Provisions for the Seekers (Zad al-Talibin) A Manual of Prophetic Hadiths with Commentary

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Provisions for the Seekers (Zad al-Talibin) A Manual of Prophetic Hadiths with Commentary

A Manual of Prophetic Hadiths with Commentary

A Translation & Commentary of Shaykh Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri's Zad al-Talibin. Includes Arabic text.

Imam Nawawi wrote "The science of hadith is the noblest means of
attaining closeness to the Lord of the Worlds.''

The Messenger of Allah (upon him be peace) was given exceptional oratorical skills. His words were eloquent comprehensive and simple conveying libraries of wisdoms and truths. The Messenger (upon him be peace) himself said "I have been sent with the jawami' al-kalim'' (Bukhari) that is succinct language that expresses a multitude of meanings in few words.

Bookstores and libraries today are full of books of proverbs coined by historical personages and political and religious leaders. But each of these pales in comparison to the eloquence of the Messenger of Allah (upon him be peace)and philosophers and sages seem nothing more than struggling students in the light of his divinely inspired wisdom.

This book is a collection 327 hadiths which the author Shaykh Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri compiled from 'Allama Tabrizi's renowned hadith compilation Mishkat al-Masabih. The book contains many jawami'al-kalimas well as prophecies and other accounts and narratives.

The book is ultimately a compilation of hadiths meant to inspire the souls of today's Muslims and give them a glimpse at the charisma of the Prophet Muhammad (upon him be peace)and a roadmap with which they can achieve closeness to their Lord.

This work is taught in many of the madrasas around the world as a first hadith work. Now it is available in this beautifully bound English edition with a commentary from the classical sources.

About The Author

Shaykh ‘Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri

A prolific writer and eminent scholar of the Indian Subcontinent, Shaykh ‘Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri (or al-Barni) was born in 1343 ah in Bulandshehr of Uttar Pradesh. After attaining his primary education at Madrasa Imdadiyya Moradabad and Jami‘ Masjid Aligarh, he traveled to Mazahir ‘Ulum Saharanpur in pursuit of higher knowledge. After completing his studies, he taught various subjects at Ferozpur Jhirka, Hayat al-Ulum Moradabad, and at different madrasas throughout Calcutta. He later taught at Dar al-‘Ulum Karachi for several years at the request of Mufti Muhammad Shafi’, where he assumed responsibility of the fatwa department and taught students hadith and tafsir. The Shaykh later migrated to Madina, where he spent the last 25 years of his life. He was a disciple of the hadith scholar Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. Dozens of his books have been well received in many countries. Tohfa-e Khawatin (Gift for women), Marne ke bad kya hoga? (What is going to happen after death?), Islami Adab (Islamic conduct), Huquq al-Walidayn (Rights of parents), and Anwar al-Bayan (Illuminating discourses on the Holy Qur’an), a voluminous commentary of the Qur’an, are among the well-known books he authored. In the field of hadith, he authored Zad al-Talibin (Provisions for the Seekers) and Al-Fawa’id al-saniyya fi sharh al-Arba‘in al-Nawawiyya (The lofty beneficial points in the explanation of Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths). As for jurisprudence, he is the author of Al-Tashil al-Daruri fi Masa’il al-Quduri (The necessary facilitation of the laws of Quduri), as well as dozens of reformative booklets and articles. He passed away in the illuminated city of Madina at the age of 80 and was buried there in the Baqi‘ graveyard, as had been his desire.