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ABSTRACT
The article contains information about the work of Fazail al-Qur'an by Nasafist muhaddith, orator and historian Allama
Ja'far ibn Muhammad Mustaghfiri and its role in hadith writing.
KEYWORDS
Mustaghfiri, muhaddis, hadisnavislik, Fazail al-Qur'an, Turkey, Beirut, Sam'ani, Nakhab, verses of prostration, Bukhari.
INTRODUCTION
The Holy Qur'an is the holy book of Islam, and there are
many hadiths and messages about its virtues and
blessings. Muhaddith scholars have been classifying
separate works dedicated to the holy qualities of the
Qur'an for centuries. At the time of the emergence of
hadith writings, hadith collections were not divided
into separate directions. Later, during the classification
period, when the hadiths were classified according to
the topics, works on the qualities of the Qur'an also
began to be written.
Some scholars consider the treatise "Manofe' al-
Qur'an" by the founder of the Shafi'i sect, Muhammad
ibn Idris Shafei (d. 204/820), to be the first book written
about the qualities of the Qur'an. However, it is
emphasized by many that the work "Fazail al-Qur'an"
written by Abu Ubaid Qasim ibn Sallam Haravi (d.
224/838) is the first work written in this direction.
Also, many works were written in this direction by
scholars of hadith and recitation.
The famous muhaddith Abu Bakr ibn Abu Shayba (d.
235/849) dedicated to the virtues of the Qur'anic
chapters and verses entitled "Sawab al-Qur'an" wrote
a work.
Also, the sources mention that the teacher of the
reciters, Ibn Maisara Hisham ibn Ammar Sulami from
Research Article
JAFAR IBN MUHAMMAD MUSTAGFIRI'S "FAZOILUL QUR'AN" IS AN
IMPORTANT SOURCE ON HADISNAVIS
Submission Date:
Aug 09, 2024,
Accepted Date:
Aug 14, 2024,
Published Date:
Aug 19, 2024
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B.M. Mirzayev
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Damascus (d. 245/859) and the scholar Ibn Muzayyan
Qurtubi (d. 259/) who finished the work called "Fazail
al-Qur'an" and wrote a commentary on "Al-Muwatta"
873) also has a work called "Fazail al-Qur'an" cited.
Muhaddith Ibn Zirris Razi (d. 294/906), Abu Bakr
Faryabi (d. 301/913), the famous muhaddith scholar
Ahmed Ibn Shuayb Nasai (d. 303/915), one of Bukhara
scholars, Hanafi jurist Abu Sulayman, who grew up in
the city of Ray Davud Udani (d. 320/932), historian and
jurist Abu Zar Haravi (d. 435/1044), Abulhasan Ali ibn
Ahmad Vahidi (d. 468/1076), Abu Bakr Muhammad
Ghassani Vodyoshi (d. 536/1142), Andalusian muhaddith
Abul Qasim Malohi (d. 619/1222), famous muhaddith
and historian Ziyauddin Maqdisi (d. 643/1245) also
wrote a work called "Fazail al-Qur'an".
All of them wrote a separate work called "Fazail al-
Qur'an". However, many muhaddiths included it in
their collections of hadiths, even if they did not
complete a complete work in this direction. We can see
this in all Sahih and Sunan collections.
For example, the master work of our great compatriot
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail Bukhari (d.
256/870) - al-Jame' al-Sahih ("Collection of Authentic
Hadiths") contains a separate book called "Fazail al-
Qur'an". (section) is available. It is the 66th book of the
work and has 37 chapters. 85 authentic hadiths were
narrated in it. They contain narrations about the special
qualities of Surahs "Fatiha", "Baqara", "Kahf", "Fath",
"Ikhlos", "Falak" and "Nas".Our great compatriot Abu
Abbas Ja'far ibn Muhammad Mustaghfiri Nasafi, who
lived in the 10th-11th centuries, also wrote a work called
"Fazail al-Qur'an". Alloma worked as a muhaddis,
historian and Nasaf speaker. He acquired a lot of
knowledge and wrote wonderful works. Jafar ibn
Muhammad was born in Nasaf in 350/962.
Mustaghfiri is a contemporary of Abu Abdullah
Muhammad ibn Ahmad Bukhari (also known as
Gunjar), who wrote the "History of Bukhara", and
continues the tradition of writing the history of large
cities.
Alloma "History of Nasaf and Kesh", "History of
Samarkand", "Fazailul Qur'an" (Qur'anic Virtues),
"Kitabul Wafa" (Book about Faithfulness), "Dalailun
Nubuvva" (Evidence of Prophethood), "Kitabud
Da'awat" (Book of Prayers), "Kitab Khutabun Nabi"
(The Book of Sermons of the Prophet), "Kitab Tibbun
Nabi" (The Book of the Prophet's Medicine), "Kitobush
She'er Vash Shuaro" (The Book of Poetry and Poets),
"Ma'rifatus Sahoba" (Knowledge of the Companions)
and a number of other works is the author.
Imam Bakhirzi scholar: "He was the imam, khatib and
mufti of Nasaf. You will not find anyone like him there".
Imam Shamsiddin Zahabi: "He was the Muhaddith of
Mowaroonnahr in his time", stated that.
Jafar ibn Muhammad Mustaghfiri, after receiving his
initial education in his country, traveled to Samarkand
and Bukhara, later Khurasan, and lived in Marv and
Sarakhs for a while. Allama studied hadith and
jurisprudence in these cities. Then he returned to Nasaf
and became the mufti and khatib of this place. He died
in 432/1041, his grave is on the valley side of Nasaf
Scholars of hadiths and recitations have classified
many works about the Qur'an in the direction of
"Fazoilul Qur'an" dedicated to the virtues of surahs
and verses. Abu Abbas Mustaghfiri's finished work is
not the first written source in the field. Even before
that, many scientists classified books in this direction.
The most famous and the first of them is the book
"Fazailul Qur'an" written by Abu Ubaid Qasim ibn
Salam.
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad Mustaghfiri, continuing the
tradition of previous scholars, also created in this field
and left the work "Fazailul Qur'an" as a legacy.
There is one Turkish copy of this work. The book was
narrated by Qazi Hasan Nasafi on the authority of
Mustaghfiri, and on the authority of Muhammad ibn
Umar ibn Abdulaziz Bukhari. He is also the author of
the copy.
The writing of the copy is in good condition, with signs
of its 12th century date. For example, it was enough to
write the shape of some letters without putting dots.
He ended the message and the hadith with a circle with
a dot in the middle, according to the custom of the
muhaddis. But the damage to some pages affected
some lines. The front and back pages of the copy have
fallen out. The copy consists of 228 leaves, with 22 lines
per page.
The first and last pages of the manuscript have fallen
off. The year the copy was copied is unknown, as dates
are usually written at the end of the book. The last
pages of the work are not available as mentioned
above.
The name of the secretary: Faqih Abu Bakr ibn
Muhammad ibn Abulqasim Pazdavi.
Narrator who heard the book from Mustaghfiri: This
copy was narrated by Qazi Hasan ibn Abdulmalik Nasafi
from the author of the work, Abu Ja'far Mustaghfiri,
and after the book was written, he read it to him again.
At this point, let's talk a little about Hasan ibn
Abdulmalik Nasafi, the narrator of the book, who is
considered one of the main reasons for the work of
Allama to reach us. His full name is Abu Ali Hasan ibn
Abdulmalik ibn Ali Nasafi. Allama is an imam, hafiz,
muhaddis, and is the son of Abu Favoris, the judge and
mufti of Nasaf. He was born in Nasaf in 404/1014. He is
Hafiz Jafar ibn Muhammad Mustaghfiri, who is also
remembered as his special teacher, Abu Nuaym,
Mu'tamad ibn Muhammad Makhuli, narrated hadith
from many muhaddiths of Bukhara and Samarkand. He
died in Nasaf in 487/1094.
This work was researched by Dr. Ahmad ibn Faris
Sallum and published in two volumes in Beirut in 2006.
The first four chapters of the book are missing from the
manuscript.
Therefore, it is not clear which topics are covered in the
first part of the book. However, looking at previous
and other sources in this field, it can be concluded that
the
virtues
of
the
Qur'an,
its
revelation,
encouragement to study it, the manners of the
Qur'anic teacher and student, and similar issues have
taken place in the first chapters.
In the second part of the work, hadiths are narrated
about the virtues of surahs and verses. This is the main
purpose of writing a book in this field.
The third part contains hadiths about prostration. This
is the main feature of Mustaghfiri's work that differs
from other works.
The source of the hadiths in the work can be divided
into two directions:
• Narrations from hadith teachers that are not
included in any collection or collection of books.
• Narrations from Hadith collections. Among such
books we can include "Sahih al-Bukhari", "Sunani Abu
Dawud", "Muwatta" of Imam Malik, "Musnad" of Abd
ibn Humayd Keshi, "Sahih Ibn Khuzayma", "Sunani
Darimi" and "Fazailul Qur'an" by Abu Ubaid.
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According to the revised edition of the work, the book
contains 1408 hadiths and the narrations of great
people.
Every work left by our thinker grandfathers served as
an authoritative source in that field. Studying the
scientific and spiritual heritage of our ancestors, who
left an indelible mark in the history of our country, and
conveying it to the people will never lose its
importance.
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