Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss First Fascicle
The Turkish original of the book Se’âdet-i Ebediyye consists of three parts, all of which add up to more than a thousand pages. We have translated the entire book into English and have published six individual fascicles. Se’âdet-i Ebediyye is a book prepared according to the Hanafî Madhhab. There is not a bit of knowledge or word which does not confirm the creed of the Ahl-i Sunnat and Jamâ’at in this book. This is the first fascicle. We invoke Allâhu ta’âlâ to help us deliver it to our dear readers. There are two hundred and forty (240) chapters in Se’âdet-i Ebediyye, and it consists of three parts. Forty-one of the ninety-eight chapters in the first part, thirty-four of the seventy-two chapters in the second part and thirty-three of the seventy chapters in the third part are translations of the letters in the Persian original of Maktûbât (The Letters) by Hadrat Imâm-i Rabbânî ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’ . A few of them are translations of letters by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’. The remaining chapters are taken from many valuable books. Maktûbât by Hadrat Imam-î Rabbânî consists of three volumes (I, II, III) and they contain five hundred and thirty six letters. All of them were published in two volumes in Pakistan in 1392 [1972 A.D.], and it was printed by offset in 1397 [1977 A.D.] in Istanbul. Maktûbât by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm, his son, is also of three volumes (IV, V, VI). The volume number and the number of each letter translated is given below. The additions in brackets are explanations made by the translator, (i.e. Hadrat Hüseyn Hilmi Işık 'quddisa sirruh'.). Subjects relating to belief of ahl as-Sunnat are quoted from famous Ahl as-Sunnat scholars' books.
The Turkish original of the book Se’âdet-i Ebediyye consists of three parts, all of which add up to more than a thousand pages. We have translated the entire book into English and have published six individual fascicles. Se’âdet-i Ebediyye is a book prepared according to the Hanafî Madhhab. There is not a bit of knowledge or word which does not confirm the creed of the Ahl-i Sunnat and Jamâ’at in this book. This is the first fascicle. We invoke Allâhu ta’âlâ to help us deliver it to our dear readers.
There are two hundred and forty (240) chapters in Se’âdet-i Ebediyye, and it consists of three parts. Forty-one of the ninety-eight chapters in the first part, thirty-four of the seventy-two chapters in the second part and thirty-three of the seventy chapters in the third part are translations of the letters in the Persian original of Maktûbât (The Letters) by Hadrat Imâm-i Rabbânî ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’ . A few of them are translations of letters by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’. The remaining chapters are taken from many valuable books. Maktûbât by Hadrat Imam-î Rabbânî consists of three volumes (I, II, III) and they contain five hundred and thirty six letters. All of them were published in two volumes in Pakistan in 1392 [1972 A.D.], and it was printed by offset in 1397 [1977 A.D.] in Istanbul. Maktûbât by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm, his son, is also of three volumes (IV, V, VI). The volume number and the number of each letter translated is given below. The additions in brackets are explanations made by the translator, (i.e. Hadrat Hüseyn Hilmi Işık 'quddisa sirruh'.).
Subjects relating to belief of ahl as-Sunnat are quoted from famous Ahl as-Sunnat scholars' books.
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accepted to pay the jizya, thus accepting asylum in Islam’s<br />
domination and justice. These disbelievers are called Ahl-i<br />
dhimmat or dhimmî. It is necessary to dislike disbelievers of this<br />
kind and to view them as enemies; yet it is harâm to oppress them<br />
or to hurt their hearts. It is written in the ‘Siyar’ section of Fatâwâi-Khayriyya:<br />
“Something which is forbidden for Muslims is<br />
forbidden for the dhimmîs, too. Fornication, eating in public<br />
during Ramadân, violating the fast publicly, dancing, music,<br />
interest (a percentage of a sum of money loaned to someone or<br />
borrowed from someone), going out uncovered are forbidden for<br />
them, too. Only alcoholic drinks and pork are not forbidden for<br />
them. It is permitted to visit them when they are sick or at other<br />
times and to travel together with them.” It is written in the subject<br />
on ‘ta’zîr’ [1] in Multaqâ and Durr-ul-Mukhtâr and in other Fiqh [2]<br />
books: “A Muslim who insults a disbeliever, for instance by saying,<br />
“You are an adulterer,” or who hurts their hearts by saying<br />
‘disbeliever’ or who backbites them will be subjected to ta’zîr, that<br />
is, he will be thrashed with a stick, for it is a sin to hurt others. Also,<br />
it is a sin to touch their property.” It is written in the fifth volume<br />
of Durr-ul-Mukhtâr: “It is worse to torment the dhimmî, who is a<br />
non-Muslim compatriot, than it is to torment a Muslim. To<br />
mistreat and torture an animal is worse than doing the same thing<br />
to a dhimmî. It is permitted to greet the dhimmî and to shake<br />
hands with him in order not to hurt him. The case is the same with<br />
greeting a sinner who commits sins publicly.”<br />
The book Beriqa says while explaining the disasters incurred<br />
by one’s own hands: “It is permissible to kill ants that do harm to<br />
man and his food, provided they will not be tormented or thrown<br />
into water. It is permissible to burn wood that has ants inside after<br />
shaking it or by banging it down on the ground. It is always<br />
permissible to kill mice, lice, fleas, scorpions and locusts. It is<br />
makrûh to throw lice, while they are alive, on the ground or to<br />
burn any living creature. It is permissible to slaughter, shoot or<br />
poison a harmful cat, a mad dog or wild beasts with a sharp knife.<br />
It is not permissible to thrash them. Thrashing is done in order to<br />
[1] General name for various types of punishment which the Islamic<br />
religion inflicts for some crimes. The punishments of ta’zîr are<br />
explained in detail in the eleventh chapter chapter of the sixth fascicle<br />
of <strong>Endless</strong> <strong>Bliss</strong>.<br />
[2] A branch of Islamic knowledge that mainly includes actions<br />
commanded, actions prohibited and actions neither commanded nor<br />
prohibited.<br />
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