Loving RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم
An Extract from Qāđī Íyāđ’s ‘Shifā’
QADI IYAD IBN MUSA AL-YAHSUBI
(476-544 AH / 1083-1149 CE)
Translation and Notes
Abu Hasan
All praise to Allāh, the Lord of all creation. Blessings and peace upon our master Muĥammad صلى الله عليه وسلم , the king of creation, the chief of all prophets and messengers, and who was sent with guidance and as a guide to the world. O Allāh! We ask Thee to guide us towards truth and upon the right path. This short work is a translation of a section from Kitāb al-Shifā bi Tárīfi Ĥuqūq al-Muşţafā, which is one of the finest biographies of the Prophet . Many scholars have said that: “A book of this kind has not been written in the history of Islām.” Someone has rightly said:
kulluhu’m ĥāwalu’d dawā’a walākin mā ata bi’sh-shifā’yi illā íyāđu
Everyone tried a hand at medicine – but, None could find a cure except Íyāđ
Qāđī Íyāđ is a prominent ĥadīth scholar, Mālikī jurist and an author of many important works. Nobody disputes that Shifā is his most famous work and he is best known as the author of Shifā. I have mentioned many editions of Shifā in the bibliography; this is only because of cross-references and other footnotes. Older editions have been consulted to verify and confirm certain passages as they are more reliable than digital typeset editions. As usual many thanks to brothers who reviewed this on a very short notice.
wa billāhi’t tawfīq.
Abu Hasan
12th Rabīý al-Awwal 1437
23rd December 2015