Tasbih wa Munajat wa Thana ala Malik al-Ard wa al-Sama

Tasbih wa Munajat wa Thana ala Malik al-Ard wa al-Sama (تسبيح ومناجاة وثناء على ملك الأرض والسماء, "Glorification, Intimate Supplication, and Praise of the Sovereign of the Earth and the Heavens") is a devotional compilation by the Saudi scholar Muhammad bin Musa al-Sharif (full name: Muhammad bin Hasan bin Aqil Musa al-Sharif) focusing on the glorification, exaltation, and intimate praise of God Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….

Purpose and Objectives

The author prepared the work to revive devotional expressions of intimate supplication (munajat), glorification (tasbih), and praise (thana), noting that such heartfelt language had diminished among contemporary callers, preachers, and lecturers, resulting in spiritual hardness Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than…. The book aims to provide a ready reference of refined devotional passages for orators to embellish their sermons, authors to preface their works, educators to instruct students, and worshippers to recite in private seclusion or during virtuous times such as Ramadan and the Hajj Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than…. Another key objective is to highlight the necessity of preceding personal supplications (du'a) with praise and glorification of God, following the practice of the prophets and the righteous Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….

Sources and Structure

The material in the compilation is organized across three primary categories:

• Quranic Verses: Selected verses featuring the glorification and praise of God, serving as the foundational reference of the work Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….
• Prophetic Traditions: Authentic (sahih) and good (hasan) hadiths containing the Prophet's ﷺ formulas of glorification and praise. The author included only a small proportion of weakly attributed narrations that meet the classical conditions for practice in virtuous deeds (fada'il al-a'mal), advising that anyone hesitant to rely on weak transmissions may still recite their wording without attributing them to the Prophet ﷺ Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….
• Statements of the Righteous: Prose and poetic expressions of praise and munajat transmitted from the Companions, the Successors, and subsequent generations down to modern times Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….

Methodology

The author applied a selective editing method (tahdhib) to ensure theological soundness and clarity for readers. He omitted phrases containing obscure wording, doubtful concepts, or theological deviations, indicating ellipses with three dots Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than…. While citing acceptable statements from certain figures accused of religious innovation, he discarded improper phrasing and completely avoided expressions formulated in the style of romantic poetry (mukhatabat ghazaliyyah) or monistic concepts of mystical union (ittihad) Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than…. Furthermore, he isolated the praises and glorifications from the specific petitionary requests that often accompanied them in classical sources, avoiding excessive length while allowing readers to append their own petitions Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….

Publication

The work has been published in multiple editions, including a fourth edition issued in 1425 AH / 2004 CE by Dar al-Andalus al-Khadra' in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Tasbih wa Munajat wa Than….