Gabatarwa
Foreword
Duk godiya ta tabbata ga Allah. Da na ga da idona sha'awar da Shaikh Mohammad Elshinawy yake da ita ga maudu'in wannan littafi, na san cewa ƙarfin ilimin littafin zai haɗu da sha'awar marubucin wajen samar da wani babban aiki.
All praise be to Allah. Noticing firsthand the passion Shaykh Mohammad Elshinawy had for the subject of this book, I knew its intellectual vigor would be mixed with the author’s passion to produce a masterpiece.
Babu batun da ya fi buƙatar kulawarmu da sadaukarwarmu kamar hujjojin annabta. A zamanin rashin tabbas, shakka da rashin imani, babu abin da ya fi muhimmanci kamar taimakon mutane wajen gina yakini cikin gaskiya mafi muhimmanci: annabcin Muhammad ﷺ. Wannan yakini ne zai buɗe musu ƙofofin kwanciyar hankali da farin ciki a wannan rayuwa da ta lahira.
There is no subject I can think of that needs our attention and dedication more than the proofs of prophethood. In an age of uncertainty, skepticism, and cynicism, there is nothing more important than helping people build certainty in a most salient truth: the prophethood of Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him). It is that certainty that will open wide for them the gates to inner peace and happiness in this life and the one to come.
Littafin ya ƙunshi hujjoji iri-iri, tun daga buƙatar tarihi ta aiko Annabi ﷺ har zuwa mafi girman mu'jizarsa — Alƙur'ani mara misaltuwa — ba tare da yin watsi da halayensa, nasarorinsa, saƙonsa, annabce-annabcensa da mu'jizojinsa na zahiri ba. Yana da cikakken amincin ilimi ba tare da tsananin zuciya ba. Yana da cikakken bayani, amma ba shi da yawan abubuwan da ba su dace ba.
The book covers a wide array of proofs from the historical necessity of the Prophet’s dispatchment to the greatest of his miracles—the inimitable Qur’an—without neglecting his character, accomplishments, message, prophecies, and physical miracles. It has the necessary academic integrity without its emotional austerity. It is detailed, yet not superfluous.
Ko da wane tsari kuka fi ba muhimmanci a cikin imani da Allah, ko tsarin masu bayar da hujja (evidentialist) ko tsarin masu bin dabi'a (naturalist), hujjojin annabta ya kamata su zama wani sashe na asali a cikin imani a Musulunci. Tsarin tunani na yiwuwa (probabilistic) da ke amfani da hankali na shigar da bayanai (inductive reasoning) ba ya hana samun tabbaci ta hanyarsa. Idan hujjoji sun yi karfi kuma sun yawaita, to tabbaci na iya samuwa. Sannan ana iya kara tabbatar da shi ta hanyar kwarewar ruhi da haske.
Whether you place more importance on the evidentialist or naturalist approach to faith in God, the proofs of prophethood should be an integral part of faith in Islam. A probabilistic approach using inductive reasoning does not preclude the attainment of certainty through it. If the arguments are strong and plentiful, then certainty can still be achieved. It can then be further grounded by spiritual experience and enlightenment.
Baya ga muhimmancin wannan batu, ina kuma jin daɗi ƙwarai da na rubuta gabatarwa ga wannan littafi, saboda marubucinsa wanda nake da kyakkyawan fata a kansa, kuma ina fatan Allah zai yi amfani da shi wajen hidima ga addinin Musulunci a wannan ƙasa da kuma a duniya baki ɗaya.
In addition to the importance of the subject, I also find great pleasure in writing a foreword for this book because of its author of whom I have great expectations, and I hope that Allah will use him in serving the cause of Islam in this land and around the globe.
Salla-llahu wa sallama, Allah ya yi masa salati da sallama ﷺ? Ba haka ba ne ba. Ga fassarar: Albarkar Allah da amincinsa su tabbata a kan wanda Ya aika a matsayin rahama ga dukkan halittu, Mai rufe annabawa kuma mafi girman manzanni, Muhammadﷺ.
May God’s blessings and peace be on the one He sent as a mercy for all creatures, the seal of prophets and greatest of messengers, Muhammad.
Hatem al-Haj1, MD, PhD Dean of Mishkah University Resident Fatwa Committee, AMJA Note: the "1" after "al-Haj" is likely a superscript footnote marker in the original; I've kept it as written.
Hatem al-Haj1, MD, PhD Dean of Mishkah University Resident Fatwa Committee, AMJA
1. Asalin wannan littafi ya samo asali ne daga wani jawabi da Dr. Hatem al-Haj ya gabatar a Edison, New Jersey (Amurka). Bayan shekaru hudu na tattarawa da rubutawa, wannan tafiya ta kai ga karshe ta hanyar bita mai zurfi da kamala daga wani masanin tarihi na duniya wanda ya nemi a boye sunansa, kuma ya inganta shi fiye da misali.
1 It was originally a presentation delivered by Dr. Hatem al-Haj in Edison, New Jersey (USA), that inspired this book. Four years of gathering and writing later, this journey culminated with the meticulous, perfectionist critique of a world class historiographer who insisted upon anonymity and improved it beyond measure.
Bashina na bin waɗannan malamai biyu ba zai taɓa biyuwa ba, yayin da nake kuma gane alherin gudummawar sauran abokan aikina daga Cibiyar Yaqeen da kuma wasu wuraren.
My debt to these two scholars can never be repaid, while also acknowledging the gracious contributions of my other colleagues from Yaqeen Institute and elsewhere.