Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle by Huseyin Hilmi Isik - HTML preview

FOOTNOTES (101-125)

[101] Abdullah ibni Abbâs 'radiy-Allâhu 'anhuma' was the son of who was Rasûlullah's youngest paternal uncle. He was born in Mekka, and passed away in Tâif in 68 A.H. [687]. He was tall, white-complexioned, and handsome. (Seâdet-i-ebediyye, p. 1043)

[102] It goes without saying, at this point, that it is a grave sin to mock a person. Please see the last paragraph of the first fascicle of Endless Bliss, the last three paragraphs of the forty-third chapter of the same book, and the quotation from the book Jilâ-ul-qulûb in the twenty-first chapter of the fifth fascicle of Endless Bliss.

[103] 'Jazm' means not to add a vowel to a final consonant, and 'wasl’ means to combine a final consonant with the vowel sound of the following word.

[104] Written by Muhammad bin Abî Bakr 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (d. 573 [1178 A.D.].) Its commentary was written by Ya'qûb bin Sayyid 'Alî 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih (d. 931 [1525 A.D.],) and was published in Istanbul in 1288 [1871 A.D.]. Hakîkat Kitâbevi, Fâtih,Istanbul, reproduced the commentary by way of offset process in 1413 [1992 A.D.].

[105] Two great books of hadîth-i-sherîfs. Bukhâri-i-sherîf was writi Bukhârî Muhammad bin Ismâ'îl 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (194 [810 A.D.], Bukhâra - 256 [870 A.D.], Semerkand); Sahîh-i-Muslim was written by Abul-Husayn Muslim bin Hajjâj Qouraishî, (206 [821 A.D.] - 261 [875 A.D.] - Nîshâpûr.) The two great scholars met at Nîshâpûr.

[106] Feminine equivalent for the word 'sâlih', which in turn is defined in a footnote within the tenth chapter.

[107] To make adâ of a certain daily prayer means to perform it within I prescribed time. To make qadâ of a certain daily prayer, on the other hand, is to perform it afterwards. To leave a certain daily prayer to qadâ means to omit it, i.e. not to perform it within its prescribed time. It is one of the gravest and worst sins to leave a fard prayer to qadâwithout one of the good reasons (termed 'udhr) dictated by Islam.

[108] Written by Shams-ad-dîn Muhammad bin Husâm-ad-dîn 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (d. 962 [1555 A.D.], Bukhârâ,) as a commentary to the book Nikâya. which itself is an abridged version that 'Ubaydullah bin Mas'ûd bin Tâj-ush-sharî'a 'Umar 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ'alaih', (d. 750 [1349 A.D.], Bukhârâ,) wrote as a commentary to the book Vikâya, which in turn had been written by his grandfather Burkhan-ush-sharî'a Mahmûd bin 'Ubaydullah'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (martyred by the Mongolian hordes in 673 [1274 A.D.].)

[109] A book of fatwâs written by 'Âlim bin 'Alâ 'rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ 'alaih', (d. 688 [1289 A.D.].) The book is also known with the title Zâd-ul-musâfîr.

[110] To read the Qur'ân from beginning to end. There is much thawâb in it, especially in the holy month of Ramadân. Imâm-i A'zâm Abû Hanîfa, leader of Hanafî Madhhab, often made the hatm in one or two rak'ats of namâz. That is, he recited the whole Qur'ân.

[111] Or on the ground, if they are performing it outdoors.

[112] The town of Kerbelâ, Iraq.

[113] Written by Ibrahîm Haqqi 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (d. 1195 [1751] A.D.], Si'rid-Tillo.) This great Islamic scholar is one of those great Awliyâ and scholars called Sôfiyya-i-aliyya.

[114] Written by Molla Miskîn Muhammad Mu'în, (d. 954.)

[115] Abul-Ikhlâs Hasan bin Ammâr Shernblâlî 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (994-1069 [1658 A.D.], Egypt,) wrote a book entitled Nûr-ul-îdhâh, and another book, entitled 'Marâqilfalâh', which was a commentary to the former, and which is also known with the title Imdâd-(ul-Fattâh).

[116] Thank, pray and laud Allâhu ta'âlâ.

[117] Prescribed blessing invoked on the Prophet's blessed soul.

[118] Written by Hâdji Muhammad Zihnî 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih' (1262-1332 [1914 A.D.], Beylerbeyi, Istanbul.)

[119] A world-famous book on Islamic jurisdiction written by Ahmad Jawdat Pâsha 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (1238 [1823 A.D.], Lowicz -1312 [1894], Istanbul.) Two other valuable books written by that scholarly personage are Qisâs-i-Anbiyâ (A History of Prophets), and (Ma'lûmât-i-nâfi'a (Useful Information), which was translated into English and added to the book The Sunni Path, one of the publications of Hakîkat Kitâbevi, Istanbul.

[120] Written by Abdullah bin 'Abd-ur-Rahmân 'rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ 'alaih'.

[121] The book Mir'ât-ul-Harameyn, written in Turkish by Eyyûb Sabri Pâsha 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (d. 1308 [1890],) consists of five volumes. The quotation above is from the Medîna section of the book.

[122] 'Muqîm' means 'settled', 'not safarî'.

[123] Written by Abû Bakr Shatâ 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (d. 1310).

[124] Written by Ibni Hajar-i-Mekkî 'rahmatullâhi ta'âlâ 'alaih', (899 [1494 A.D.] - 974 [1566], Mekka.)

[125] A book of Fiqh written by Burhân-ad-dîn Merghinânî 'rahmatullâhi 'alaih', (martyred in 593 [1197 A.D.] by the hordes of Dzengiz Khân.