Book: Dalail an-Nubuwwah by Bayhaqi
وصف النسخ المعتمدة في نشر الدلائل
Chapter: Description of the approved versions used in publishing the evidences
Volume: intro (Page:120)
English:
Description of the Approved Copies for Publishing the Evidences
1- The First Original Copy: (H) It is the copy of the Ottoman library in Aleppo, and the Ahmadia library in Aleppo. It consists of two parts:
First Part: It contains one hundred and thirty-eight (138) plates. This is the Ottoman version, and it includes the introduction, preamble, sections on the birth of the Prophet, peace be upon him, his names, and nicknames... up to the Battle of Badr. It ends in the middle of the chapter on "What appeared in that battle from Prophetic proofs of the descent of Angels and others". It is written by: Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Uthman bin Sabiq bin Ismail Al-Damiri Al-Maliki, who has a translation in "The Shining Light" (9:125) and was alive in (895).
The Second part consists of two sections:
1- The first section: It begins with the chapter "Mentioned in the campaigns of his supplication on the Day of Badr, Khabeeb, and twisting the wood in the hand of whom gave him the sword". This section ends in the chapter "What came about in Umrah of Qada’". The total number of plates in this part is three hundred and two (302) plates. At the two hundred and sixty-fifth plate (265), the style of writing changes, making the copy appear with a different, more beautiful script. This continues to the end of the second section.
2- The second section: It consists of (265) plates and begins with the chapter "The evidence on the meaning of naming this Umrah as Qada’ and Qadia", up to the end of the book. At the end of this volume, it references:
[ () ] (25) Encyclopedia of Islamic knowledge, Entry: Baihaqi.
(26) Garden of Narrators (51).
(27) Dictionary of Authors (1: 206).
(28) Al-Alam (1: 116) fourth edition (1979).
Arabic:
Chapters
- 1 . -
المقدمة - 2 . The First Volume
المجلد الأول - 3 . Introduction to the Evidences of Prophecy
[المدخل إلى دلائل النبوة] - 4 . Scholars' Opinions on Imam Al-Bayhaqi
أقوال العلماء في الإمام البيهقي - 5 . Scholars' Opinions on "Evidence of Prophethood"
أقوال العلماء في"دلائل النبوة" - 6 . The Introduction
التقدمة - 7 . Methods in Proving Prophecy
طرق في إثبات النبوة - 8 . 1 - Al-Ghazali's Method of Proving Prophecy:
١ - طريقة الغزالي في اثبات النبوة: - 9 . 2 - Ibn Khaldun's Method of Proving Prophethood:
٢ - طريقة ابن خلدون في إثبات النبوة: - 10 . 3 - Proofs of Prophecy in Khadijah's Conversion to Islam - May Allah be pleased with her:
٣ - دلائل النبوة في إسلام خديجة - رضي الله عنها -: - 11 . 4 - Evidence of Prophecy in the Islam of Abu Bakr the Truthful - May Allah be pleased with him -
٤ - دلائل النبوة في إسلام أبي بكر الصديق - رضي الله عنه - - 12 . "Evidences of Prophecy in the Islam of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari - May Allah be pleased with him -"
دلائل النبوة في إسلام أبي ذر الغفاري - رضي الله عنه - - 13 . "Evidences of Prophethood in the Islam of Talha bin Ubaidullah, may Allah be pleased with him"
دلائل النبوة في إسلام طلحة بن عبيد الله رضي الله عنه - 14 . "Evidences of Prophecy in the Conversion of Negus (the Abyssinian King) to Islam."
دلائل النبوة في إسلام النجاشي الأصحم. - 15 . Evidence of Prophethood in Zaid bin Sa'nah's Conversion to Islam:
دلائل النبوة في إسلام زيد بن سعنة: - 16 . "Evidences of Prophecy in the Conversion of the Doctor Damad to Islam."
دلائل النبوة في إسلام الطبيب ضماد: - 17 . Evidence of Prophecy in the Islam of the Clergy: Abdullah bin Salam:
دلائل النبوة في إسلام الحبر: عبد الله بن سلام: - 18 . Salman the Persian is searching for the truth:
سلمان الفارسي يبحث عن الحقيقة: - 19 . "Evidences of prophecy in the nobility of his life, peace be upon him, and his struggle:"
دلائل النبوة في سمو حياته صلى الله عليه وسلم وجهاده: - 20 . The Prophet, peace be upon him, in Ta'if:
الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم في الطائف: - 21 . Evidence of Prophethood in the Characteristics of Islamic Perception:
دلائل النبوة في خصائص التصور الإسلامي: - 22 . Monotheism is the miracle of Islam.
التوحيد معجزة الإسلام: - 23 . Al-Bayhaqi's condition in his book and the distinct features of his compilation:
شرط البيهقي في كتابه وخصائص مصنفه: - 24 . The classifications in the Proofs of Prophethood and the methodology of the classifier:
المصنفات في دلائل النبوة ومنهج المصنف: - 25 . The Life of Al-Bayhaqi and His Scholarly Status:
حياة البيهقي ومكانته العلمية: - 26 . Scholars of Al-Bayhaqi:
شيوخ البيهقي: - 27 . The students of Al-Bayhaqi:
تلاميذ البيهقي: - 28 . His works:
مصنفاته: - 29 . The scholars' testimony of his virtue and knowledge:
شهادة العلماء بفضله وعلمه: - 30 . His piety and asceticism:
ورعه وزهده: - 31 . His poetry:
أشعاره: - 32 . His death:
وفاته: - 33 . His elegy:
رثاؤه: - 34 . Description of the approved versions used in publishing the evidences
وصف النسخ المعتمدة في نشر الدلائل - 35 . 2 - The second original version (A)
٢ - النسخة الأم الثانية (أ) - 36 . Copernican version: denoted as (k) :
نسخة كوبريللي: ورمزها (ك) : - 37 . Version (K) Headphones:
سماعات النسخة (ك) : - 38 . Egyptian Library Version (212) the conversation marked with the character (S)
نسخة دار الكتب المصرية (٢١٢) حديث المرموز لها بالحرف (ص) - 39 . The version of Al-Haythami denoted by the letter (H)
نسخة الهيثمي المرموز لها بالحرف (هـ) - 40 . Headphones of version (H)
سماعات النسخة (هـ) - 41 . Version (215), a recent publication from the Egyptian Book House, symbolized by the letter (F).
النسخة (٢١٥) حديث دار الكتب المصرية، المرموز لها بالحرف (ف) . - 42 . The version (M) in Al-Mahmoudia Library, in the Public Library of Al-Madina Al-Munawara (9) Prophetic Biography:
النسخة (م) بالمكتبة المحمودية بمكتبة المدينة المنورة العامة (٩) سيرة نبوية: - 43 . Description of the two versions (B) and (D):
وصف النسختين (ب) و (د) : - 44 . The newspaper of sources and references that were attributed to its page numbers and its parts, and the date of its editions during the verification of the book "Evidence of Prophethood".
جريدة المصادر والمراجع التي جرى العزو إلى أرقام صفحاتها وإلى أجزائها، وتاريخ طبعاتها أثناء تحقيق كتاب دلائل النبوة