Al-Khasa’is Al-Muhammadiyya hardcover on the Kiswah-patterned cloth

THREE CLASSICAL WORKS, IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME

The book about what made him ﷺ unlike anyone else

For a thousand years, scholars kept a record of the gifts Allah gave the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and no one before him. Al-Khasa'is Al-Muhammadiyya brings three of those classical works into English for the first time, in a volume made to be kept.

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Most of us were never taught this

The seerah, the Prophet ﷺ's life story, tells us what happened. The Shama'il describes how he ﷺ looked, spoke, slept and smiled. The Khasa'is asks a different question: what did Allah give him ﷺ that He gave to no one else?

Scholars once treated this as one of the keys to loving him ﷺ, because each of those gifts is another reason. In recent centuries the field was neglected so badly that most Muslims do not know it exists. This volume was made to change that.

What you will take from it

His names, one by one

Al-Mustafa, the Chosen. Al-Mujtaba, the Selected. Each name of the Prophet ﷺ, its meaning and its source, so that when you send blessings upon him you know whom you are addressing.

What he ﷺ was given

First of the Prophets to be created. His name on the Throne. The Night Journey. Al-Fatiha and Ayat al-Kursi as gifts to him alone. Gathered from the Qur'an and hadith, sources in the footnotes.

What you were given because of him ﷺ

The honours granted to this ummah, the community of the Prophet ﷺ, for no reason other than belonging to him. Most readers have never seen them listed in one place.

A reason to love him ﷺ on every page

The scholars called this knowledge a key to one's relationship with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Love grows from knowing. This book gives you more to know.

How it brings you closer

You cannot love what you do not know. The Companions loved him ﷺ because they saw him. We were not given that, so we were given books like this one: a record of what Allah did for him ﷺ and through him for us, kept by scholars who spent their lives close to his memory.

Read a chapter a night in Rabi' al-Awwal, the month of his ﷺ birth. Read the names aloud with your children. Keep it where you pray. Each page ends the same way, with more reason to send blessings upon him ﷺ than you had before you opened it.

FROM THE FOREWORD

“Make the Prophet ﷺ the focal point in our lives”

“After praying in the blessed Rawdah and sending my greetings to the Prophet ﷺ, a profound feeling of peace, fulfilment, and nourishment overtook me. All worries, worldly thoughts, plans, concerns, and problems dissolve in the face of the illuminated presence of our Prophet ﷺ and Messenger.”

“Allah has blessed us with a guiding light to free us from the multitudes of darkness and to deliver us unto manifest light. This guiding light is our beloved Messenger, Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷺ. Successive generations of Muslim believers have understood that only by immersing ourselves in the Prophetic reality can we ever rise up from our spiritual troubles.”

Shaykh Yasir Fahmy, from the foreword

Three works, one volume

Bidayat al-Sul

Shaykh 'Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam, known in his own lifetime as the Sultan of the Scholars, sets out proof by proof why the Prophet ﷺ stands above all of creation.

Unmudhaj al-Labib

Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti of Cairo catalogues the Prophet ﷺ's unique traits: in his person, in his law, and in the next world.

Matali' al-Masarrat

Selections from Shaykh Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Fasi's commentary on the Dala'il al-Khayrat: the names of the Prophet ﷺ and what each one means.

MADE ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS

A book you will want to hold

Four hundred pages, just over three pounds in the hand. Every page sits inside illuminated borders, with the Arabic beside the English so you can read the original. Hardcover, printed with the care the subject deserves.

Translated by Moustafa Elqabbany and Ahmad Derrick Peat, with a foreword by Shaykh Yasir Fahmy.

From the first chapter

“He ﷺ was distinguished by being the first Prophet to be created and the first to be a Prophet. He was a Prophet whilst Adam was between water and clay. He was the first to accept the Covenant. Adam and all created beings were created for his sake. His noble name is written upon the Throne, every heaven, the gardens of Paradise and all they contain, and all other realms.”

Section 1, Chapter 1. That which distinguishes the person of the Prophet ﷺ in this world.

Inside the book

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This book is just beautiful, Masha Allah. It is not only a lovely piece of Islamic writing but it looks like a piece of art too.

Teresa Verified buyer, CelebrateMercy Bookstore

Why this book is in our store

CelebrateMercy was honored to help fund the publication of this volume through the generosity of our donors. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that teaches about the life and character of the Prophet ﷺ, and every copy sold here goes back into that work.

READ THEM TOGETHER

Pair it with the Shama'il

The Shama'il of Imam al-Tirmidhi describes the Prophet ﷺ as those who saw him did. The Khasa'is explains what made him ﷺ unlike anyone else. Many readers take home both, and the Family Seerah Library Set adds a study book for younger readers.

See the Family Seerah Library Set

الخصائص المحمدية

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Three classical works in one illuminated hardcover. Foreword by Shaykh Yasir Fahmy.

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Questions

Do I need to read Arabic?

No. Everything is translated into English. The Arabic is printed alongside for readers who want the original.

How is this different from the Shama'il?

The Shama'il describes the Prophet ﷺ: his appearance, habits and manners, as the Companions saw him. The Khasa'is is about the gifts and honours Allah gave him ﷺ alone, in this world and the next. They complete each other.

Is it a scholarly text or something I can read from the first page?

Both. These are classical works with their sources cited in the footnotes, translated so they read from beginning to end.

Who is it for?

Anyone who wants to know the Prophet ﷺ more closely. It is a fitting gift for Rabi' al-Awwal, the month of his ﷺ birth, and for weddings, graduations and new Muslims.

What exactly is in the book?

Four hundred pages, hardcover, English with the Arabic alongside. Three complete or selected classical works: Ibn 'Abd al-Salam on why the Prophet ﷺ is the best of creation, al-Suyuti's catalogue of his ﷺ unique traits, and al-Fasi on his ﷺ names. Foreword by Shaykh Yasir Fahmy, sources in the footnotes.

Shipping and returns

Orders ship from our US warehouse, and US orders over $125 ship free. We ship worldwide. If it is not right for you, return it within 30 days.

Is there a leather edition?

Yes. A limited leather edition is available separately on the Limited Leather Edition page.

Bring him ﷺ closer

One hardcover. Three classical works. A record of what made the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ unlike anyone who ever lived.

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The book about what made him ﷺ unlike anyone else

Most of us were never taught this