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SHAMAIL |
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Ali Yardim, PhD
The Arabic word shamail is the plural form of shimal, a word that acts as a root for words of many different meanings, some which are even antonymous. Some of these meanings are temper, nature, character, mood and action, behavior and attitude. Plural forms of the words that are used with these meanings are used in the form of shamail.
Islamic scholars have used the term in a more narrow sense than its
broad lexical meaning, deriving a term that means the life story of a
person, that is, their biography. Over time the word has become more
specified and it has become a term meaning “the human aspect, life style and personal life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)”.
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TEXTS OF HILYA-I SHARRIF |
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M.Ugur Derman, PhD One of the descendents of Ali, Ibrahim bin Muhammad, reports: My grandfather while speaking about the Holy Prophet (pbuh) would describe him as follows: ... Hasan narrates: I asked my uncle Hind ibn Abi Hala, who knew the hilya of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) very well, about the features of the Messenger of Allah. I wanted him to describe them to me so that I could retain them in my mind. Upon my request, my uncle Hind ibn Abi Hala said: |
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THE HILYAH-I SHARIF IN ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY |
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M. Ugur Derman, PhD The Islamic faith discourages the making of depictions of a person who could be idolized. Thus, other than a few miniatures, no one made portraits of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Instead of having an image of the Prophet, as exists for Christ within the Christian world, Muslims learn about the characteristics of the Prophet of Islam from the hilyah; with the help of these accurate accounts each believer is able to conceive of the Prophet in way that is more conducive to devotion within the hearts. This is naturally a more reasonable approach for a faith that abolished idols. |
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