Born 677 A.H.
Died: 752 A.H.
تفز في المعادو اهواله
بنص النبي و اقواله
مقام يخبر عن حاله
وذكر النبي سوى آله
توال عليا وابناوه
امام له عقد يوم الغدير
له في التشهد بعد الصلاه
فهل بعد ذكر اله السما
1. Be affectionate to Ali and his descendants, so that you may get relief
on Judgment Day and in terrifying situations, 2. he is an Imam, for whom
pledge was taken on Ghadeer day at the clarification and statement of
Prophet. 3. There is a place for him in Tasha-hud at the end of the ritual
prayers, which informs of his condition. 4. Is anyone other than him
mentioned after the name of God and Prophet?1
Introduction to the poet
Safiuddin Abdul Aziz bin Saraya bin Ali bin Abdul Qasim bin Ahmad bin
Nasr bin Abdul Aziz bin Saraya bin Baqi Abdullah bin Areez Hilli Tai Sambasi
was from Bani Sambas tribe, a branch of Tai. He was one of the best poets of Arabs, whose poetry had firmness of words, subtlety of meaning, lightness of
beauty, and consistency. He commanded precedence over others. All dictionaries
have consensus2 that he was born in Baghdad in 677 A.H., but there is dispute
whether he passed away in 750 or 752 A.H
69. Imam Shaibani Shafei
Born 703 A.H.
Died: 777 A.H.
1. Don’t forget the son-in-law and cousin of Mustafa, as he was an ocean
of knowledge and was divinely assisted. 2. Truly, he sacrificed himself on the
prophet, the night he slept in his bed. 3. Of whomsoever the Prophet is the
master, Ali is also his master and a helper of truth. 4. And don’t forget the
other companions, Ahle Bayt (a.s.), friends and followers of guidance of His
Eminence.
Explanation of the couplets
These verse are selected from a long Qasida comprising of a thousand verses
and it has been published. Its poet, Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad Shaibani
Shafei, author of Kashfuz Zunoon,3 has attributed this Qasida to him. Some senior
Shafei scholars have explained its meaning
Introduction to the poet
Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abu Bakr bin Araam bin Ibrahim bin Yasin bin
Abdul Qasim bin Muhammad Rabai Shaibani Aswani Iskandarani Shafei
Taqiuddin Abu Abdullah was an imam, traditionist, jurist and Mufti of Ahle
Sunnat. He was born in 703 A.H. and passed away in 777 A.H. His biography is
mentioned in Shazaratuz Zahab.4