The Al-Resala Center for Studies and Heritage Achievement in the “Al-Risala Foundation” has expanded significantly, making it a scientific center concerned with studies and research related to the affairs of our Arab and Islamic world.
And it increased his interest in rooting, documenting, and investigating the ancient heritage of our nation, that precious legacy left by our distinguished scholars.
The idea of establishing an office for heritage investigation was launched in 1979 AD when those in charge of managing the “Al-Risala Foundation” saw that the movement’s thought and jurisprudence for the renaissance of the Islamic and Arab nation stood at the barrier of rooting, so the constant and continuous work was to connect this movement with its roots in our nation. A tree does not produce its fruits, branches, and leaves unless its roots are cohesive with the depths of the earth.
Indeed, talking about the men of the establishment is the same as talking about the books that appeared on their hands, and this is an interesting and useful conversation for specialists in this field. The reader is referred to the field of introducing the men of the establishment on our website on the “Internet”.
But the first thing I start with is the one who honored this office with the fact that its head and the main knowledge in it were: the eminent scholar Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaout, and the second is the eminent scholar Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Arnaout, may God Almighty have mercy on him.
And God Almighty authorized a blessed and kind intro for projects that are still the first, and had the leadership and lead in reaching the path of success, including: “Riyad al-Salihin” by Imam Abi Zakariya al-Nawawi, and “Zad al-Ma`ad fi Huda Khair al-Abaad” by Abu Abdullah Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah. And “Biography of the Flags of the Nobles” by Shams al-Din Abi Abdullah al-Dhahabi, and I would like to stand in the hadith at this book of al-Dhahabi, as it was truly an adventure for those who stormed into the abyss of investigation in it, but rather the right of the office itself, as the biographer, as it is known, speaks in the most intractable art of the arts History, for it is the art of translations, and it needs a great scientific effort, spending a lot of money, and harnessing enormous capabilities. Nothing came out of it except for a small fraction that was distorted by editing and distortion, and there was a lot of omissions in this fraction until it was of no use or almost.
And we walked through this abyss, riding the difficulty and the humiliation, and if success is our ally and success awaits us, and all credit belongs to God, Glory be to Him, to Him be praise and gratitude first and foremost.
The adventure in achieving the “walk” has ended in success, praise be to God, and just as obedience is followed by another obedience, so success is followed by another success…
“Biography of the Nobles” was a pioneering school in bringing together a group of brilliant investigators who had the main role in showing the “biography” in a wonderful scientific form and an ingenious and useful recipe that pleases every lover of heritage who is keen on it…
And with the presence of this blessed school, the idea of unified teamwork in realizing the heritage has become deeply rooted in us, as if it were the work of one man, and that is within the foundations and rules that were established when working in “Al-Sir”.
The books that were our first publications met with wide success among scholars and the public, and this success exceeded the expectations of the “Foundation” at the time, which prompted it to expand work and embark on giant projects such as “Tahdheeb al-Kamal” by Hafiz Abi al-Hajjaj Jamal al-Din al-Mazi, and “Sharh Mushkil al-Athar” by Abi Jaafar al-Tahawi, and “Sahih Ibn Hibban” and others….
In the year nineteen nineteen thousand one thousand 1990
The first ten years since the establishment of the Investigation Bureau were full of valuable and reference works in their field, but they were hovering in an orbit that had not yet realized its intent and purpose, until God permitted it, so He guided the eyes to aspire to carry out the project of the nation, the project of the book (Musnad of Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal). And from it towards the modern encyclopedia in its entirety of its six and nine approved books.
Many are the efforts that have departed from mere contemplation of the work in this great book, and those concerns that confronted it have become few and they collide with the reality of the greatness of the task and the impossibility of achieving it.
Yes, the work plan was very large, complex, and long, according to the capabilities and technologies available at the time.
Recalling this moment now brings to mind those days when we were planning to achieve the book “Siyar A’lam al-Nubala” by galvanizing motivation and distributing and differentiating energies.
With all these difficulties, the “Musnad of Imam Ahmad project” formed a working team of sixty distinguished scholars, and the continuous and diligent efforts were distributed over ten years, so that its outcome in the year 2000 AD was an edition of the Musnad of Imam Ahmad. I do not know that an edition was issued for the Musnad surrounding it In all its aspects and in an integrated manner as this edition…
What distinguishes “Musnad Imam Ahmad” is that its achievement was not like the achievement of any other book, but rather the work in it is creating a new language, and a contemporary alphabet with all its letters, punctuation, grammar and rhetoric..
What also distinguishes “Al-Musnad” is that its realization is an important step on the path to the work of the Great Hadith Encyclopedia. Because there is no hadith – mostly – that does not have an origin in this «Musnad».
Al-Resala Center for Studies and Heritage Achievement has expanded significantly, making it a scientific center concerned with studies and research related to the affairs of our Arab and Islamic world.
It increased his interest in rooting, documenting and investigating the ancient heritage of our nation, that precious legacy left by our distinguished scholars.
What about the beginnings of establishing the investigation office in the “institution”?
The idea of establishing an office for heritage investigation was launched in 1979 AD when those in charge of managing the “Al-Risala Foundation” saw that the movement’s thought and jurisprudence for the renaissance of the Islamic and Arab nation stood at the barrier of rooting, so the constant and continuous work was to connect this movement with its roots in our nation. A tree does not produce its fruits, branches, and leaves unless its roots are cohesive with the depths of the earth.
What about the first men of the Bureau of Investigation, and what books were there in the beginning?
Indeed, talking about the men of the establishment is the same as talking about the books that appeared at their hands, and this is an interesting and useful conversation for specialists in this field. The reader is referred to the field of introducing the men of the establishment on our website on the “Internet”.
But the first thing I start with is the one who honored this office with the fact that its head and the main knowledge in it were: the eminent scholar Sheikh Shuaib Al-Arnaout, and the second is the eminent scholar Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Arnaout, may God Almighty have mercy on him.
And God Almighty authorized a blessed and kind intro for projects that are still the first, and had the leadership and lead in reaching the path of success, including: “Riyad al-Salihin” by Imam Abi Zakariya al-Nawawi, and “Zad al-Ma`ad fi Huda Khair al-Abaad” by Abu Abdullah Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah. And “Biography of the Flags of the Nobles” by Shams al-Din Abi Abdullah al-Dhahabi, and I would like to stand in the hadith at this book of al-Dhahabi, as it was truly an adventure for those who stormed into the abyss of investigation in it, but rather the right of the office itself. History, for it is the art of translations, and it needs a great scientific effort, spending a lot of money, and harnessing enormous capabilities. Nothing came out of it except for a small fraction that was distorted by editing and distortion, and there was a lot of omissions in this fraction until it was of no use or almost.
And we walked through this abyss, riding the difficulty and the humiliation, and if success is our ally and success awaits us, and all credit belongs to God, Glory be to Him, to Him be praise and gratitude first and foremost.
The adventure in achieving the “Sir” has ended in success, praise be to God, and just as obedience is followed by another obedience, so success is followed by another success…
The “Biography of the Nobles” was a leading school in bringing together a group of brilliant investigators who had the main role in showing the “biography” in a wonderful scientific form and an ingenious and useful recipe that pleases every lover of heritage who is keen on it…
And with the existence of this blessed school, the idea of unified collective action in realizing the heritage was rooted in us as if it were the work of one man, and that was within the foundations and rules that were established when working in “Al-Sir” ..
The books that were our first publications met with wide success among scholars and the public, and this success exceeded the expectations of the “Foundation” at the time, which prompted it to expand work and embark on giant projects such as “Tahdheeb al-Kamal” by Hafiz Abi al-Hajjaj Jamal al-Din al-Mazi, and “Sharh Mushkil al-Athar” by Abi Jaafar al-Tahawi, and “Sahih Ibn Hibban” and others….
In the year nineteen nineteen thousand one thousand 1990
The first ten years since the establishment of the Investigation Bureau were full of valuable and reference works in their field, but their zodiac was hovering in an orbit that had not yet realized its intent and purpose, until God permitted, so He guided the eyes to aspire to carry out the project of the nation, the project of the book (Musnad of Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal). And from it towards the modern encyclopedia in its entirety of its six and nine approved books.
Many are the efforts that have departed from mere contemplation of the work in this great book, and those concerns that confronted it have become few and they collide with the reality of the greatness of the task and the impossibility of achieving it.
Yes, the work plan was very large, complex, and long, according to the capabilities and technologies available at the time.
Recalling this moment now brings to mind those days when we were planning to achieve the book “Siyar A’lam al-Nubala” by galvanizing motivation and distributing and differentiating energies.
With all these difficulties, the “Musnad of Imam Ahmad project” formed a team of sixty distinguished scholars, and the tremendous, continuous and diligent efforts were distributed over ten years, so that its outcome in the year 2000 AD was an edition of the Musnad of Imam Ahmad. I do not know that an edition was issued for the Musnad surrounding it. In all its aspects and in an integrated manner as this edition…
What distinguishes “Musnad Imam Ahmad” is that its achievement was not like the achievement of any other book, but rather the work in it is creating a new language, and a contemporary alphabet with all its letters, punctuation, grammar and rhetoric..
What also distinguishes “Al-Musnad” is that its realization is an important step on the path to the work of the Great Hadith Encyclopedia. Because there is no hadith – mostly – that does not have an origin in this «Musnad».
What about the investigation office in the Al-Resala Foundation?
The Investigation Office at the Al-Risala Foundation, after it had the experiences of teamwork within one team in (Biography of the Nobles) and other subsequent works, and after it had this new alphabet in (Musnad of Imam Ahmad), which gave it tremendous experiences, and a large archive of information. And the development of work tools: it has risen to become a mere investigative office into (Al-Resala Center for Studies and Heritage Investigation).
This center has set its sights on being at the level of responsibility:
The heritage is scientifically investigated.
Keeping pace with reality through the modernization of heritage through serious studies, in a way that benefits the advancement of humanity and human societies.
The message center is working hard to lift the darkness
Ayla: (The heritage is a chain that pulls the present towards the past), and works with all its strength and capabilities so that heritage becomes a tool for the present towards the future, and towards building a towering civilization that is coherent with its original roots in the depths of history, as it is civilized mixed with the fragrance and spirit of the past.
And this is the future, a wide open door for anyone who wants to enter it, to be a maker of it, or a passer-by who passes through it into oblivion.
If someone says: History has passed and there is no more in it to be mentioned, we answer him by saying: The future is this renewed history. Rather, making the future is in making history, and goodness is coming, God willing.
The topic has an interesting rest, to follow up on its proven history with answers to all your questions raised and to take the hand of those who want to follow the world of the book.