al-Nujum al-Zahirat fi Fadail al-Baqiyat al-Salihat
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al-Nujum al-Zahirat fi Fadail al-Baqiyat al-Salihat (The Radiant Stars on the Virtues of the Enduring Good Deeds) is a treatise by Abd al-Mannan al-Talibi devoted to the virtues, significance, and scriptural evidences surrounding the phrases known as al-baqiyat al-salihat (the enduring righteous deeds) .
Subject and Structure
The work examines the enduring righteous phrases mentioned in the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah—primarily سبحان الله (tasbih), الحمد لله (tahmid), لا إله إلا الله (tahlil), الله أكبر (takbir), and لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله (hawqala)—and collects the narrations and scholarly interpretations regarding their merits . The book is organized into four main chapters (mabahith):
- Chapter 1: The Enduring Good Deeds in the Book, Sunnah, and Athar (al-Baqiyat al-Salihat fi al-Kitab wa-al-Sunna wa-al-Athar): Divided into five sections covering the scriptural texts mentioning them; the circumstances of revelation (sabab al-nuzul) of the verse concerning them; the textual exegesis (tafsir) of these verses; their linguistic and theological meanings; and the inclusion of al-hawqala among al-baqiyat al-salihat as transmitted from Companions such as Uthman ibn Affan, Abdullah ibn Umar, and Abdullah ibn Abbas, and Successors such as Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib and Ata ibn Abi Rabah .
- Chapter 2: The Secrets and Status of the Enduring Good Deeds (al-Baqiyat al-Salihat Asraruha wa-Makanatuha): Divided into two sections addressing the underlying spiritual wisdoms (asrar) of these concise remembrances and their standing among all other forms of remembrance .
- Chapter 3: The General Virtues of the Enduring Good Deeds (fi Bayan Fadl al-Baqiyat al-Salihat Ijmalan): Divided into two sections examining the collective virtues of uttering these phrases together—such as their status as words chosen by God—and the specific occasions and contexts where they are recommended collectively .
- Chapter 4: The Detailed Virtues of Each Specific Phrase (fi Bayan Fadl al-Baqiyat al-Salihat Tafdilan): Divided into five sections detailing the unique virtues, manners, and contexts of uttering each individual remembrance: tasbih, tahmid, the statement of tawhid, takbir, and hawqala .
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