Books that mention the Names

Bismillah irahman irahim

La ilaha IllAllahu Muhammadur Rasullullahi
Sallallahu Ta'ala alayhi
wa 'ala alihi
wa as-haibihi
wa azwajihi
wa dhurriyati ajmaeen

The names of the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) are found in the Qur'an, hadith and other books of knowledge. Here are the books that I have found:

1. Qur'an al-Kareem
2. Sahih al-Bukhari: kitab al-asma' al-nabi; kitab al-manaqib, bab al-asma' al-nabi
3. Muslim, kitab al-fadai'l, bab al-asma' al-nabi
4. Tirmidhi, kitab al-adab, bab al-asma' al-nabi
5. Mustadrak Hakim, kitab al-tarikh, btab al-asma' al-nabi
6. Dala'il al-Khayrat, titled al-Dalalat al-Wad.ih.at of Imam al-Jazuli (d. 870), in which he mentioned various recensions to date
7. Ah.san al-Wasa'il fi Naz.mi Asma'i al-Nabiyyi al-Kamil ("The Best Means in Versifying the Names of the Perfect Prophet"), in three hundred verses, in print of Shaykh Yusuf ibn Isma`il al-Nabhani. He provided the most comprehensive documentation of the Prophetic names to date. The Qad.i wrote a brief history of the compilations of the Prophetic Names in his introduction to his commentary on al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat titled al-Dalalat al-Wad.ih.at in which he mentioned various recensions to date :-
8. Al-Shifa of Al-Qad.i 'Iyad. , his superlative masterpiece
9. Ibn Dihiyyah's commentary on the names of the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam)
10. Al-Fajr al-Munir of Al-Fakihani
11. Abu 'Imran al-Zanati's compendium of 201 names
12. Al-H.ada'iq fi Asma'i Khayr al-Khala'iq of Al-Suyut.i which contains over 300 names
13. Al-Riyad. al-Aniqa fi Asma'i Khayr al-Khaliqa of Al-Suyut.i which lists sources for the H.ada'iq
14. Al-Bahjat al-Saniyya of Al-Suyut.i which contains 500 names
15. Aridat al-ahwadhi 10:281 of Imam Abu Bakr Ibn al-'Arabi, his commentary on Tirmidhi
16. Al-Qawl al-Badi' fil-S.alat 'alal-H.abib al-Shafi' of Al-Sakhawi which contains 450 names
17. Al-Mawahib al-Laduniyya of Al-Qast.allani in which he relied on al-Sakhawi
18. Sharh. al-Mawahib of Al-Zarqani which contains over 800 names
19. Ah.san al-Wasa'il in verse and Al-Asma fima li-Rasulillahi min al-Asma in prose with 830 names of Al-Nabhani
20. Asma al-Nabi al-Karim of Shaykh Barkat Ali Ludhianvi (rahimullah), a 5 volume masterpiece which lists over 1400. It is a trilingual Arabic-English-Urdu recension was recently published in the United Kingdom.
    

List of books of asma an Nabi found here

Why Know his Names?

Ibn al-Qayyim once wrote that love for a beloved originates in the beauty and perfection of the beloved. Hence, by knowing and becoming familiar with our beloved prophet Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam)'s names, one will love Him more and his Iman (faith and acceptance) will become stronger.

The Names

Bismillah irahman irahim
Alhamdulillahi rabbil 'alameen
wa as-salatu wa as-salaamu 'ala ashraf
il-ambiyaa'i wa al-mursaleen
Sayyidina wa Habibinna
Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa salaam,
wa 'ala alihi wa
sahbihi ajmaeen



Know that the Prophet صلي الله عليه و سلم has been called by many names and titles in the Qur'an and Sunnah, each one of them describing a special quality of this exalted personality. And in understanding them and reflecting upon them, we can, by the permission of Allah, increase in our love and following of the our beloved prophet صلي الله عليه و سلم

The names of the Prophet صلي الله عليه و سلم are of two types:

1. Those names that are specific to him and none of the Messengers before him had these names, like Muhammad, Ahmad, al-Aqib, al-Hashir, al-Muqaffi and Nabi al-Malhama.



2. Those names and qualities that are not specific to him, and were shared by the Messengers before him, but are found in him in the most complete and perfect forms. Like: Messenger of Allah, His Prophet, His Servant, Prophet of Mercy etc.

[Zad al-Ma'aad’ (1/88-97) of ibn al-Qayyim]

Dedication

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