(Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee the Muhaddith of this Era and the Supporter of the Sunnah) Arabic
119 Pages
Printed by Daar-ul-Qalam
This is an excellent and wonderful work detailing the life of the Muhaddith of this Era Aboo ‘Abdir-Rahman Muhammad Naasir-id-Deen al-Albaanee (rahimahullah). It is divided into two sections the first beginning with the Shaykh’s biography and the second dealing with a list of his written works. From the highlights of his biography is a description of his lineage and the reasons that led up to his father ash-Shaykh Nooh Najaatee’s (rahimahullah) decision to flee Albania and make Hijrah to Damascus. It goes into great detail to outline the Shaykh’s early upbringing (he was nine years old when the family emigrated) which was filled with seeking knowledge and learning his religion at the hand of his father, who by the way was a well known Hanafee scholar, and at the hands of his father’s colleagues all of whom were well known People of Knowledge in Syria. This is contrary to the claim of many people today who wish to portray the Shaykh as someone who merely taught himself by reading books. As you read about his early life you will come to know that all of the lies and accusations levied against him are false and based on jealousy. We ask Allah to guide them and us to fairness and balance before we speak.
From this we learn of the Shaykh’s early studies with Hadeeth and his fascination with the science, spending hours upon hours at the famous Maktabah ath-Thaahiriyyah in
We get to see that the Shaykh spent his time in teaching, going out to give Da’wah and holding circles of Knowledge. We read about the Scholars who knew him and spoke well of him. We read about the books that he used to teach and his love for the Shuyookh of Islam and their works: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab (rahimahumullah). We get to read about the Shaykh’s students and his qualities of patience, gentleness, knowledge and wisdom.
The second section lists all of the Shaykh’s written works, books that he checked, verified, and added notes to. One extremely beneficial point about this book is that there is a biography on eighteen of his most well known works and a description of why they were written or verified. After this a list of his other works is given covering eighteen pages of these titles and if they are published or in manuscript form.
What makes this book and others like it so exceptional is that we get a glimpse into the life of a great scholar and teacher of the Sunnah. This book had me crying, laughing, feeling humility and coming to terms with the life of an Albanian man who spent the majority of his life seeking knowledge and then dispensing it for the Muslim Ummah to benefit from. May Allah shower His Mercy upon the Shaykh and may He grant him the highest place in the Paradise he is deeply missed.
