If one truly wishes to develop their recognition of the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, it is necessary for them to study him Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam in the context of his closest comparisons - the Prophets of Allah Alaihimus Salam. It becomes apparent quite imminently that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam was granted great superiority and virtue by Allah Ta'ala over the rest of creation.
This publication attempts to shed light on this particular point and by studying it, you will be able to recognise the magnificent status of the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam.
Bidayah As-Sul fi Tafdil Ar-Rasul (The Beginning of the Quest for the High Esteem of the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) is a concise work summarising forty distinctive virtues and characteristics of the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam.
The author, Shaykh 'Izz ad-Din ibn Adb al-Salam Rahimahullah, nicknamed the Sultan of the Scholars, produced a number of brilliant works in Shafi'i jurisprudence, Qur'anic exegesis, methodological fundamentals of Sacred Law, formal legal opinion, governance, and a masterpiece on Islamic legal principles entitled Qawa'id al-Ahkam fi Masalih al-Anam (The Bases of Legal Rulings in the Interests of Mankind)