Jawahir min Aqwal al-Rasul
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Jawahir min Aqwal al-Rasul (Jewels from the Sayings of the Messenger) is a four-part hadith compilation by the Egyptian writer Yasir al-Hamdani (b. 1394 AH / 1974 CE), bringing together one thousand authentic prophetic traditions selected on themes of ethics, eschatology, and the Hereafter.
Composition and Publication
The work was compiled by Yasir al-Hamdani (full name Yasir Ahmad Mahmud Ahmad), who noted that over the course of nine years he examined more than one hundred thousand authentic hadiths, initially selecting ten thousand related to virtues and ethics before filtering them down to the finest selections for this collection. The book was published in Egypt by Dar al-Haramayn in 2008 CE, and the author recorded a final revision date of November 11, 2010 CE.
Structure and Contents
The book comprises one thousand authentic traditions chosen from one hundred and fifty thousand hadiths and is divided into four main parts:
- Part One: Dedicated to noble character traits, virtues, values, and comprehensive good deeds.
- Part Two: Focuses on tribulations and epic battles of the end times (al-fitan wa-l-malahim), covering the battles of the Byzantines and the Turks, the emergence of the Mahdi and the Sufyani, signs preceding the appearance of the Dajjal, the descent of Jesus, Gog and Magog, the seizing wind, the lifting of the Quran, and the destruction of the Kaaba.
- Part Three: Addresses events of the Hereafter, opening with the emergence of the Beast and the rising of the sun from the west, followed by the sounding of the Trumpet, the Resurrection, standing before the Lord of the worlds, the Gathering, the Reckoning, the Intercession, the Bridge (al-Sirat), and the Qantarah.
- Part Four: Covers accounts and descriptions of Paradise and the Hellfire.
In addition to the hadith text, the author appended a biographical section on the generation of the Successors (al-Tabi'in) titled A'lam al-Huffaz ("Eminent Hadith Masters"), abridged from al-Dhahabi's Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' and structured into nine categories covering leading hadith masters, critics, jurists, exegetes, judges and governors, ascetics, and prominent members of the Prophet's household (Ahl al-Bayt).
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