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IMAM ABU AL-EIDA' ISMAcfL IBN KATH~R 195 AU things beneath the sky are subjugated before Him; no one should oppose His dominion. Nothing that you see has its splendour last, hut God remains, though wealth and progeny perish. With his treasures, one day Hurmuz did not prevail, and the tribe of
196 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD al-Haram mosque (the 'Holy Mosque' in Mecca) 'Which one next? ' I enquired. 'The al-Aqsa mosque' (the 'further mosque', in Jerusalem). 'How many years intervened?', I asked. 'Forty years', he replied." We have earlier addressed this issue and the fact that the al-AqsE mosque was established by (the tribe of) Israel, by Jacob, peace be upon him. In both sahih collections it is stated: "This land was made sacred by God when he created the heavens and the earth. It is made sacred by the sanctity of God until Judgement Day." Al-Bayhaqi stated that Abti 'Abd Allah, the hafifiz, informed him, as did Abn 'Ahd All& al-Saffar, Ahmad b. Mahran, Whayd Allah, and Isracil, from Abii Yahya, from Mujahid, from 'Abd Allah h. 'Amr as follows, "The house (of worship) existed 2,000 years before the earth: 'And lo! the earth was laid out' (sarat al-Inshiqaq, LXXXN, v.3). "It was," he said, "laid out beneath it." He said, "And Man~iir traced this account back to Mujahid." I consider this very strange. It is as though it comes from the two baggage camels seized by 'Abd Allah h. 'Amr at the battle of Yarmuk which were transporting Israeli legends, from which he used to relate; they told of strange and objectionable things. Then al-Bayhaqi stated that Ahn 'Abd Allah, the hzfifiz, informed him, quoting Aba Ja'far Muhammad h. Muhammad b. Muhammad h. 'Abd Allah al-Baghdadi, quoting Yahya h. Wthman b. Salih, as did Aha Salih al-Jubani, quoting Ibn Lahi'a, from Yazid h. Aba al-Khayr, from 'Ahd Allah b. 'Amr h. al-'AS that the Messenger of God (SAAS) said, "God sent down Gabriel to Adam and Eve, and told them: 'Build a house of worship for me.' Gabriel drew it out for them and Adam began digging while Eve transported until the water spoke to him, calling out from beneath him, 'That's enough, Adam!' When they had finished building, God revealed to him that he should circumambulate it. He was told, 'You are the first man, and this is the first house.' Thereafter the centuries succeeded one another until Noah made pilgrimage there. Further centuries went by until Abraham constructed its foundations." Al-Bayhaqi stated, "Ihn Lahi'a is the only one transmitting this tradition in this way." I consider him to be a weak source. If its transmission had stopped directly with 'Ahd Allah b. 'Amr it would have been a stronger and more authentic tradition. But God knows best. Al-Rahi' stated that alShiifiCi informed him, as did Sufya, from Ihn Aha Labid, from Muhammad b. Ka'b al-@razi - or someone else - that he (the Prophet, SAAS) said, "Adam performed the pilgrimage and the angels met him and told hi, 'Your sacrifice made has been successful. We made pilgrimage 2,000 years before you!'"
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The Center for Muslim Contribution
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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THE BOOK OF THE LIFE OF THE MESSENG
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In the N ame of God, the Benefcenr,
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ABOUT TIHIS SERIES THIS series of A
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CENTER FOR MUSLIM CONTRIBUTION TO C
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INTRODUCTION THE work at hand in it
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INTRODUCTION xvii rather rudimentar
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INTRODUCTION uriii Finally, the tru
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GLOSSARY 375 nadwa: the act of pres
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INDEX - This index gives the names
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Abraham 1, 13, 14, 20, 22, 27, 38,
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INDEX Zayd b. 'Amr b. Nufayl llhl2,
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