Description
The Mishkat has enjoyed wide popularity in the world of Islamic learning Since 516 AH when it was first compiled by Waliuddin Abu Abdullah Mahmud Al-Tabrizi.
Mishkat al-Masabih which means ‘A Niche for Lamps’ is an expanded version of Masabih al-Sunnah by Abu Muammad ibn Abdullah Khatib Al-Tabrizi (d. 741H) who was known as Muhyi As-Sunnah (Reviver of the Sunnah). Al-Tabrizi added to it the chains of transmission, the narrators and the authenticity of the Hadith. Thus making it more beneficial to those not having an advanced knowledge of the science of hadith.
This book contains between 4434 or 5945 hadiths, divided in to 29 books and is considered by Sunni Scholars an important writing. Al Tabrizi added 1511 hadiths to the hadith contained in the collection Masabih al Sunnah. Al Baghawi (who had collected the hadith named by Masabih al Sunnah) classified many hadiths as authentic when at times Al Tabrizi didn’t agree.
Al Tabrizi expounded on the labels, he placed on the hadith and reclassified many of them. He added a third section to Misbah al Sunnah which was already divided in two parts by Al Baghawi. Al Baghawi did not mention Isnad of Hadiths he collected, Al Tabrizi mentions the sources from where the hadith is originally found making the text more reliable.
Most of the Hadith are from the Sahih Sitta. (The Six Authentic Hadith Books).
About Shaykh Tabrizi
Al-Tabrizi was a renown muhaddith (scholar of Hadith) and Jurist of Shafi’i Madhab of his time. He was well-versed in the intricacies of the Arabic language and rhetorics. It is unfortunate, however, that not much is known about his life. Al-Tabrizi is to be commanded for successfully improving upon Al-Baghawi’s Masabih al-Sunnah.
About The Translation (MAZAHIR-E-HAQUE) :
A comprehensive book on hadith taught around the world to students of the subject, especially in the Subcontinent where it is studied before the six famous collections, to be able to prepare for them. Most of the hadiths contained in it are from the Sihah Sitta [the six Authentic compilations of Hadith].
The commentary used, Manifestations of Truth, is an English rendering of Nawab Qutbuddin Khan Dehlawi’s Mazahir-e-Haq, originally compiled in Urdu. A reliable and authentic explanation which has gained widespread acceptance in the Indian subcontinent.
About The Author
Nawab Qutbuddin Khan Dehlawi was born in 1219 AH to a noble family in Delhi. He became a prominent student of Shah Muhammad Ishaq Dehlawi (great-grandson of Shah Wali Allah Dehlawi), and acquired proficiency in the sciences of fiqh and hadith. He also gained knowledge from the scholars of al-Haramayn. He was known for his adherence to the sunnah and shari’ah, his humility, and piety. He wrote a number of works, of which Mazahir-e-Haq was foremost. He passed away in Makkah in 1289 AH.
