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Prophetic Character for Kids: The Shifa of Qadi Iyad Explained

In this engaging series for young children, we give beneficial lessons from the Shifa of Qadi Iyad at a comprehensive level which young children can understand and relate to. This great text is by the great scholar of Islam, Qadi Iyad. The Shiffa is important because it discusses the blessed character and virtue of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

In these unique lessons, the story is told from the perspective of a student of Qadi Iyad, who explains the text to his young son Mahmud. The lessons are presented in story format featuring puppets. These lessons are easy-to-follow and appealing for young children.

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About the text:

For a thousand years, this beautiful and majestic book has guided the Muslim community to a straight and balanced path in their beliefs and practices concerning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

This is the most comprehensive compilation of Quranic references about the Messenger, with Qadi Iyad's authoritative commentary on them. It includes a complete catalog, the rights of the Messenger, and the honor, obedience, and protection due to him and his name from his followers, the Muslim community.

The Shifa (healing) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which the Prophet's life, his qualities, and his miracles are described in every detail. This work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own for it is said: "If the Shifa is found in a house, this house will not suffer any harm... When a sick person reads it or it is recited to him, Allah will restore his health."
About the Author:

Abu al-Fadl Iyad ibn Musa ibn Iyad al-Yahsubi, the famous Imam was born in Ceuta in the month of Sha‘ban, 496 AH. He is best known for authoring the highly treasured book Shifa (the healing), a detailed work about the beautiful life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Qadi Iyad was the Imam of his time in hadith and its sciences. He was a scholar of Tafsir, Usul, and Arabic. He was an excellent poet and an eloquent orator. He traveled to Andalus to study and in Cordoba, he learned from such luminaries as Ibn Rushd. Iyad was already accepted in scholarly circles when he was eighteen and was appointed qadi when he was 35 becoming first the judge of Ceuta in 515 AH and later the judge of Granada in Spain in 531 AH.

He wrote many excellent books including Kamal al-Mu‘allim, a commentary on the Sahih Muslim, and the Shifa, which is a most extraordinary book. He also wrote the Kitab Mashariq al-Anwar (The Rising of Lights), on the explanation of particular hadiths in the Muwatta, Muslim, and Bukhari.

He died in 544 AH.
Who is this course for:
  • This course is suitable for children under ten.
  • It is a General Level course.
  • This course can also be taken by any child who wants to learn more about the Prophetic character.
Learning outcomes:
  • Develop a love for the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him).
  • Recognize the station of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).
  • Appreciate the good character of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).
  • Gain motivation to emulate the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).
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