Fazail-e-Amaal
| Author | Zakariyya Kandhlawi |
|---|---|
| Original title | فضائلِ اعمال |
| Country | India |
| Language | Urdu |
| Subject | Virtues of deeds |
| Published |
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| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-8171010776 Idara Impex |
| OCLC | 942697464 |
| 297.125 | |
| LC Class | MLCS 2010/41445 (B) |
| Website | fazaileamaal |
Fazail-e-Amaal is a book written in the Urdu language. It was written by Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi (d. 1402 AH). It was first known and printed with the name Tablighi Nisab. The book uses simple and clear words, so it is easy for people to read and understand.
Definition
[change | change source]As the name shows, the book talks about good deeds and why they are good. The author wrote it to be a guide book for Jamaat al-Tabligh. This book is one of the most important books for this group and also for the Deobandi movement in general. Some people said they respect this book very much, like how Sunni Muslims respect the two authentic hadith books (Bukhari and Muslim).[1]
About how famous the book is, Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi said that books about virtues are, in his view, the most read books after the Quran among Muslims all over the world.[2]
Background
[change | change source]After Jamaat al-Tabligh was started, Ashraf Ali Thanwi used to give certain books as part of the teaching plan. For example, books like Bahishti Zewar were used to teach students.[3] Later, Ilyas Kandhlawi wanted one fixed and permanent book just for the group. For this reason, he asked his nephew, Zakariyya Kandhlawi, to write a book that could be used as a main guide.
Because of this, Zakariyya Kandhlawi wrote books about the virtues of prayer, remembrance of Allah, preaching, and charity. Later, at the request of his cousin Yusuf Kandhlawi, he also wrote a book about the virtues of Hajj. After that, following the advice of his spiritual teacher Abd al-Qadir Raipuri, he collected earlier writings like stories of the Companions. On the order of Shah Yasin Najinawi, a student of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, he also joined earlier writings about the virtues of the Quran and sending blessings on the Prophet. [3]
Around 1955, these writings were printed together in two volumes with the name Tablighi Nisab. In 1958, a one-volume version was printed, and it also became known as Fazail-e-Amaal.[4]
Method
[change | change source]The book talks about good deeds. Each chapter usually starts with Quran verses related to the topic. Then the verses are explained and translated. [3] After that, the chapter talks about the topic more and includes hadith with explanations.
After explaining the hadith, the book includes sayings of the Companions, sayings of scholars, and stories about their lives. Sometimes the author puts hadith before Quran verses. This can be seen in chapters about prayer, the Quran, and Ramadan. Sometimes sayings of scholars are placed before authentic hadith, such as in the chapter about prayer. Sometimes benefits related to the hadith are explained.
The hadith are used as proof for the topic. Sometimes the hadith text is written in Arabic or Urdu, but the book does not explain how strong or weak the hadith is.[5]
Editions
[change | change source]Some newer Urdu editions also include the book The Decline of Muslims and Its Only Cure (1939) written by Ihtisham Hasan Kandhlawi.[4] English editions include writings such as Six Principles, A Call to Muslims, and The Decline of Muslims and Its Only Cure, translated from earlier works.[6]
Some editions of Fazail-e-Amaal do not include Virtues of Sending Blessings, because it was written later and published after the main Tablighi Nisab.[4]
Arabic translation
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Criticism
[change | change source]Some scholars criticized the book, especially because it contains many weak hadith.[7] Shams al-Din al-Afghani said that the book is full of Sufi shrine-related stories that he considered incorrect.[8]
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ [https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/108084/%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%89%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A Criticism of the book Fazail-e-Amaal by Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi] – Islam Question & Answer Archived 5 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf – [https://www.alukah.net/web/khair/0/38019/ Various writings], Alukah website – 9/3/1433 AH Archived 9 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 Ahmad 2009, p. 116.
- 1 2 3 Masud, Muhammad Khalid, ed. (2000). Travellers in faith: studies of the Tablīghī Jamāʾat as a transnational Islamic movement for faith renewal. Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East. Leiden Boston Köln: Brill. pp. 82–85. ISBN 978-90-04-11622-1.
- ↑ Ahmad, Riyaz (2009). Maulana Mohd Zakaria ki Elm E hadees men Khidmaat (Thesis) (in Urdu). Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. pp. 116–117. hdl:10603/57134. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
- ↑ Metcalf, Barbara (1993). "Living Hadīth in the Tablīghī Jama'at". The Journal of Asian Studies. 52 (3): 584–608. doi:10.2307/2058855. JSTOR 2058855. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023.
- ↑ [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aUFICwAAQBAJ Man‘ ibn Hammad al-Juhani – Simplified Encyclopedia of Religions and Sects] Archived 20 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Shams al-Din al-Salafi al-Afghani (1416 AH / 1996 CE). Efforts of Hanafi Scholars in Refuting Shrine Beliefs (1st ed.). Riyadh: Dar al-Sumay‘i. p. 1829.
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