Forty Hadiths

Title: Forty Hadiths

Author: An-Nanawi Translators: A.Khaldoun Kinany Ahmad Valsan

Publisher: Dar Al-Koran Al-Kareem

Medium: Book

Theme: The Hadith

Description: Imam an-Nawawi is the author of this small collection of hadiths (the Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) He was born in 1233 AD in a Syrian village called Nawa, located south of Damascus. He acquired a great reputation as a jurist and man of science in matters of hadith. He led a simple life, and devoted himself entirely to study. He died in his native village in 1277. This selection of hadiths is generally considered to be the most popular anthology and the best introduction to the study of the "Words of the Prophet" which, together with the Qur'an, constitute the essential teachings of Islam. The Arabic text is attached for those who have some knowledge of the Arabic language. The translation was intended to be both precise and easy to read. Two people, each with a cultural background, both common and complementary, took charge of it. Finally, this work was the result of close collaboration. Abdul-Halim Khaldoun Kinany Born in Damascus in 1914. He finished his secondary studies in Syria, and did his higher studies at the Sorbonne (France), and at the University of London where he obtained his doctorate. He taught Arabic language and literature at the University of Damascus, and educational psychology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and was particularly interested in Arab and Islamic culture. He worked for 24 years at Unesco in Paris, in the departments of higher education, external relations and training abroad. He has published books and articles, in Arabic, English and French in the fields of literature, education and Islamic culture. In 1977, he took part in the organization, in Mecca, of the first international conference on Muslim education. Ahmad Valsan Born in Paris in 1946, French from a Romanian father and an Arab mother. Graduate of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris (IEP) and of the National School of Living Oriental Languages (ENLOV) Pursued Arabic studies in Cairo and Damascus and obtained the License and the Master's degree in Arabic in Paris (Sorbonne ) Currently doing research at the CNRS in the field of philology and Islamology (studies on the Koran and the Hadiths) Preparing for a doctorate (Sorbonne) and the publication of several works and translations, particularly in the field of Hadith ( Sentences and wisdoms of the Prophet-upon him Prayer and Salvation).