Al-Jāmiʿ

How the scholars invoke Al-Jāmiʿ.

1. "previous topic, we traveled from Herat to the city of Jam, a beautiful, moderate city with gardens, trees, many springs, and rivers, abundant in mulberries and silk. It is attributed to the devout saint Sheikh Shihabuddin Ahmad al-Jami, whose story we will recount, as well as that of his grandson, Sheikh Ahmad, known as Zada, whom the king of India killed. The city belongs to his descendants, who are exempt from taxes by the Sultan, granting them prosperity and wealth. I was told by a reliable source that Sultan Abu Sayyid, the king of Iraq, once visited Khorasan and stayed in this city, where he was lavishly hosted at the Sheikh's"

   — Ibn Battuta, Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

2. "There is also the weak hadith, "O Abu Huraira, trim your nails, for the devil sits on what is long of them," and reported by al-Khatib in al-Jami’ from the weak chain of Jabir: "Trim your nails, for Satan runs in between the flesh and the nail." As for the hadith regarding starting to trim nails with the index of the right and finishing with its thumb, and in the left from the little finger to the thumb, I found no origin for it."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 3: The Book of Purification

3. "He had a dapple-gray mule named "al-Duldul," a she-camel called "al-Qaswa'," a donkey named "Ya'fur," a rug called "al-Sukkur," a goat named "al-Thamar," a drinking vessel "al-Sadir," a mirror "al-Mir'ah," a pair of scissors "al-Jami'," and a staff "al-Mamshuq." There are reports about the Prophet's belongings, though some narrations are weak."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 20: The Book of the Prophetic Character