''Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib'' is a book on the miracles of

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

, other prophets, and

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. It has also been called Saqib Al Manaqib. The book was written by Ibn Hamzeh Tousi, also known as Emad al Din Tousi, an

Imam Imam (; , '; : , ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Salah, Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, ...

i jurist in the sixth year of Hijrah.

Content

The book has fifteen chapters. The first focuses on

's miracles, while following chapters look at

Ali Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...

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, and

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's miracles. The text focuses only on miracles and wonderworks (Karamat), rather than the figures' biographies. Included miracles include speaking with animals, knowledge to Absent Things, and an instance when

was able to change the sexuality of a man and a woman.

Sources

Some sections of the text draw from other books, including: *Bosatan Al Kiram by Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Shazan Qommi * Mafakhir Al Riza by Hakem Neishabouri * Helyat Al Oliyya by Hafiz Abu Naeem Isfahani * Fazael Al Batoul by abu Mousa * Siyyar Al Aemmah (destinies of Imams) by Moulini

References

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