Dala'il al-Khayrat Manuscript

Collection — Box: VMF 10, Folder: 1

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf092

Staff Only

Manuscript of the Dala'il al-Khayrat by Muhammad al-Jazuli. Also includes the Qasidah Burdah of Imam Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Bushiri. Written in Maghribi script. Hand sewn in red leather binding with gold tooling. Sheets bear several inks, decorated headings. In red cloth over leather case with red braid trim and braid clasp. Metal loops for strap. Red cloth considerably deteriorated. 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Circa 150 pages.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, 1404-1465 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

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Extent

1.00 items

1 folders

Additional Description

Historical Information

Dala'il al-Khayrat or Dalaail u'l Khayraat Wa Shawaariq u'l Anwaar Fee Zikri's Salaat Alan Nabiyyi'l Mukhtaar (meaning the Waymarks of Benefits and the Brilliant Burst of Sunshine in the Remembrance of Blessings on the Chosen Prophet) is a famous collection of prayers for the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which was written by the Moroccan Sufi and Islamic scholar Muhammad al-Jazuli (died 1465). It is popular in parts of the Islamic world amongst traditional Muslims - specifically North Africa, the Levant, Turkey, the Caucasus and the South Asia and is divided into sections for daily recitation.

The Dala’il al-Khayrat is the first major book in Islamic history which compiled litanies of peace and blessings upon Muhammad. It is also the most popular and most universally acclaimed collection of litanies asking God to bless him. Among some Sunni religious orders, most notably the Shadhili-Jazuli order, its recitation is a daily practice. In others however, its recitation is a purely voluntary daily practice. The work begins with the ninety nine names of God, and then a collection of over one hundred names of Muhammad.