The Bayquni Poem in Hadith Terminology | Imam ʿAbdallah Sirajuddin

An Explanation of the Bayquni Poem in Hadith Terminology is an accessible introduction to the classical science of Hadith terminology (muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth), based on one of the most widely studied introductory poems in the discipline: the celebrated al-Manẓūmah al-Bayqūniyyah.

Imam ʿUmar al-Bayquni al-Dimashqi (d. 1080 AH) condensed the foundations of Hadith terminology into just thirty-four lines of poetry, defining thirty-four important categories used by Hadith scholars in evaluating and classifying narrations.

Among the numerous commentaries written on this famous poem is this explanation by the renowned Syrian Hadith master, Qurʾanic exegete and scholar Imam ʿAbdallah Sirajuddin al-Husayni رحمه الله.

Learning the language of Hadith scholarship

The book introduces the student to the principles scholars developed to determine what may reliably be attributed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Topics include:

* the sciences of Hadith narration (riwāyah) and comprehension (dirāyah)
* the development and codification of Hadith sciences
* Hadith Qudsi and its distinction from the Qurʾan
* the terminology and categories of Hadith
* accepted Hadith (maqbūl)
* authentic Hadith (ṣaḥīḥ)
* narrator integrity and accuracy
* levels and types of ṣaḥīḥ Hadith
* the position of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
* the principles by which narrations are classified and evaluated

The complete work proceeds systematically through the terminology introduced in the Bayquniyya, giving the beginning student a structured foundation for further study.

More than definitions

A particular strength of Imam ʿAbdallah Sirajuddin’s approach is that Hadith terminology is not presented merely as a technical classification system.

His explanation places the science within its greater purpose: preserving, understanding and transmitting the Sunna of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

This makes the work particularly valuable for students who want both a systematic introduction to Hadith methodology and an appreciation of the scholarly tradition that developed around the preservation of Prophetic teachings.

Arabic text and English translation

The volume contains the Arabic text of the Bayquni poem alongside its English translation, followed by the detailed explanation.

This makes it especially useful for students studying or memorising the Bayquniyya while working through its terminology in English.

Recommended for

* Beginning and intermediate students of Hadith
* Students of Muṣṭalaḥ al-Ḥadīth
* Students memorising the Bayquniyya
* Arabic and Islamic Studies students
* Traditional Islamic study programmes
* Teachers looking for an introductory Hadith terminology text

Level: Beginner to intermediate in Hadith studies.

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Book details

Title: An Explanation of the Bayquni Poem in Hadith Terminology
Commentator: Imam ʿAbdallah Sirajuddin al-Husayni
Original poem: al-Manẓūmah al-Bayqūniyyah
Author of the poem: Imam ʿUmar al-Bayquni al-Dimashqi
Translator: Imran Rahim
Editor: Abdassamad Clarke
Publishers: Sunni Publications
Places: Leicester / Rotterdam
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2019
Language: English with Arabic source text
Subject: Hadith / Muṣṭalaḥ al-Ḥadīth / Hadith Terminology
Pages: 224
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 335 g
ISBN: 978-90-79294-3-05
ISBN-13: 9789079294305
Condition: New

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Nederlands

Uitleg van de Bayqūniyyah – terminologie van de hadithwetenschappen

Een toegankelijke en inhoudelijk rijke uitleg van al-Manẓūmah al-Bayqūniyyah, het beroemde didactische gedicht van Imām ʿUmar al-Bayqūnī over de terminologie van de hadithwetenschappen.

Al-Bayqūnī vat in slechts 34 dichtregels 34 belangrijke categorieën van hadith samen. Imām ʿAbdallāh Sirāj al-Dīn al-Ḥusaynī رحمه الله legt deze begrippen uit en behandelt onder andere riwāyah en dirāyah, ṣaḥīḥ-hadith, de betrouwbaarheid en nauwkeurigheid van overleveraars en de verschillende manieren waarop hadith worden geclassificeerd.

Deze Engelstalige uitgave bevat tevens de oorspronkelijke Arabische tekst en is bijzonder geschikt voor studenten die de Bayqūniyyah bestuderen of memoriseren.

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العربية

شرح المنظومة البيقونية في مصطلح الحديث

شرح للمنظومة البيقونية المشهورة للإمام عمر البيقوني الدمشقي رحمه الله، التي جمع فيها أربعة وثلاثين نوعًا من أنواع الحديث في أربعة وثلاثين بيتًا.

قام بشرحها الإمام المحدث عبد الله سراج الدين الحسيني رحمه الله، موضحًا أصول علم الحديث ومصطلحاته وأقسامه، ومن ذلك علوم الرواية والدراية، والحديث الصحيح، وشروط القبول، وضبط الرواة، ومراتب الحديث وأنواعه.

تشتمل هذه الطبعة الإنجليزية على النص العربي للمنظومة وترجمته الإنجليزية مع الشرح.

كتاب مناسب للمبتدئين وطلاب مصطلح الحديث الراغبين في دراسة المنظومة البيقونية دراسة منهجية.

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