Manuscripts of the al-ʿaqaīda al-Nasafiyya There are many many editions of Nasafi’s creed (al-ʿaqaīda al-Nasafiyya) in circulation for as soon as it was released it was widely circulated therefore a discussion of the many published editions of this work is in order. This work continued to be popular into the modern period it was commented on by many…
[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels]-051
[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels] وَرُسُلُ الْبَشَرِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ رُسُلِ المَلَائِكَةِ، وَرُسُلِ المَلَائِكَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَامَّةِ الْبَشَرِ ، وَعَامَّةُ الْبَشَرِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَامَّةِ المَلَائِكَةِ. واللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ. 051- The human (bashar) Messengers (rusul) are more excellent than the angelic messengers, the angelic messengers are more excellent than the…
[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels]-050
[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels] وَالمُجْتَهِدُ قَدْ يُخْطئُ وَقَدْ يُصِيبُ. 050- The mujtahid sometimes errs and sometimes hits the mark (iṣāba).
[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels]-049
[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels] وَمَا أَخْبَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ: مِنْ خُرُوجِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَدَابَّةِ الأَرْضِ، وَيَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ، وَنُزُولِ عِيسى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَطُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا فَهُوَ حَقٌّ. 049- What the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of God be…
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead]-048
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead] وَفِي دُعَاءِ الأَحْيَاءِ لِلأَمْوَاتِ وَصَدَقَتِهِمْ عَنْهُمْ نَفْعٌ لَهُمْ. واللَّهُ تَعَالَى يُجِيبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ وَيَقْضِي الحَاجَاتِ. 048- The living can benefit the dead by supplication (duʿāʾ) and charitable giving (taṣadduq). God answers supplications…
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead]-047
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead] وَالمَعْدُومُ لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ. 047- The non-existent is not a thing.
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead]-046
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead] وَتَصْدِيقُ الْكَاهِنِ بِمَا يُخْبِرُهُ عَنِ الْغَيْبِ كُفْرٌ. 046- To assent to what a diviner (kāhin) narrates of the unseen (ghayab) is unbelief (kufr).
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead]-045
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead] وَاْسْتِحْلَالُ المَعْصِيَةِ وَالاسْتِهَانَةُ بِهَا كُفْرٌ وَالاسْتِهْزَاءُ عَلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ كُفْرٌ، وَالْيَأْسُ مِنْ رحمةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى كُفْرٌ، وَالأَمْنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى كُفْرٌ. 045- The making of disobedience lawful (istiḥlāl) is unbelief and…
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead]-044
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead] وَالنُّصُوصُ تُحْمَلُ عَلَى ظَوَاهِرِهَا، وَالْعُدُولُ عَنْهَا إِلَى مَعَانٍ يَدَّعِيهَا أَهْلُ الْبَاطِنِ إِلْحَادٌ بكُفْر، وَرَدُّ النُّصُوصِ كُفْرٌ. 044- The texts (nuṣūṣ) are [to be interpreted] according to their literal [meanings], and to…
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead]-043
[Concerning the rank of the Saints, the Esotericist, the feeling of Security and Despair, the diviner, the Non-Existent, and prayers for the dead] وَلَا يَبْلُغُ وَلِيٌّ دَرَجَةَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ أَصْلاً، وَلَا يَصِلُ الْعَبْدُ إِلَى حَيْثُ يَسْقُطُ عَنْهُ الأَمْرُ وَالنَّهْيُ. 043- In priniciple a saint will not attain the rank of the prophets (nabī). And a…