Few scholars have studied this particular maulid text, and it is hoped that this brief introduction will inspire deeper research into this important work.
The maulid text was originally published by “Percetakan Al-Azhar Asy-Syarif Al-Munif” and contains a colophon at the end dated 15 Rajab 1399 H (Sunday, June 10, 1979). In October 2020, Gus Nanal Ainal Fauz from Pati, Central Java, in collaboration with Turats Ulama Nusantara, republished Al-Ibriz using a more modern Arabic script to make it accessible to a wider Indonesian audience.
In the final pages, Gus Nanal included a general sanad (chain of transmission), tracing the authorization of this maulid text through Sayyid Ahmad bin Idrus Al-Habsyi of Pasuruan, who received it from the world-renowned musnid Sheikh Muhammad Yasin bin Isa al-Padangi. Sheikh Yasin, in turn, obtained the sanad from two sources directly linked to the original author, Sheikh Jam’an bin Samun al-Tangerangi and Sheikh Muhammad Arsyad Thawil al-Bantani.
Al-Ibriz ad-Dani is a concise commentary on the hadiths narrated by Imam Qasthalani and is divided into 37 chapters. It begins with the story of Nur Muhammad (the Light of Muhammad) as the origin of all creation and concludes with a chapter detailing the physical and moral perfections of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).