The Superabundance of the Commendable and the Reinforcement of the Yet-More Commendable: Poetry Collection
(الفيض المحمدي والمدد الأحمدي وهو ديوان)

Name: The Superabundance of the Commendable and the Reinforcement of the Yet-More Commendable: Poetry Collection
Author: Abū al-Hudá al-Ṣayyādī, Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Wādī, 1849 or 1850-1910 or 1911

Title	The Superabundance of the Commendable and the Reinforcement of the Yet-More Commendable: Poetry Collection
Title Original	الفيض المحمدي والمدد الأحمدي وهو ديوان
Author	Abū al-Hudá al-Ṣayyādī, Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Wādī, 1849 or 1850-1910 or 1911
Publication Place	- al-Jawa'ib Press
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	Library of Congress
Library Asset ID	2021666263
Record ID	22053533
Sample Text	This diwan, Al-Faydh al- Muhammadi wa-al-Madad al-Ahmadi wa Huwa Diwan (The superabundance of the commendable and the reinforcement of the yet-more commendable: Poetry collection), is a book of poems, mostly in praise of the Prophet Muhammad or in supplication of his blessing and assistance. Some of the verses vary from this theme, for example, poetic prayers addressing Ahmad al-Rifa'i, founder of the famous Sufi order of which the author, Abū al-Hudá al-Ṣayyādī, was a prominent (and controversial) leader. Abu al-Huda was a prolific writer who rose from humble origins in rural Syria to become teacher and advisor to Sultan Abdülhamid II. He was a religious figure of great importance, and a power broker whose influence at the Ottoman court was unrivaled. He was responsible for the appointment to high office of many contemporaries, specifically Ahmad Izzat al-Abid (1851-1924), a Syrian adviser to the sultan. Abū al-Hudá's presence as an Arab at the imperial court involved him in Ottoman-Islamic politics, causing his decisions to be felt in many parts of the empire. He was associated with major figures of the Islamic reform movement, such as Mahmud Shukri al-'Alusi (1856-1924) in Iraq and Muhammad 'Abdu (1849-1905) in Egypt. Leadership of the Rifa'iyah Sufis caused rival orders to try to undermine his religious claims and court position. History has not been kind to Abū al-Hudá. His rapid rise to power, key patronage position, and the ambiguities of his writings led him to be termed an obscurantist, reactionary, and fraud. It seems ironic that one of the sultan's favored links to his Arab subjects should be, until today, widely ignored in Arab historiography. An indefatigable writer and publicist, he is credited with more than 200 works. The poems in this collection are, for the most part, short. Couplets and short verses are interspersed with longer poems. Many verses were written on special occasions, such as the post-Ramadan feast, or composed to commemorate an event.
Tür	text

View in source Library of Congress Library of Congress - Historical works, archives, and periodicals search engine

Library of Congress

The Superabundance of the Commendable and the Reinforcement of the Yet-More Commendable: Poetry Collection

(الفيض المحمدي والمدد الأحمدي وهو ديوان)

Author Abū al-Hudá al-Ṣayyādī, Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Wādī, 1849 or 1850-1910 or 1911

Publication Place - al-Jawa'ib Press

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library Library of Congress

Library Asset ID 2021666263

Record ID 22053533

Sample Text This diwan, Al-Faydh al- Muhammadi wa-al-Madad al-Ahmadi wa Huwa Diwan (The superabundance of the commendable and the reinforcement of the yet-more commendable: Poetry collection), is a book of poems, mostly in praise of the Prophet Muhammad or in supplication of his blessing and assistance. Some of the verses vary from this theme, for example, poetic prayers addressing Ahmad al-Rifa'i, founder of the famous Sufi order of which the author, Abū al-Hudá al-Ṣayyādī, was a prominent (and controversial) leader. Abu al-Huda was a prolific writer who rose from humble origins in rural Syria to become teacher and advisor to Sultan Abdülhamid II. He was a religious figure of great importance, and a power broker whose influence at the Ottoman court was unrivaled. He was responsible for the appointment to high office of many contemporaries, specifically Ahmad Izzat al-Abid (1851-1924), a Syrian adviser to the sultan. Abū al-Hudá's presence as an Arab at the imperial court involved him in Ottoman-Islamic politics, causing his decisions to be felt in many parts of the empire. He was associated with major figures of the Islamic reform movement, such as Mahmud Shukri al-'Alusi (1856-1924) in Iraq and Muhammad 'Abdu (1849-1905) in Egypt. Leadership of the Rifa'iyah Sufis caused rival orders to try to undermine his religious claims and court position. History has not been kind to Abū al-Hudá. His rapid rise to power, key patronage position, and the ambiguities of his writings led him to be termed an obscurantist, reactionary, and fraud. It seems ironic that one of the sultan's favored links to his Arab subjects should be, until today, widely ignored in Arab historiography. An indefatigable writer and publicist, he is credited with more than 200 works. The poems in this collection are, for the most part, short. Couplets and short verses are interspersed with longer poems. Many verses were written on special occasions, such as the post-Ramadan feast, or composed to commemorate an event.

Tür text