👤 Imām Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn al-Maqdisī (Author), Imām Ghazali Institute (Publisher)
About the Book
Description from the Publisher:
What follows is a partial translation of a collection of narrations on the virtues of the Holy Land by Shaykh Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn al-Maqdisī Collections such as these were made to increase the love in the hearts of the believers for sacred places and times, as well as righteous actions. This particular one was compiled in the period shortly after the liberation of al-Quds under Sultan Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn.Those who wish to do so may hold gatherings in their homes or communities reading the text and asking Allāh to alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters and give them victory against their oppressors. This is the intent behind making this work accessible. Ultimately, this represents a timeless tradition of the Muslims where they would gather to read collections of ḥadīth as a means of seeking Allāh’s aid in the face of hardship and victory in the face of oppression. We pray that this simple effort is a means by which that beautiful tradition is continued.
About the Author
The Imām, Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Maqdisī, was born in 569 AH and died in 643 AH. He was part of the famous Maqdisī family which was filled with scholars and pious people. His father was Shaykh ʿAbd al-Wāḥid, a formidable scholar and righteous person. He, the father, had two daughters and three sons, all of whom became scholars. His mother was Ruqayyah bint Shaykh Aḥmad. She was the sister of the two great and well-known scholars, Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Qudāmah and Abū ʿUmar. These latter two visited the great Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī in the end of his life and took spiritual guidance from him. They are part of the connection of ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī to the movement against the crusaders that liberated Palestine under the leadership of Sultan Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī. In fact, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn had a regular litany of prayers that he received by way of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī that he maintained during his life and which he passed down to his children. This is the spirit of true tasawwuf. Shaykh Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn’s aforementioned mother was known for her scholarship and piety. She would command the people to good and forbid them from evil and was known for being a mediator for disputes among the people. She would teach ḥadīth based on her ijāzah from Shaykh Ibn al-Battī and the great scholar al-Munḏirī took ḥadīth from her. She was known for her knowledge of the history of her family and her son narrated that from her and wrote a biography about her. Shaykh Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn’s wife was Āsiyah bint al-Shihāb. She was a ḥāfiẓah of the Qur’ān and a narrator of ḥadīth and was known for her piety. Shaykh Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn and his family were also part of the armies that liberated Palestine from the Crusaders. Sultan Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn held the family in high regard and would keep them together in one tent and seek their counsel on affairs.
