-extolled ʿĪsā ibn Maryam e; [i.e. by divinizing him].”
HIS WRITINGS IN TASAWWUF
Al-Mukhtar min Kalam al-Akhyar
Abwab al-Faraj (“The Gates of Deliverance”), a descriptive manual of supplications and devotions for various occasions from the Qur’an, the Sunna, and the Imams of Islam together with a description of the manners of supplicants. It contains a valuable prescription for reciting the Fatiḥa frequently.
Shawariq al-Anwar min Adiyat al-Sadah al-Akhyar (“The Epitome of the Rising Lights Taken From the Supplications of the Elect Masters”), a manual of devotions taken from the Sunna and the Imams of Islam. It contains, among other precious supplications, the devotion (ḥizb) of Imam al-Nawawi which begins with the words:
“In the name of Allāh, Allāh is greatest! I say upon myself, my Religion, my spouses, my children, my property, my friends, their Religion and their property, a thousandfold “There is no change nor power except with Allāh the Exalted, the Almighty.”
Al-Husun al-Ma’niyya (“The Invincible Forts”), a booklet of personal devotions selected from the Sunna and the practice of the Salaf.
Mukhtasar Shawariq al-Anwar
Azkar Nabawiyya wa-’Adiyyat Salafiyya
Al-Bayan wal-Ta’rif fi Dhikra al-Mawlid al-Sharif (“The Exposition and Definition of the Celebration of the Noble Birthday”), a concise anthology of texts and poems related to the subject.
HIS WRITINGS ON OTHER SUBJECTS
Fi Rihab al-Bayt al-Haram (History of Mecca)
Al-Mustashriqun Bayn al-Insaf wa al-’Asabiyya (“The Orientalists Between Fairness and Prejudice”), a brief survey of the pitfalls of literature on Islam by non-Muslims.
Nazrat al-Islam ila al-Riyada (Sports in Islam)
Al-Qudwat al-Hasana fi Manhaj al-Da'wah ila Allah (“The Excellent Examplar in the Method of Calling Others Unto Allah”).
Ma La ‘Aynun Ra'at (Description of Paradise)
Nizam al-Usra fi al-Islam (Islam and Family)
Kashf al-Ghumma (Virtues of helping fellow Muslims)
Al-Da’wat al-Islahiyya (Call for Reform)
Al-Muslimun bayn al-Waqi' wa al-Tajriba (Contemporary Muslim world)
Fi Sabil al-Huda wal-Rashad (Collection of speeches)
Sharaf al-Ummat al-Islamiyya (Superiority of the Muslim Umma)
Usul al-Tarbiyyat al-Nabawiyya (Prophetic methods of education)
Nur al-Nibras fi Asanid al-Jadd al-Sayyid ‘Abbas (Set of Grandfather's Ijazahs)
Al-’Uqud al-Lu'liyya fil Asanid al-’Alawiyya (“The Pearl Necklaces: ‘Alawi’s Transmission Chains”), in which the Shaykh lists the transmission chains he received from his father, Sayyid ‘Alawi ibn ‘Abbas.
Al-Tali’ al-Sa’id al-Muntakhab min al-Musalsalat wal Asanid (“The New Moon of Happiness: A Selection of Similarly-Narrated Ḥadiths and Chains”).
Al-’Iqd al-Farid al-Mukhtasar min al-Athbat wa al-Asanid (Set of Ijazahs)
This is a selected list of the published works of the Sayyid. There are many other publications that were not mentioned and many works that are still to be published.
We also did not mention the numerous important classical works that the Sayyid has located, researched and published for the first time, with notes and commentary. All together, the Sayyid's contribution in this field has been great.
Many of the Sayyid's works have also been translated into foreign languages.
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