A CRITICAL EDITION AND STUDY OF “TUḤFAT AL-ṢAFĀ FĪMĀ YATAʿALLAQ BI-ABAWAY AL-MUṢṬAFĀ” (ALSO KNOWN AS “AL-QAWL AL-MUKHTĀR FĪMĀ YATAʿALLAQ BI-ABAWAY AL-NABĪ AL-MUKHTĀR”) BY SHIHĀB AL-DĪN AḤMAD B. ʿUMAR AL-DIYARBĪ AL-SHĀFIʿĪ AL-GHUNAYMĪ (D. 1151 AH)

Authors

  • Nasr Taha Al-Azhar, Egypt Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70703/jy8ftr47

Keywords:

Dīrabī Al Ghunaymī, Tuḥfat Al Ṣafā, Al Qawl Al Mukhtār, Abawa Al Muṣṭafā

Abstract

The study aims to study and edit the treatise Tuḥfat Al-Ṣafā fīmā yataʿallaqu bi-Abaway al-Muṣṭafā or: Al-Qawl Al-Mukhtār fīmā yataʿallaqu bi-Abaway al-Nabī al-Mukhtār, by Al-Imām Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar Al-Dīrabī Al-Shāfiʿī Al-Ghunaymī (d. 1151 AH), following the recognized methodologies in the verification and publication of Islamic heritage. The study demonstrates the importance of the treatise’s subject and the status of its author, and it produces a verified edition of the treatise’s text according to the established principles of textual verification (taḥqīq). This research consists of an introduction, three sections, and a conclusion. In the introduction, I clarified the importance of the research, the reasons for its selection, its objectives, methodology, and structure. The first section briefly introduces Al-Dīrabī and his scholarly standing. The second section is devoted to the study of this treatise, the verification of its attribution and title, the exposition of its author’s methodology, and the description of its manuscript copies and those relied upon in the verification. The third section contains the verified text of the aforementioned treatise. The study concludes with several findings, among them: that Imām Al-Dīrabī was one of the distinguished scholars of his time; that he held the view of the salvation of the Prophet’s parents on the Day of Resurrection; and that he composed this treatise to explain the approaches and evidences of those who upheld this view. Moreover, the treatise highlights the breadth of Islamic thought throughout the ages and illustrates the extent of intellectual freedom in addressing such intricate theological issues.

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Author Biography

  • Nasr Taha, Al-Azhar, Egypt

    Researcher at The Islamic Heritage Revival Office, Mashyakhat Al-Azhar, Egypt

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A CRITICAL EDITION AND STUDY OF “TUḤFAT AL-ṢAFĀ FĪMĀ YATAʿALLAQ BI-ABAWAY AL-MUṢṬAFĀ” (ALSO KNOWN AS “AL-QAWL AL-MUKHTĀR FĪMĀ YATAʿALLAQ BI-ABAWAY AL-NABĪ AL-MUKHTĀR”) BY SHIHĀB AL-DĪN AḤMAD B. ʿUMAR AL-DIYARBĪ AL-SHĀFIʿĪ AL-GHUNAYMĪ (D. 1151 AH) . (2026). Ahl AlSuffa for Sufi Studies and Heritage Sciences, 3(01), 99-168. https://doi.org/10.70703/jy8ftr47

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