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Illuminating the Darkness The Virtues o f Blacks and Abyssinians al-‘Alldmah Abu '1-Faraj Ibn al-jawzl (d. 597/1200) DARAL-ARQAM ISBN: 19164756 3 2 British Library Cataloguing in Publishing Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library © Copyright 2019 Dar al-Arqam Publishing All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be repro­ duced in any language, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express permission of the publisher. First edition, 2019 Prepared and published by Dar al-Arqam Publishing Birmingham, United Kingdom www.daralarqam.bigcartel.com Email: [email protected] Translated by Adnan Karim Head of translation at Dar al-Arqam. He has translated and edited a number of works for Dar al-Arqam. Edited by Ayman Khalid He studied the Islamic sciences under scholars in his homeland of Jordan, and has translated and edited a number of works for Dar al-Arqam. Printed in Turkey by Mega | [email protected] “The house of al-Arqam is the house of Islam” Al-Hakim (d.403h.) in al-Mustadrak ‘ala al-Sahihayn (6185) ILLUMINATING THE DARKNESS THE VIRTUES OF BLACKS AND ABYSSINIANS Al-cAllamah Abu '1-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597/1200) DAR AL-ARQAM Contents Jdil Translators Note Author’s Introduction O'ij—» 4 \/i j In mention of the origin of black people s-4^ Ji The cause of their darkness in colour In mention of Tsa ibn Maryam bringing Ham ibn Nuh back to life Cr4 jJJL-* ^ 3 ^ In mention of the kingdoms of black people and their vast­ ness 0»*J» t \A, J j jU i / i ^ In mention of the virtues ingrained in black people Virtues specific to things of black colour amongst animals, plants and stones L/a^'^ J-^24 ^ ^ 0^? (_s? In proclamation that the white person has no superiority over the black, and that superiority lies in piety ^ 0 ^ " £ Jffj\ _y>-U ja In mention of those from amongst the Companions who em­ igrated to Abyssinia and their number A ^ jJ\ J\ 5^1 J - jjc-j {J^> - The request of the Quraysh to al-Najashi to hand over the Companions of the Prophet !§■ to them ^f'j\ - (Jc-j aIIp aJJI {JJ^> - j£\ i2l& /h In mention of that which the Prophet ^ wrote to al-Najashi inviting him to Islam, and of his conversion £ x 0 (_s? (*<?*!? ^ jiiq - <dlp <dJl -Vh-4-41' In mention of the coming of the Abyssinians to the Messen­ ger of Allah <i||- and their war game in the masjid whilst the Prophet !§■ watched <UJU lailji O^jJl «.L>- U ^ vv 77 In mention of words in the Qur’an which conform with the Abyssinian language t ^ ° A^-----------------------------------------------JJ--------------‘— 81 In mention of what the Messenger of Allah |§> heard of the Abyssinian language and how he was impressed ,*• 0 0 nli'ifli Jl ^ 2 ^ ' 5"5 J Ar v J J____r ^ 83 In mention of the Abyssinians being singled out for the call to the prayer A® — 1--------------------- " 85 Those of whom it has been said that they were Prophets from amongst black people iljli j\S J ■-------------------1 - 109 In mention of the major kings of the Habash & ' o ( ■-» 'rS>\ $ 5 J ^ T \ ' _____ _____ - 129 In mention of the esteemed blacks amongst the Companions o f oLulsx-vaJi •-* S’5 j “ - 159 In mention of the noble black women from the female Com­ panions o iw J______i - 165 In mention of the illustrious scholars from amongst the black people

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