Al-Khasa'is Al-Muhammadiyyah: A Compendium of Three Treatises on the Distinctive Traits of the Prophet Muhammadﷺ & the Glory of the Muhammadan Nation

This compendium brings together three foundational works on the Khasa'is—the distinctive traits of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ—rendered into English for readers who have long lacked full access to this genre in their own language. At its heart are two major treatises, including Bidayat al-Sul fi Tafdhil al-Rasul by Ibn Abd al-Salam, joined by a smaller supplemental work, al-Khasais al-Sughra, authored by Imam al-Suyuti. Together they explore what set the Prophet ﷺ apart and the honor of his nation, offering a focused study of a subject that has occupied scholars across centuries.

The translation is the work of Moustafa Elqabbany and Ahmad Derrick Peat, with a foreword by Sheikh Yasir Fahmy. Published by Imam Ghazali Publishing in 2023, this 400-page hardcover edition has been described as unlike anything previously printed in English on this subject, a fitting testament to the care taken in bringing these three treatises together in one volume.

For the reader drawn to the sira and the qualities that distinguished the Prophet ﷺ among all creation, this collection offers a rare depth—three works in conversation with one another, each illuminating a different facet of the same subject. It belongs on the shelf of anyone seeking to know the Prophet ﷺ more fully, in the words of those who devoted their lives to this study.