Explanation of the Mi'iyyah poem

To the distinguished scholar, the honorable Hanafi, Sheikh Abdul Razzaq Al-Badr explains it. It is the Imam, the judge (1) Ali bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Abi Al-Az Al-Dimashqi Hanafi, who died in the year (792) AH. And Allah raised him from his childhood with an academic upbringing in a house of knowledge, religion, and virtue; so he was raised on knowledge, love of scholars, acquiring knowledge, and benefiting from the imams of his time and the researchers of his era. Among those he benefited from: Imam Ibn Kathir Allah, the author of solid writings in biography and history, from whom Ibn Abi Al-Az benefited greatly, and he transmitted from him in some parts of the explanation of the Creed "Al-Tahawiyyah," and he says in every transmission: our sheikh, Sheikh Imad Al-Din Ibn Kathir (3), so he received from him and benefited from him, and it is not far that this poem is a summary of what Ibn Kathir Allah wrote about the biography of the Messenger, peace be upon him. This can be inferred from his statement at its beginning: "And after that, here is the biography of the Messenger, a poem summarized in chapters." And it is known that his sheikh Ibn Kathir Allah has a valuable and beneficial book on biography titled: "The Chapters in the Biography of the Messenger." And Allah made it easy for me to obtain three handwritten copies of this poem: The first: the Egyptian copy preserved in the "Dar Al-Kutub Al-Misriyya" under number (631 Tamer), within the book "The Elevated Chambers in the Biographies of Later Hanafi Scholars," the Sun of الدين محمد بن علي بن أحمد known as Ibn Tulun, which is a footnote on the classes of the Hanafi scholars, the reviver الدين عبد القادر بن محمد القرشي الحنفي, located in the third chapter, the chapters at the beginning of the book. Ibn Tulun narrated this poem with its chain of narration to its author, saying: "Abo Al-Abbas Ahmad bin Abi Al-Sidq Al-Omari informed us from his wording, Amm Al-Azeez Ummat Al-Lateef, daughter of Al-Musayid Shams Al-Din Muhammad Muhammad bin Al-Mahib, from her hearing at her house near Jisr Al-Batt, my father from his wording, I, the Muslim judge, Al-Sadr Ali bin Ali bin Abi Al-Az, from his hearing from the Mosque of Ibn Al-Afif Fakh Al-Din near Al-Yagmuriya, on the slope of Qasioun, for himself, in a summary of the Prophet's biography, upon him the best prayers and complete peace, he recited it as a verse; then he recited the poem in full over three pages from page (10) to (12). It is a precise copy in Ibn Tulun's own handwriting, with attention to accuracy in the diacritics, as it is needed. I considered it the original copy. The second: the Turkish copy preserved in the Martyr Ali Library under number (1924), within the book "The Elevated Chambers in the Biographies of Later Hanafi Scholars" previously mentioned, with the same chain of narration, and the poem is mentioned over five pages from panel (6) to panel (8). I marked this copy with the letter (T). The third: the Damascus copy preserved in the National Library under number (5264 T4). Its copyist narrated it with his chain of narration, saying: "The sheikh, the imam, the father - may Allah preserve him - in his general permit, told me: My father, Allah, also told me, He also told me our sheikh, the knowing Allah, Abdul Ghani Al-Nabulsi, He also told me my father, Al-Imam Ismail Al-Nabulsi, He also told me Al-Siraj Omar Al-Qari, He also told me Abu Al-Fidaa Ismail Al-Nabulsi, He also told me the Shami, the chain bearer, Muhammad bin Tulun Al-Hanafi Al-Salih, In his book "The Elevated Chambers in the Footnotes on the Classes of the Hanafi," he said: "Abo Al-Abbas Ahmad bin Abi Al-Sidq Al-Omari informed us with his wording... with his chain of narration to the poet." It is located within a collection over three panels from (panel 232) to (panel 234). I marked this copy with the letter (D). In the margin, I noted the differences between these two copies and the original, and I fully diacritized the poem, including what Ibn Tulun mostly diacritized. My explanation of this poem was originally a series of lessons that were transcribed from recordings, then I refined and polished them as much as possible, adding to them, while admitting that I am not among the experts in this field nor among the knights of this domain. With Allah alone is success, and upon Him I rely, the opener for those who seek His pleasure, all doors of goodness, the guide to the right path and correctness. I ask Allah, the Generous Lord of the Great Throne, by His beautiful names and lofty attributes, to benefit from this blessed poem and its explanation, to reward its author with the best reward, and to compensate everyone who helped produce this explanation and its original, whether by opinion or by editing the poem, in clarifying the state of the noblest of creation, whether by correction or otherwise. Indeed, He - blessed and exalted be He - is the All-Hearing of supplication, the One worthy of hope, and He is sufficient for us and the best disposer of affairs. May Allah's peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions, with the purest prayers, the best greetings, and the most complete salutations. Written by Abdul Razzaq bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Badr in Madinah Al-Munawwarah on Saturday, 8/11/1431 AH. (1) And Allah reward the sincere brother Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Barrak for obtaining the Damascus copy, and the sincere brother Mr. Khaled bin Ibrahim Al-Abd Al-Mohsin for obtaining the Turkish copy, and the sincere brother Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mishari Al-Hazani for obtaining the Egyptian copy, and may Allah make that in the scales of their good deeds.