“AL-NAṢĪḤAH AL-ẒĀHIRAH LI-MAN IGHTARRA MIN AL-ʿULAMĀʾ WA AL-MUTAṢAWWIFAH WA NASĪ AL-ĀKHIRAH” (THE MANIFEST ADMONITION TO SCHOLARS AND SUFIS WHO HAVE BEEN DELUDED AND FORGOTTEN THE HEREAFTER): A STUDY AND CRITICAL EDITION.
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al-Budayrī, the manifest admonition, delusion of scholars, delusion of sufisAbstract
This study aims to revive a classical heritage text, “The Manifest Admonition to Those Scholars and Sufis Who Have Been Deluded and Have Forgotten the Hereafter” by Imām Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Budayrī al-Ḥusaynī al-Shāfiʿī (d. 1140 AH), through the application of rigorous textual criticism, restoring the text’s clarity and elucidating its intended meanings. The study highlights the intellectual value of the treatise and situates its author within the scholarly context of his time as a figure who combined erudition with critical insight. The research consists of an introduction, three chapters, and a conclusion. It addresses the author’s biography, verifies the attribution and title of the work, analyzes its methodology, describes its manuscripts, and presents a critically edited text in accordance with established scholarly standards. The study concludes that Imām al-Budayrī was a leading scholar of his time, distinguished by both scholarly depth and critical boldness, and that his treatise represents a clear reformist voice warning against delusion and heedlessness.
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