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Similar Shama'il Muhammadiyah, Kanzul Iman, The Book of Healing, Ar‑Raheeq Al‑Makhtum, Muwattaʼ Imam Malik | ||
Kitab Ash-shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa, (Arabic: كتاب الشفاء بتعريف حقوق المصطفى, The Book of Healing by the Recognition of the Rights of or News of the Chosen One), of Qadi 'Iyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad's life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail. Generally known by its short title, Ash-Shifa (meaning "The Healing"), this work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own for it is said: "If Ash-Shifa is found in a house, this house will not suffer any harm...when a sick person reads it or it is recited to him, Allah will restore his health."
Ash-Shifa remains one of the most commentated books of Islam after the Sahih's of al-Bukhari and Muslim. Commentaries and partial explanations written on al-Shifa' include:
Ash-Shifa has been translated into numerous languages such as English and Urdu.
A fully annotated translation in English has recently been released by the renowned translator, Shaykh Abu Hasan and is available at http://www.ridawipress.org/wp-content/uploads/loving-RasulAllah.pdf