Notes 1 To date ewo large chapters of this work have been translated and published. On th Meons of Belling the Prophet ma Drew (Durban Thsanica Media, 2012), and Commentary o the Abraham Prner (Durban: Thsanica Media, 2013) 2 The main ceferences for this biography come from Shaykh Yusuf al: Nabahani’s brief autobiography appended to his ami kamal ‘Avy a5 well as ‘Abd al-Razzaq al- Baytar’s Mia l asf tarith gare lth shar 3 For simplicity’s sake, whenever Shaykh al-Nabahani mentions his teacher, he will be referred to as Shaykh al-"Adawi [t] 4. The verb mentioned in the verse, (and ssut hin wth abundant grecing of {21s paired with the cognate accusative (maful murlag), which isthe verbal noun. {¢] 5 See appendix I for more details on the meaning of prayers and peace upon the Prophet &. {x} 6 Assimilar wording to this is found in Sahih Masi. [1] 7. Tj, which can be translated as sheophany, sf dicloure, or divine ‘nanstation, refers to Allah's self-disclosure to creation whereby He manifests to them the implications of His divine names and stributes [@] 8 Muhammad b. “Abdullah al-Mansur al- Mahdi Billah, the third Abbasid caliph (4.169 au). [¢] 247the new day 9 Inthe Islamic tradition, ay starts a sunset (Ma fo Thuraday evening after sunset marks the beginning of) har thenarations call "the night of Friday" plana) 10, The actual title is Tamir al halk imbon rua al Nabi printed in Imam al-Suyutis a Haw ifaw fe) al Mal 11. The generation after the Companions. 1} 12. A thurs a compilation of a scholar detailing his intellectual history and curricula, and a compilation of the chains of rem the is authorized to transmit fr] Fansmsiog 13. That she is from the Prophet & and forthe sake ofthe P boas detailed in the famous hadith of Jabie 8. tes onda {1 Razzag fom Jabie 8 who sad, “I said, "O Messenger of Albi ‘May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Please inform sme about the frst thing tha Allah created before al things The Prophet replied "0 Jabir, the first thing Allah created wash ig af your Prophet from His ight. and that light remained inthe gt of His Power for as long 2s He wished, and at chat time there was neithera Tablet nor a Pen nora Paradise nora Fite not an angel np ‘lrewen norancarth And when Allah wished to ereate rca, He divided tha Light into four pars and from the fist He made the Pen, from the second He made the Table, and from the ted He made the Throne. Then He divided the fourth pact into four pars and from the frst of ie He made the Bearers f the Throne (Hanal nt) from the second He made the Footstool (Kies). and from the thd He made the remaining angels. Then He divided te fourth par into four parts and from the frst part of it He made he heavens, from the second He made the earths, and from the third He made the Paradise and Hellfire. Then Fe divided the fourth part into four pars and from the first of it He made the light of he believes vision from the second He made the light of theicheats which is knowledge of allah, and from the third He made the light of thetr tongues, which is divine unity: "There is no god but Ala Muhammad isthe Messenger of Allah” [and from the fourth He made everthing else]” (see appendix V) [e] 14, Abu Zakariyya Yahya. Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676 4n).one ofthe ‘most famous Shaft jurists and hadith scholars, author of the popult 248 sadith Collection (Arkin), Riyal Sali, shark Ms an primordial Prophet” isa translation of Nabil Uni ~often 5 ree fuethe Unlettered Prophet” For more on its meaning and aa nc a jana b Mubammad b “Ali Ibn Hajaral-Haytann al-Makle 16 Alt) considered along with tmam Ahmad al-Ramlito be ora cmativetepesentanes ofthe late Shafi school He ae por Taal iy (a commentary ona Nawa's Ni se a) al aunt hays (Contemporary Legal Verdier) al amar esa The Deterrent fom Committing Grave Sins) Eran (The Stringed Jewel), and other useful works. 1 17 mam Abd al- Wahab al-Sha‘rani (d. 973 aH) was one ofthe olay saints and revivers of Islam in the sixteenth century He say hed aa ever of alam and considered one of deinost prolific writers inthe early Egyptian-Ottoman period, Composing legal, spitiual, and theological works that continue t0 ny wide circulation throughout the Muslim world, One of hs Srewstors, Musa b “Irean. was the son of the Sultan of Tlemcem, ena and a student of the famous Algerian spiritual master Abu Madyan (d 594 ah). Musa b “Imran's grandson Ahmad moved to arvillage in Upper Egypt called Sagiyat Abu al: Sha'ra, whence the {ucription“al-Sha'rani”. Imam “Abd al- Wahab al-Sha'rani went ‘onto study the Islamic sciences in al-Azhar University. and was, astudent of Shaykh al-Islam Zakariyya al-Ansari His spiritual teachers include Shaykh lrahim al- Matbuli and ‘Ali al-Khawwas, both of whom were literate, albeit spiritually illumined masters. His greatest contributions to Islamic spirituality and scholarship among his over three hundred books include his a! Mizen al kubra (The Supreme Scale), Laafal minan wa a akhlag (Subtle Blessings and Qualities of Character), and alUhud al Muhammnadiyys (The Muhammadan Covenants). [¢} 18 Saidb, Malik al- Khazraji, better known as Abu Sa‘id al-Khudei 4 (4 «a 64 a1) onc of the famous Companions of the Prophet Muhammad & He was considered too young to participate in the bate of Uhud, in which his father was killed He narrated a large 249