Shama'il al-Tirmidhi
Course Type: Seerah
al-Shama’il al-Muhamadiyyah wa al-Khasa’il al-Mustafawiyyah
The Sublime Characteristics of the Prophet (Imam al-Tirmidhi)
This is the arguably the most indispensable collection of Hadith related to the Prophet’s (salalahu alayhi wa salam) blessed (Seerah) biography. It was compiled by the eminent Muhaddith, Imam al-Tirmidhi less than 3 centuries after the passing away of the Prophet Mohammed (salalahu alayhi wa salam). َ
It contains a collection of 417 narrations from the contemporaries of the Prophet (SAW) and their successors. Divided into 56 chapters it deals with all spheres of the Prophet’s life from his honourable outer appearance and characteristics like his bodily features and clothing; to his hallowed inner traits such as his humility and humour.َ
Scholar’s have said that whoever missed the opportunity to see the Prophet (SAW) need only understand this book to have a vivid perception of what it would have been like to live amongst the Prophet and his Companions. َ
The Salaf would clutch tightly to the Sunnah because of its being a Sunnah.َ
The Khalaf thrust aside the Sunnah because in their words ‘it’s only a Sunnah’ َ
لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَالِدِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِين"None of you believes until I am more beloved to him than his own father, his child, and all of humankind."
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By the end of the course, a student will be able find the following benefits:
- Increase your love for the Prophet and Allah’s love for you. Quran (3:31)
- Learn and appreciate the Hikmah (wisdom) behind the Sunnah
- Learn the Fiqh (juristic ruling) related to clothing, food, talk, etc.
- Create a genuine desire to practice the Sunnah your daily life.
- Learn about the lives of Sahabah and Hadith narrators
- Give you a sense of pride the next time you implement a Sunnah
- Gain a detailed idea of prophet movements etc
- Witness the meticulousness of the Sahabah in their recording
- Differentiate Sunnah of custom from Sunnah of worship
Students must be able to:
- read Arabic with vowels
- dedicate 3-4 hours per week
- use PDF and Word files
- attend weekly class for 75 minutes
- Arabic text of Shama’il with full tashkeel (Arabic Vowels) in PDF & WORD
- Complete English translation of Arabic text.
- Full written commentary in both English and Arabic
- Detailed biography of Imam Tirmidhi and his works
- Supplementary materials related to the Science
- Bi-weekly progress-check worksheets
As this course is being taught part-time, it will require a minimum 3 modules to cover the contents of the text. For student flexibility, the modules have been divided in to 3 twelve-week terms that are taught at different times throughout the year. If you are interested in studying this course and would like to know course dates, please register your interest by filling out the form at admissions.
This is an Ijazah course and students who attend and understand the principles covered in the text will be honored with a written Ijazah going through Imam al-Tirmidhi to the Prophet Mohammed (salalhu alayhi wasalam). For more detailed information please see FAQs
Hadith Studies Shama’il al-Tirmidhi
Brief Biography
Al-Imam al-Haafidh, Muhammad bin Eisa bin Sowrah bin Musa bin al-Dhihaak al-Silmi al-Tirmidhi was born in the year 209 A.H. during the reign of the Abbasid Khalifa Ma'mun al-Rashid.
Having grown up in an environment of learning, together with possessing many great qualities naturally drove Imam al-Tirmidhi to dedicate his life totally towards the field of Hadith. He obtained his basic knowledge at home and later traveled to far off lands in search of this great science. He studied Hadith under great personalities such as Imam al-Bukhari, Imam Muslim and Imam Abu Dawud. In some narrations, Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim are his students as well.
Imam al-Tirmidhi had an exceptionally remarkable memory. If he heard something once, he never forgot it. Once on his way to Makkah, Imam al-Tirmidhi met a scholar of hadith from whom he had previously copied two chapters of hadith. Thinking that he had the notes with him he asked the scholar if he would allow him to read out these two chapters so that he could correct any errors. After realizing that he did not have those notes with him he took a blank piece of paper and read out the entire two parts from memory. When the scholar realised what he was doing he rebuked Imam al-Tirmidhi saying: "Have you no shame, why are you wasting my time." Imam al-Tirmidhi assured him that he had committed all the ahadith to memory. The scholar was not convinced, even though Imam al-Tirmidhi had recited all the hadith from memory. Imam al-Tirmidhi requested him to recite to him some other hadith. The scholar recited forty ahadith that Imam al-Tirmidhi then repeated without making a single error. Upon this the scholar apologized and said, “I have never imagined that such an thing was humanly possible”.
Some of the most famous teachers that he studied with were:
Imam al-Bukhari
Imam Muslim,
Imam Abu Dawood,
Imam Qutaibah ibn Sa'eed,
Shaykh Abu Bakr al-Zuhri
Some of his most famous works are:
Jam'i at-Tirmidhee,
Kitab al-illal,
Shama’il al-Tirmidhee,
Kitab al-Zuhd,
Asmaa as-Sahaabah,
al-Asmaa al-Kunaa,
Kitaab Fil-Athaar al-Mawqoofah,
Kitaab Jarh Wa-Ta'deel.
The Sublime Status of our Beloved Prophet (salalahu alaihi wa salam)
The Mercy of our Beloved Prophet (salalahu alaihi wa salam)
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