The praise of the book “Jala al Aynayn” And its Author “Nu’man al-Alusi al Hanafi”, the son of “Shihab ud din Mahmud al Alusi” The author of “Ruh al M`ani”.
In this book He answered Ibn Hajr al Haytami the sufi, who wrote against Shaykh al Islam Ibn Taymiyah and proved that actually Ibn Taymiyah was on the way of truth, this made the extremist sufi an-Nabhani furious and he wrote against Nu’man al Alusi.
But an-Nabhani failed to realize that the scholars of four Madahib praised this book and its author.
1. The descendant of Umar ibn al Khattab, Ahmad Izzat Bashah al Farooqi al Umari al Hanafi wrote a taqreez on “Jala al Aynayn” in which he said:
فرأيت الصواب ما قد حكاه … نص هذا الكتاب من غير مين
I saw truth in what the author mentioned in the book, The text of this book have no problems.
Then he said:
أشعري المقام علماً وحكماً … سلفي الطراز في الاثنين
علوي نجاره من قريش … هاشمي الآباء والجدين
He is on the level of (Abul Hasan) Ash`ari in knowledge and wisdom, His way was the way of salaf. He was Alwi (the descendant of Ali ra) and his asl is quraish, his forefathers are Hashami. [Ghayat al Amani 2/63-64]
Then Shukri al Alusi mentioned the biography of Ahmad Izzat Basha, and said:
وكان عليه الرحمة حنفيّ المذهب، سلفيَّ العقيدة،
He May Allah have mercy on him was Hanafi in madhab and Salafi in aqeedah. [Ghatay al Amani 2/67]
2. Ahmad Bak Shavi al Shafiee also wrote Taqreez on the book “Jala al Aynayn”, in which he said:
قد جلا من غياهب الشك عيناً … بجلاء العينين للأذهان
Due to the book “Jala al Aynayn” He Cleared the doubts. [Ghayat al Amani 2/68]
Then Shukri al Alusi mentioed Ahmad Bak Shavi’s biography and said:
وكان رحمه الله تعالى شافعي المذهب، لا يميل إلى غير مذهبه ولا يذهب، غير أنه لا يستحسن رأي الغلاة من الشافعية، وكان يختار كإمامه الآراء السلفية، والله يتولى الصالحين.
He May Allah have mercy on him was Shafiee in madhab, he was not inclined towards other madahib, He was not like extreme Shafiees (like an-Nabhani etc), He agreed with the opinions of his Salafi Imam (ash-Shafiee). [Ghayat al Amani 2/71]
3. The Mufti of Basrah Abdul Hameed Bak Shavi also wrote taqreez on the book, in which he said:
أبا ثابت يهنيك أنك ثابت … على الحق إذ زلت عن الحق أرجل
Abu Thabit, congratulations, you were on the path of truth at that time when the legs were shivering. [Ghayat al Amani 2/71]
after quoting his biography, Shukri al Alusi said:
وقد بقي أفاضل كثيرون ممن قرظ “جلاء العينين” وأثنى عليه بما هو مطبوع مع الكتاب وبما ورد بعد الطبع، ولو استقصينا جميع ذلك مع تراجم المقرظين لاحتمل أن يكون سفراً كبيراً، وما ذكرناه كاف في المقصود، وهو إبطال قول النبهاني المخذول في شأن كتاب “جلاء العينين” وتبين أنه كذب وافترى فيما ذكره في كتابه.
There are many scholars who wrote taqreez on “Jala al aynayn” and praised the book which are published with the book and there are others which are not yet published, If we try to mention all of these praises along with the biographies of their writers, then a big volume is needed. What I have mentioned is enough which rejects the sayings of an-Nabhani against the importance of the book “Jala al Aynayn”. [Ghayat al Amani 2/76]