EXPLANATION OF THE 100 VERSE POEM ON THE BEST OP MrftiKIND Imam AtTbin 3230915' 35323 89 30 01‘ 31Izz ad-Damashaqlal-Hanaff [792ah] Explanation by: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaq Ibn Abdul-Muhsin at Abbad al-Badr © Maktabatulirshad Publications, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express permission of the copyright owner. ISBN: 978-1-6400-7233-6 First Edition: Shawwal 1438 A.H. /July 2017 C.E. Cover Design: Usui Designs Translation by Abu Sulayman Muhammad ‘ Abdul-'Azim Ibn Joshua Baker Revision & Editing by 'Abdullah Omran Typesetting & formatting by Abu Sulayman Muhammad 'Abdul-'Azim Ibn Joshua Baker Printing: Ohio Printing Subject: Sirah/ (Islamic History) Website: www.maktabatulirshad.com E-mail: [email protected] MakMbatul-frshad Table of Contents BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR..................................14 TRANSLITERATION TABLE......................................................16 INTRODUCTION OF THE EXPLANATION.........................20 ARABIC TEXT OF THE 100 VERSE POEM: AL-’URJUZAH AL-MPIYAH FT DHIKR HAL ’ASHRAF AL-BARlYAH .... 26 VERSE 1: INTRODUCTION..........................................................39 Explanation....................................................................................39 VERSE 2: THE MEANING OF SIRAH LINGUISTICALLY AND IN TERMINOLOGY.............................................................44 Explanation....................................................................................45 VERSES 3-5: THE BIRTH OF THE PROPHET........................48 Explanation....................................................................................49 VERSES 6-7: HIS SUCKLING........................................................56 Explanation.....................................................................................56 VERSE 8: THE INCIDENT WHEN HIS CHEST SPLIT OPEN 60 Explanation.....................................................................................60 VERSE 9: THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER...........................66 Explanation....................................................................................66 VERSE 10: THE PASSING OF HIS GRANDFATHER ABDUL-MUTTALIB........................................................................70 Explanation....................................................................................70 VERSES 11-12: HIS UNCLE ABU TALIB'S CUSTODIANSHIP OF HIM.........................................................72 Explanation....................................................................................72 VERSES 13-15: HIS LEAVING FOR SHAM ON BUSINESS WITH KHADljAH'S WEALTH...................................................76 Explanation....................................................................................77 VERSES 16-18: HIS CHILDREN.................................................82 Explanation....................................................................................82 Explanation....................................................................................84 Explanation....................................................................................86 VERSE 19: ALL HIS CHILDREN PASSED AWAY DURING HIS LIFETIME EXCEPT FOR FATIMAH.................................88 Explanation....................................................................................88 VERSE 20: HIS WITNESSING THE POLYTHEISTS BUILDING THE K'ABAH.............................................................92 Explanation 92 VERSE 21: THE QURAYSH APPOINTING THE PROPHET TO ARBITRATE OVER WHERE TO PLACE THE BLACK STONE..................................................................................................95 Explanation....................................................................................95 VERSE 22: HE WAS SENT WITH THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM UPON BECOMING FORTY YEARS OLD................................99 Explanation....................................................................................99 VERSE 23: DIFFERING REGARDING THE MONTH IN WHICH HE WAS SENT WITH THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM 102 Explanation..................................................................................102 VERSE 24: JIBRIL TEACHING THE PROPHET HOW TO PERFORM WUDU’ & THE SALAH.........................................105 Explanation..................................................................................105 VERSE 25: SHOOTING STARS SENT DOWN ON THE JINN TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE REVELATION BEGAN.... 108 Explanation..................................................................................108 VERSE 26: STARTING TO PROPAGATE THE RELIGION OPENLY IN THE FOURTH YEAR...........................................112 Explanation..................................................................................112 VERSES 27-28: MIGRATION TO HABASHAH..................114 Explanation..................................................................................114 VERSES 29-30: THE SECOND MIGRATION TO HABASHAH & HAMZAH BIN ABDUL-MUTTALIB ACCEPTING ISLAM....................................................................117 Explanation..................................................................................117 VERSES 31-32: THE PASSING OF HIS UNCLE ABU TALIB AND HIS WIFE KHADljAH......................................................121 Explanation..................................................................................121 VERSE 33: THE JINN OF NASlBlN ACCEPTING ISLAM ...............................................................................................................125 Explanation..................................................................................125 VERSES 34-35: MARRYING SAWDAH BINT ZAM'AH AND THEN ‘A’lSHAH................................................................129 Explanation..................................................................................129 VERSES 35-36: THE NIGHT JOURNEY & ASCENSION 133 Explanation..................................................................................134 VERSE 37: THE FIRST PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT AL- ‘AQABAH..........................................................................................137 Explanation..................................................................................137 VERSES 38-39: THE SECOND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT AL-'AQABAH..........................................................................141 Explanation..................................................................................142 VERSES 40-41: HIS MIGRATION TO AL-MADINAH .... 144 Explanation..................................................................................144 VERSE 42: THE SALAH WAS MADE INTO FOUR UNITS AFTER BEING TWO UNITS......................................................148 Explanation..................................................................................148 VERSE 43: THE BUILDING OF MASJID QUBA5 151 Explanation..................................................................................151 VERSES 44-45: BUILDING THE PROPHET'S DWELLINGS ...............................................................................................................155 Explanation..................................................................................155 VERSE 46: UNITING THE MUHAjIRUN AND THE ANSAR AS BROTHERS................................................................................159 Explanation..................................................................................159 VERSE 47: THE CONSUMMATION OF HIS MARRIAGE TO 'A’ISHAH & THE ’ADHAN WAS LEGISLATED 163 Explanation..................................................................................163 VERSES 48-50: THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING ABOUT THE MILITARY CAMPAIGNS OF THE PROPHET AND THE NUMBER IN WHICH HE ATTENDED 169 Explanation..................................................................................170 VERSE 51: THE BIG MILITARY CAMPAIGN IN BADR 177 Explanation..................................................................................177 VERSES 52-53: THE RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION OF ZAKAT AL-FITR AND ZAKAT OF THE WEALTH..........................179 Explanation..................................................................................179 VERSES 53-55: THE PASSING AWAY OF RUQAYYAH, FATIMAH'S MARRIAGE TO 'ALI, AND AL-'ABBAS ACCEPTING ISLAM....................................................................182 Explanation..................................................................................183 VERSE 56: THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN OF BANU QAYNUQA' AND THE LEGISLATION OF SLAUGHTERING 188 Explanation..................................................................................188 VERSE 57: THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN OF AS-SAWIQ191 Explanation..................................................................................191 VERSES 58-60: MILITARY CAMPAIGNS OF GHATAFAN AND BANU SULAYM, UMM KULTHUM MARRIES cuthmAn, the prophet m arries hafsah bint 'UMAR THEN ZAYNAB AND THE MILITARY CAMPAIGNS OF TJHUD AND HAMRAA'.........................195 Explanation..................................................................................196 VERSE 61: THE PROHIBITION OF INTOXICANTS 204 Explanation..................................................................................204 VERSE 62: THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN OF BANU AN- NADlR.................................................................................................207 Explanation..................................................................................207 VERSE 63: THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE, ZAYNAB, UMM OF THE MASAKIN AND HIS MARRIAGE TO UMM SALAMAH........................................................................................210 Explanation..................................................................................210 VERSE 64: HIS MARRIAGE TO ZAYNAB BINT JAHSH AND THE MILITARY CAMPAIGNS OF BADR MAW'ID AND AL-KHANDAQ...................................................................215 Explanation..................................................................................215 VERSES 65-67: THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN OF BANU QURAYZAH....................................................................................222 Explanation..................................................................................223 VERSE 68: THE INCIDENT OF AL-’IFK (THE SLANDER OF cA'ISHAH).........................................................................................233 Explanation..................................................................................233 VERSE 69: THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN OF DUMAH AL- JANDAL AND HIS MARRIAGE TO JUWAYRIYAH BINT AL-HARITH......................................................................................236 Explanation 236