Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss First Fascicle

SEADET-I EBEDIYYE
ENDLESS BLISS
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST FASCICLE
There are two hundred and forty-one (241) chapters in Seadet-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 Maktubat (The Letters)
by Hazrat Imam Rabbani (rahmatullahi aleyh). A few of them are
translations of letters by Hazrat Muhammad Masum Rabbani (rahmatullahi
aleyh). The remaining chapters are taken from many valuable books.
Maktubat consists of three volumes (I, II, III) containing five hundred and
thirty six letters. All of them were published in two volumes in Pakistan in
1972 /1392, and it was printed by offset in 1977/1397 in Istanbul. Maktubat
by Hazrat Muhammad Masum, son of Hazrat Imam Rabbani (rahmatullahi
aleyh), 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, (that is, Hazrat Huseyn Hilmi Isik
‘quddisa sirruh: expression of respect for notable walis meaning, ‘May
Allahu Taala make his mystiques decent, sacred and blessed).
Chapter Letter Page
No. No. Essence of matter No.
Preface ...............................................................................7
1 1-114 Obeying Hazrat Muhammad brings one
happiness........................................................................24
2 1-152 To obey Allahu Taala, it is necessary to obey His
Messenger. .....................................................................32
3 What should be done to be a Muslim. The
Kalimat ash-shahada. ...................................................32
4 1-193 The Ahl as-Sunna scholars. .........................................33
5 2-55 The Chief of the Ahl as-Sunna is Imam Azam
Abu Hanife....................................................................33
6 The Greatness of Imam Azam. Derived from
the preface of ad-Durr-ul-mukhtar and also from
Khayrat-ul-hisan............................................................33
7 Books of Islamic scholars. ...........................................34
8 1-234 Authors of concocted tafsirs become disbelievers.
The Turkish Quran!......................................................35
9 1-193 Which translation of the Quran al-Karim
should we trust? ............................................................36
10 1-213 Thieves of faith..............................................................36
11 1-163 Things which cause one to lose one’s faith................36
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