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The Book of Healing. The Book of Healing (Arabic: کتاب الشفاء, romanized: Kitāb al-Shifāʾ; Latin: Sufficientia; also known as The Cure or Assepha) is a scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by Abu Ali ibn Sīna (also known as Avicenna) from medieval Persia, near Bukhara in Maverounnahr.
Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya (lit. 'the scripture of al-Sajjad') is a collection of supplications. [1] Regarded as a seminal work in Islamic spirituality, [2] al-Sahifa has been praised as the epitome of Islamic spirituality and the answer to many of today's spiritual questions. [3] The book is attributed to Ali al-Sajjad, the great-grandson of the ...
t. e. Shafa'a (h) (Arabic: شفاعة, "intercession") in Islam is the act of pleading to God by an intimate friend of God (a Muslim saint) for forgiveness of a believing sinner. The word Shafa'ah is taken from shaf (شَّفْعُ) which means even as opposed to odd. The interceder, therefore, adds his own recommendation to that of petitioner ...
The cover of an ash-Shifa, 15th century. Al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa, (Arabic: الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى, The Remedy by the Recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One [Muhammad]), of Qadi Ayyad (d. 544H / 1149CE) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which Muhammad's life, his qualities and his miracles are described in every detail.
Al-Fatiha (Arabic: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ, romanized:al-Fātiḥa, lit. 'the Opening') is the first chapter (sura) of the Quran. It consists of seven verses (ayat) which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy. [ 1 ] Al-Fatiha is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as salah. The primary literal meaning of the ...
She had a reputation as a wise woman. Her by-name Al-Shifaa means "the Healer, " indicating that she practiced folk medicine. [3] At a time when barely twenty people in Mecca could read-write, Al-Shifaa was the first woman to acquire this skill. [2] She taught calligraphy to many others, [4] including, her relative, Hafsa bint Umar, and the two ...
Islamic view of miracles. A number of terms are used in Islam to refer to the claims of events happening that are not explicable by natural or scientific laws, subjects where people sometimes invoke the supernatural. [1] In the Quran the term āyah (/ ˈɑːjə /; Arabic: آية; plural: آيات āyāt, literally "sign") refers to signs in the ...
Literally translated it is: "May God be your Guardian". Khoda, which is Persian for God, and hāfiz means "protector" or “guardian”. [5] The vernacular translation is, "Good-bye". The phrase is also used in the Azerbaijani, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi languages. [5] [6] It also can be defined as "May God be your protector."