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المفاتيح في شرح المصابيح لمظهر الدين الحسين بن محمود بن الحسن الزيداني ت 737هـ المقدمة كتاب الايمان : دراسة وتحقيق
Author name:
هيثم خضير عباس
Supervisor name:
شاكر محمود عبد المنعم الهيتي
General topic:
Islamic Sciences
Specific topic:
Hadith
Degree:
Doctorate
University:
Aliraqia University - College Of Fundamentals Of Religion
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
00T1702 - p.pdf
Abstract:
The significance of the Sunna of the Prophet lies in the fact that it is the second source of the Sharia (Islamic Law) after the Holy Quran.It is either confirming the orders and prohibitions cited in the Quran; clarifying certain verses of the Quarn, in accordance with the verse “وانزلنا اليك الذكر لتبين للناس مانزل اليهم ولعلهم يتفكرون”; or adding provisions not mentioned in the Quran. Allah the Exalted orders that the Sunna of the Prophet be followed, according to the verse “و ما اتاكم الرسول فخذوه وما نهاكم عنه فانتهوا”.Given that the Sunna of the Prophet has a lofty and grand status in the Islamic religion, I have selected a hand - written book entitled “المفاتيح في شرح المصابيح” (the key to expounding the lights) by the author Muth’hir Al - Din Al - Hussein Bin Mahmood Bin Al - Hassan Alzeidani (died 727AH), as a title for my thesis. This book is an exposition to another book entitled “the Sunna lights مصابيح السنة” written by the linguistic Imam Al - Baghawi (died in 516 AH). The “the key to expounding the lights” is one of the most important books that have provided a detailed and simplified expounding for the Sunna of the Prophet. It is an honor for me to share my colleagues in reviving the efforts of our ancestor mentors, Allah’s mercy on them; they will always remain our beacons on the road of right.My thesis consists of two chapters : Chapter one : it includes an introduction and two sectionsThe Introduction covers the biography of the two glorified Imams - Al - Baghawi (died in 516 AH), the author of (the Sunna lights); and Al - Zeidani (died in 727 AH), the author of the (key to expounding the lights).Section one : it offers an introduction to the book (key to expounding the lights), and consists of two topics : Topic one : the name of the book and its reference to its authorTopic Two : The methodology of Imam Al - Zeidi and his sourcesSection two : it deals with the written transcripts and my methodology in the research. It is composed of two topics : Topic one : a description for the written transcriptsTopic two : My methodology in the researchChapter two : it includes the examined text, bibliography and references used in the research.In my research I used different sources such as books on biography, language, Hadith (the Prophet traditions) sciences, jurisprudence, and others.Problems in the development of the thesis : • Difficulty to access to the locations where the written transcripts are kept. There are three transcripts in number : two in the National Center for transcripts in Haifa Street. This street has witnessed ferocious battles and hard conditions during 2006 - 2007. The third transcript is kept in the Kadiriya Shrine Library in Baghdad. Three of my colleagues assisted me in examining the first part of this transcript. My share of the first part is the Introduction and the Iman (the Belief) book. • Lack of references about Al - Zeidani, the author of the key to expounding the lights, especially regarding his birth, upbringing, and biography. My colleagues who preceded me attributed this lack of references to the invasion of the tartars to Baghdad in 656 AH (1258 AD), resulting in deterioration of all walks of life, killing of scholars and imams, and gutting of libraries. Most scientists had to flee from Baghdad for fear of death by the hands of tartars. This accounts for the lack of references about them, including the scholar Al=Zeidani.
