Translations:On Dokuzuncu Mektup/544/en

    Risale-i Nur Tercümeleri sitesinden

    His supplication was accepted in such a way that Ibn ‘Abbas gained the glorious title of Interpreter of the Qur’an and reached the elevated degree of “erudite scholar of the Muslim community.”(*[1])When still very young even, ‘Umar used to include him in the gatherings of the religious scholars and leading Companions.(*[2])

    1. *al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, iii, 535; Ibn Hajar, al-Isaba, ii, 330-4; Ibn Athir, Usd al-Ghaba, iii, 291; Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa’, i, 327.
    2. *Musnad, i, 338; Ahmad b. Hanbal, Fada’il al-Sahaba, no: 1871; al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, iii, 535;‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa’, i, 661.