Mokhtaser SAHIH MUSLIM Text and Translation ♦♦♦ Revised & Translated by Vol. 1 \Q) All rights reserved. No Part of this publication may be reproduced, Stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without vvirtten permission from the publishers. Islamic INC. Publishing & Distribution 8 As- Sayeda Zainab Sq. Cairo. Egypt Fax : 3931475 Tel. : 3911961 - 3900572 Post No. : 1636 nruv«: Lr iu nri: Vc ^, I. S.B.N. 977 - 265 - 276 - 5 e<>v- /YYOV IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MERCIFUL THE COMPASSIONATE All Praise be to GOD, the Lord of the Worlds, prayers and peace be upon Mohammed His servant and Messenger. AH praise be to You, we have no knowledge Except what You have taught us. (Surah 2 Verse 32.) Dr Ahmad Zidan Dr Ahmad Zidan was born on Monday 1st Ramadan 1360 H in Egypt, to a family from the house of Enan (Al Enan) who are direct descendants of Umar Ibn El Khattab, through his son Abd Allah Ibn Umar and his wife the daughter of El Hassan Ibn Ali ibn Abi Taleb and Fatimah Al Zahra'a (may Allah be pleased with them) the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) (1). Dr Zidan's ances- tors came to Egypt from Al Madinah Al Munawwarah during the reign of Yazeed Ibn Mua'wia Ibn Abu Suffian. He grew up in a family of renowned religious scholars and was en- dued from an early age with a great sense of affinity for his relig- ion, his grandfather, a eminent religious scholar of his time, taught him the Qur'an which he memorised by the age of ten. It was also his grandfather who instilled in him his strong sense of adherence to Islam, which served him well during the years he studied and traveled abroad. Dr Ahmad Zidan received his early education in Egypt and under- took higher studies at universities in Europe and the U.S. A, obtain- ing his Ph.D. 1966.(Har) D.Sc.l969.(Gen) He has lectured at uni- versities throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. He is a Professor of International Relations at the Institut Universitaire De Hautes Etudes International and has held a key position for several years in the Arabian Gulf region. Dr Ahmad Zidan is the Chairman of the Muslim World Organisa- tion, World Headquarters, based in England, U.K. Mrs Dina Zidan Mrs Dina Zidan is an English Muslim born to a Conservative Cath- olic family, she grew up and was educated in England, after suc- cessfully completing her academic studies she took an M.A. in comparative religion. She has lived and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the U.S.A and is an active writer on Islamic issues, particularly those which concern women. She was exposed to many translations of the Qur'an and continued to have great interest in it and its studies. She began to closely study the Qur'an giving special attention to its interpreta- tions. Mrs Zidan is the co-translator of the Translation of the Glori- ous Qur'an. ( 1 ) According to the officially certified documents and to the legal records of the Court of Mansoura dated 10th ZulQadah 1148 H. and 18th Shawwal 1 180 H. and the record of the Court of Al Malik Al Sal eh Cairo dated 13th Shawwal 11 92 H. and the report of the Committee of Amir Sulayman Al Razzaz approved in 1200 H. and to the historical record of Al Manawi. Al Sakhawi and Ali Pasha Mubarak. Also according to the find- ings of genealogist Dr Mohamed Galal. Other major works include:- * Translations of The Glorious Qur'an * Comparative Religion * The West's Arrogance Matched Only By Its Ignorance * World Arrogance * The Intrigues Of Ignorance * Christianity Myth or Message? * Effects of Interference in World Politics * Concepts and Methods in International Relations * Foreign Policy Analysis * Strategic Studies * Civilization of Islam * The Battles of the Prophet * Revitalisation of the Religion's Sciences * The Rightly Guided Caliphs o"li c^-U! o^j ^^ y. aw I J— p ^ ^u ^^"1 c^5 : Jli s^j>- ^1 jp - ^ Jj^-j JUi t^ l ^^ ^ Vl lil/u j! i j-Jai-J V Ulj c^iJ. jlLS y> *J~\ IJU dl^j L^ ^ ^l^Jj t^jl j^a^U : JU .oil w jtj 1 4)1 VI *Jl V jl Ll^» : JLi t^JU-1 4jj_ ^ > J* p-*^J • (( f-^' ^ 1— aj>- IjjJj" jlj tjLs^oj f^»j 4al5^Jl frblj i«Xa11 ^151 j - Jjui\ : JLi Ujj :JLi .^_iJl : Jli U^ :<_-*_J; Jli - . cijllj ^ililj *CjJ1 iljj . c^pljj /^ :oljj ^ ^o ^,1 Jli j . pSJljj ^ j s^y* ^\ ^s> - Y jl **>U^)> : JLi ^%^y\ L-- -Obi Jjh-j L. : JU .«^l ^l^Jl 'ypj <.jjA\ Si—SjJl &jjj t^j^S^ll Q^a}\ p-^&j <>\~r-^ *i ^j^ ^J ^ -^ V jl llUU dly ^LlS 4Jbl jl-ju ji» ; JUS ?JL^-)fl U 41 Jj—j L : JU . «OUj ^ jju-l L^ JjjUl L-.» : JIS ?4_pUI ^ &\ J^— jb : Jli . «±Jl^ ^Jl* cly lilj tlftiyit ^ JlLj l^ ^Mi ojJj lil :[^\jS\ ^ littl^L- ^j .J^Ul jLJl ^ ^1 tip j JjUaJ lilj, cL^l^tl ^ liiJLi ^Ul ^jjj, SUil SlyJl c^Jl5 ^ s*l* -OJI J) )> :3|| %-^ .«4Jbi Vl - U ! : Jli j «— J j* <-■■.]- U j> J_**— * j* - ? (.S^Jtil y\ Lj>\ ^t\ y t 41 -^-Pj Ap- Ljl o-Up J^rj* t^ig