THE SUBLIME STATUS OF SAYYIDUNA ABU BAKR AND SAYYIDUNA UMAR pdf

The Sublime Status of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar

THE SUBLIME STATUS OF SAYYIDUNA ABU BAKR AND SAYYIDUNA UMAR

The great Imām and Mujaddid (Reviver of the Religion), Shaykh Aḥmad Riḍā Khān, wrote Muntahā al-Tafṣīl li Mabḥath al-Tafḍīl, a masterpiece making abundantly clear from verses of the Holy Qur’ān, the Aḥādīth and the statements of the scholars, the pre-eminent stations of Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and Sayyidunā ʿUmar among the Companions.

This work spans 90 juz’; however, fearing its length would be arduous on readers, the erudite Imām penned an abridgement entitled, Maṭlaʿ al-Qamarayn fī Ibānat Sabqat al-ʿUmarayn.

Using 69 verses of the Holy Qur’ān, 235 Aḥādīth, and numerous statements of the luminary scholars of the past, Imām Aḥmad Riḍā proves the pre-eminent rank of the two greatest Companions, namely Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and Sayyidunā ʿUmar.

This book is itself a summary translation of Maṭlaʿ al-Qamarayn fī Ibānat Sabqat al-ʿUmarayn, consisting of three parts:

• Part A – Defining the meaning of superiority (afḍaliyyah)
• Part B – Textual proofs establishing the superiority of the Shaykhayn
• Part C – Further virtues and excellences of the Shaykhayn.