Forty Hadith Qudsi

by Ezzeddin Ibrahim (Translator)

The hadith qudsi are the sayings of the Prophet divinely communicated to him. The present collection has been compiled from all the available books of hadith. The forty chosen here are all well authenticated and present many of the doctrinal, devotional and ethical elements of Islam. A scholarly introduction deals fully with the subject and shows the way in which the hadith qudsi differs from the Qur'an and from the Prophetic hadith. This selection and translation has been made by the translators of An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith . Forty Hadith Qudsi is regarded as a companion volume and has been printed in similar format with the original Arabic text given alongside the English translation.

Genres: Islam, Spirituality

152 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 1997

About the author

Ezzeddin Ibrahim studied Arabic literature at Cairo University and later took his doctorate at London. He taught and held educational posts in Libya, Syria, and Qatar before becoming Professor of Arabic Literature at Riyadh University in 1967. He is co-author of some twenty text books and is well known as writer and lecturer on Islamic subjects. He is active in Islamic affairs and is chairman or a member of the governing boards of a number of cultural and educational institutions within and outside the Arab world. He has been Cultural Adviser to the President of the United Arab Emirates and was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the UAE University in 1981.

Throughout his life he remained passionate in his call for Islamic-Christian dialogue and worked tirelessly articulating his message, both in person as a key speaker at many international conferences and through his varied publications in journals, newspapers and books. During this time he came into contact with numerous distinguished people, and amongst those who had a profound effect on him was Pope Paul Vl who he met at his official residence in the Vatican in 1978 and the Dalai Lama whose philosophical and thoughtful insights left a lasting impression. Dr Ezzeddin Ibrahim fervently believed that dialogue begins by respecting the right of others to their beliefs and by strengthening the religious foundations for coexistence in one nation.

With that in mind and following a recent meeting with Pope Benedict, he worked closely with the ruler of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, to organize and participate in dialogue in Madrid in 2008, concentrating on life in human societies, international cooperation, human rights, issues of security, peace, and living together in the world. Besides speakers from the three monotheistic religions, Dr Ezzeddin, with the sincere support of a strong Middle Eastern monarch, was able to include delegates from other religious traditions, faiths and philosophies who he felt were under represented at such conferences. Although previously attempted and partly realised, this had not happened before, as it did so comprehensively in Madrid.

Dr Ezzeddin Ibrahim died aged 81.

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Reviews

[Ahmed]

حرص المؤلف على إختيار مجموعة من أدق الأحاديث القدسية روايةً وسنداً، وجعلها أربعون على غرار الأربعين النووية
حتى الترجمة جاءت واضحة صريحة بلا تعقيد وجاء إنتقاء الألفاظ في محله تماما كما حرص المؤلف

[Jo]

If you love the One who gave us these words, you will likely find your eyes welling with tears.

[Muhammad Ali]

Must read, tells you clearly how much Allah loves his pupil and want best from them. Allah is the most gracious and most merciful

[Lenny SB]

Why is the selection 'Forty Hadith Qudsi' having authorship attributed to Abu Hamid al-Ghazali? I see nothing within to attribute to al-Ghazali? Authorship should be attributed to Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (IMO)

[jasmine]

❤️

[Shahid]

Beautiful collection...

[Islamic Society of Augusta]

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