At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
Summary
Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' ("Removing the Obscurity from the Words of al-Shifa") is a gloss by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Shumunni on Qadi Iyad's al-Shifa, printed at the foot of its pages in the Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya edition. 1
Why it was written
In its opening al-Shumunni says that while teaching al-Shifa he was enabled to explain some of its words, open its closed passages and solve its difficulties, so he gathered this for the benefit of students and readers and called it Muzil al-Khafa'. 2 His biographer says he abridged it from Burhan al-Halabi's commentary and added small supplements containing precise findings. 3
Method
The gloss follows the text phrase by phrase ("his words…"), fixes the reading of each word by vowels and letters, explains rare terms from al-Sihah, Ibn al-Athir's al-Nihaya and others, and identifies persons. 2 4 At the report about al-Walid ibn al-Mughira, for example, it names the sira authors who transmitted it and compares Ibn Ishaq's wording with Ibn Hisham's and al-Suhayli's preference; at the mention of the vizier Ibn Muqla in Part Four it gives his biography. 5 6 It also takes up points of language, such as who first said amma ba'd. 4
Date of completion
Its colophon says it was completed in the last ten days of Dhu al-Qa'da 847 AH. 7
For young visitors
This is a small book that helps readers pronounce the words of al-Shifa correctly and understand its difficult words.
Connections
- Authored by
- al-Shamunni
- Commentary on
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa
People and things also explored
Invoking blessings on the Prophet (al-salat 'ala al-nabi)· The inimitability of the Qur'an (i'jaz al-Qur'an)· Love of the Prophet (mahabbat al-nabi)· Muhammad· Can prophets commit minor sins?· Nur al-Yaqin fi Sirat Sayyid al-Mursalin· Miracle (mu'jiza)· Reviling the Companions (sabb al-sahaba)
Sources
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.2
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.8
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.6
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.10
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.269
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.690
- al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa — al-Qadi Iyad, with al-Shumunni's Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa' beneath it (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 2 vols) , p.696
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islam.museum contributors. “Muzil al-Khafa' an Alfaz al-Shifa'”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/muzil-al-khafa-an-alfaz-al-shifa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-04.
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