"In a famous hadith –the Companion Hanzalah says to God’s Messenger words to the effect: “When I am in your company, the hereafter is vivid to me as if I were seeing it. But then I return to my wife and children, and it fades away.” The Prophet does not criticise Hanzala for this weakness of attention. Rather, he says, this loss of intensity is normal. He says “There is a time for this, and there is a time for this”. This hadith is a reminder of another important dimension and major benefit of hadith study: reading and reflecting upon the hadith, alone or in small groups, helps us to imagine being in the company of the Prophet, of hearing his speech, of being in the presence of someone who has full certainty of God and the hereafter.
Partly for the reason that Hanzala gives – other preoccupations, distractions -- most people are not able to read hadith all the time. Most of us are not scholars of hadith. But our need for hadith is not the less for that. To make it easier for people to benefit from hadith, a convention became established among Muslim scholars of compiling short selections from the hadith. There are many kinds of such selections; one of the most popular kinds is the Forty Hadith, of which the most famous among Muslims is Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadith." - Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Introduction to 40 Hadith)
It is a blessing of Allah (SWT) that he makes these opportunities come again and again. Alhamdulillah we have the repeat of the Forty Hadith Seminar with Shaky Akram Nadwi this weekend up North in Manchester. Of course it is also available to join live online from anywhere in the world or if that is not possible to access the recordings.
Forty Hadith of Imam An-Nawawi
Understanding the Essence of Islam
Including Ijaza linking to the Prophet (SAW)
By Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Oxford)
Date: Weekend, 14th & 15th September 2013 Time: 9:30am - 7:00pm
Venue: Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB
Online: Live + Recorded Access Worldwide
Understanding the Essence of Islam
Including Ijaza linking to the Prophet (SAW)
By Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Oxford)
Date: Weekend, 14th & 15th September 2013 Time: 9:30am - 7:00pm
Venue: Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB
Online: Live + Recorded Access Worldwide
Trailer: http://youtu.be/geYWqP7Xm6U
The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi is a classical and timeless collection of the most important traditions of the Prophet (SAW) giving the essence of Eeman and Islam. It has always been considered an essential text for every student of knowledge as the understanding of these ahadith is fundamental to the belief and practice of a Muslim. This special weekend seminar on the Forty Hadith provides a unique and unmissable opportunity to study this important collection in the ideal, traditional way - with the guidance of an extraordinary teacher, true scholar and Muhaddith (an expert of Hadith) of our time, who has devoted many years to the study and research of hadith. Every student will receive a signed certificate and Ijazah from Shaykh Akram for the Forty Hadith and hadith musalsal bil-awwaliyyah linking them to the Prophet (SAW).
Features:
- Course notes
- Central location with easy public transport access and free/affordable whole day parking
- Refreshment throughout the day
- Interactive question and answer sessions
- Overnight accommodation at the Didsbury Mosque for those brothers and sisters who require. (£5 contribution to the mosque)
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