Shah Ismail Shaheed - His Works

His Works

1. A treatise on the principles of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).

2. A treatise on logic which has been referred to by Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan.

3. A book titled "Clarifying the evident truth about the rulings concerning the dead and the shrines." Regrettably, this work could not have been completed. This has been published twice or thrice along with its Urdu translation.

4. "The Status and Dignity of an Imam." The Persian manuscripts are very rare now, however Urdu versions are available.

5. "Illuminating the two eyes in regard to the raising of hands." This is the collection of those Ahadith which prove that the raising of hands (as prescribed during a prayer) is an act of Sunnah (supererogatory). This book has been published many times with its Urdu version. Its Arabic edition has recently been published along with the explanatory notes by Jamiat-e-Ahle-Hadith, Pakistan (The Department for the Propagation of Sunnah) in an extremely elegant style.

6. "The Straight Path." This book has four chapters. Only the first chapter has been written by Shah Shaheed. The contents of it all have originally been written by Saiyid Sahib, whereas the expressions and the style of writing belong to Shah Sahib. Its Urdu version has also been published. Its Persian version was only published once and is now very rarely available.

7. "Taqwiyat-ul-Iman" (the strengthening of Faith).

8. Yak-Rozi (One dayer), is a short treatise in which Moulvi Fadl Haq Khairabadi's objections on his book Taqwiyat-ul-Iman have been answered. While Shah Sahib was on his way to the mosque to perform his prayer, he received the letter of Moulvi Fadl Haq. Immediately after offering his prayer, he sat down to write an answer to it and finished it in one stroke. This is why it has been named Yak Rozi.

9. Makateeb (The written notes), is one of his very big collections. Some of them became quite well known in his name. He wrote most of them on the instigation of Saiyid Sahib.