Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Adab - Yasser al-Hamdani

Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Adab (The Encyclopedia of Heart-Softening Traditions and Literature) is an extensive Arabic compendium compiled by the contemporary Egyptian writer and Islamic preacher Yasir al-Hamdani (Yasir ibn Ahmad ibn Mahmud al-Kuwayyis al-Hamdani) Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1. The work brings together spiritual exhortations (raqa'iq), Prophetic hadiths, historical anecdotes, social commentaries, and selections of classical and contemporary Arabic poetry Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1.

Structure and Content

The encyclopedia is structured as an expansive collection incorporating various standalone treatises, thematic books, articles, and poetic selections Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1. Key internal components include:

• Maqalat Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamdani: A series of essays and reflections addressing religious, moral, and contemporary political issues affecting the Muslim world Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1.
• Kitab al-Rida bil-Qalil (Contentment with Little): A thematic collection of over 1,200 traditions, hadiths, and poetic verses centered on contentment and ascetic virtues Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada….
• Kitab Humum al-Muslimin (The Concerns of Muslims): A compilation exceeding 1,500 reports, hadiths, and verses aimed at consoling the afflicted, the aggrieved, and the sick Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada….
• Kitab Humum al-Ulama (The Concerns of Scholars) and Suq al-Adab fi Bilad al-Arab (The Literary Market in Arab Lands): Compilations gathering hundreds of literary and scholarly anecdotes, traditions, and poems Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada….
• Kitab Qasa'id al-Atfal (Children's Poems): A selection of more than fifty didactic poems Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada….
• Treatises on social and moral ethics, such as Inhiraf al-Shabab (Youth Deviation) regarding modesty and marital challenges, as well as Fada'il al-Sahaba on the virtues of the Companions Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1.

Method and Sources

In compiling the encyclopedia, the author utilized extensive readings in classical literature and devotional works, drawing on hundreds of volumes and poetic verses Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…. Regarding the hadith material incorporated across the work's sections, al-Hamdani explicitly followed the authentication standards of contemporary and classical hadith scholars, notably Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, al-Dhahabi (specifically in al-Talkhis), and Nur al-Din al-Haythami (in Majma' al-Zawa'id) Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1. The author noted that he sought to avoid fabricated (mawdu') and weak narrations throughout the compilation, explicitly highlighting the weakness of any rare unverified reports included Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1.

The author aimed the encyclopedia primarily at orators (khutaba'), preachers, literary enthusiasts, and general readers seeking accessible material that combines eloquent Arabic prose and poetry with spiritual and ethical instruction Mawsuat al-Raqaiq wal-Ada…+1.