Pattern & Methodology of Al Khaṣāiṣ-ul-Kubra by Imām Jalāl ud Dīn Suyūṭī = امام جلال الدین سیوطی کی"الخصائص الکبریٰ" کااُسلوب ومنہج

Abstract

Imām Jalāl ud Dīn Suyūṭī (d.911 A.H.) – a great personality of Islām, devoted his entire life for the services of Islām. He authored a number of books on multiple disciplines of Islām. One worth-mentioning contribution of Imām Suyūṭī is his book ‘Al Khaṣāiṣ-ul-Kubra’. A number of Arab researchers have compiled analytical research works on the specific topics and certain chapters of the book. However, a collective analysis on the pattern and methodology of the book is not present so far. Therefore, this article deals with a holistic and collective discussion on the approach and patterns of the book for the first time in Urdu language. The article deals with a comprehensive introduction of the book at first. Later, the style and method of Imām Suyūṭī in the book is thoroughly reviewed and analyzed. Moreover, the article also presents details of the significance and excellence of the book along with its distinct features. The study concludes that the matchless work of Imām Suyuṭī in this particular field deserves to be acknowledged with open heartedly.