Question:
What are Imam Suyuti’s writings in defense of the Islam of the Prophet (s) holy parents?
Answer:
Salam alaykum,
In his Dibaj `ala Sahih Muslim (3:47) Imam al-Suyuti numbered at seven the works that he wrote defending the parents of the Prophet (upon him and them blessings and peace).
The following are all in print:
[1] al-Duruj al-Munifa fil-Aba’ al-Sharifa (“The Outstanding Entries Regarding the Noble Ancestors [of the Prophet]”);
[2-3] al-Fawa’id al-Kamina fi Iman al-Sayyida Amina wal-Ta`zim wal-Minna fi anna Abaway Rasulillah fil-Janna (“The Treasured Benefits Regarding the Muslim Belief of the Lady Amina [bint Wahb] and the Laudatory Gift That the Prophet’s Parents are in Paradise”);
[4] al-Maqamat al-Sundusiyya fil-Nisbat al-Mustafawiyya (“The Resplendent Stations Concerning the Prophetic Lineage”);
[5] Masalik al-Hunafa fi Waliday al-Mustafa (“Methods of Those With Pure Belief Concerning the Two Parents of the Prophet”) translated in the Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine (2:143-159);
[6] Nashr al-`Ilmayn al-Munifayn fi Ihya’ al-Abawayn al-Sharifayn (“The Proclamation of the Two Lofty Knowledges Regarding the Resuscitation of the Prophet’s Two Parents”);
[7] al-Subul al-Jaliyya fil-Aba’ al-`Aliyya (“The Manifest Paths on the Lofty Ancestors [of the Prophet]”), epitomized by Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabhani in Hujjat Allah `alal-`Alamin (p. 413-421).
See also our study in the chapter on Imam Abu Hanifa in our Four Imams and Their Schools.
Was-Salam,
Hajj Gibril Haddad
