Reliability of Several Books

Question

Are the following books authentic and reliable, and which of them should be read: “Firdaws-e Asiya” (“The Paradise of Asia”), “Qisas al-Anbiya”, “Tazkirat al-Awliya Hind”, “Sirr al-Shahadatayn”, “Qiyamat-nama” (“The Book of the Day of Judgement”) (“Subh ka Sitara” — “The Morning Star”), “Rukn-e Din” (“The Pillar of Religion”), “Kanz al-Daqa’iq”, “Tanbih al-Ghafilin”, “Taqwiyat al-Iman”, “Ma la budda minhu” — the Tafsir of Surah Yusuf, “Gulzar-e Ibrahim” (“The Flower Garden of Ibrahim”)

Answer

(1) [The book] is a work of Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz; some of its narrations are weak (da‘if). (5) [The book] is a work of Hazrat Shah Rafi‘ al-Din; its real name is “‘Alamat-e Qiyamat” (“Signs of the Hour”); it is reliable. (7) Some of the issues (masa’il) in it are unreliable. (9) [The book] is a work of Abu’l-Layth al-Samarqandi; some of its narrations are weak. (8/10/11)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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