Assalamu ‘alaykum, At the request of a friend, here is Imam ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha’rani’s famous book on the principles of tazkiyah and tasawwuf, entitled al-Anwar al-Qudsiyyah fi Ma’rifat Qawa’id al-Sufiyyah. The book is in Arabic. I was asked if a translation in English exists. I am not aware of any, but if anyone has information … Continue reading
Assalamu ‘alaykum, I was recently informed of a very interesting website that has collected a number of books on dream interpretation (tafsir al-ahlam) and organized them in an easy-to-find, highly accessible manner. Amongst the books included is Ibn Sirin’s Tafsir al-Ahlam (although many argue about this book’s attribution to the author) as well as Khalil … Continue reading
Recently, a number of students who study Arabic syntax with me asked for my recommendation on a good book that focused on the i’rab of the Qur’an (grammatical analysis of each ayah). While I admitted that I was not familiar with all the new works that have been published recently on the topic, and having … Continue reading
Brother ashrafh, aka Hasan Ashraf, was kind enough to share with us an important book of comparitive fiqh that argues the Shafi’i stance on legal issues, highlighting the legal contentions that existed between the Shafi’i and the Hanafi (or as Imam Bayhaqi terms it, the “Iraqi”) schools. The book that brother Hasan provided is an … Continue reading
Given that the fifteenth of Sha’ban is upon us, the usual questions about the signigicance of the night of the 15th and fasting on its day have begun to come up. I thought it would be useful to read a researched answer by one of today’s foremost authorities in the science of Hadith, Shaykh al-Hadith … Continue reading
Assalamu ‘alaykum, After reading our last post, a scholar and dear friend, Shaykh Ehzaz Ajmeri was kind enough to share the links for the supplemental audio to the books: Book 1: http://www.archive.org/details/arabicbyh-mp3-1 Book 2: http://www.archive.org/details/arabicbyh-mp3-2 Book 3: http://www.archive.org/details/arabicbyh-mp3-3 Bilal Ali
Assalamu ‘alaykum, Recently, a student and I were discussing his Arabic studies and how he benefited more from visual learning. Being able to picture the vocabulary he was expected to memorize was aiding him immensely in picking up the words at a quicker pace. Although books like Lisan al-Qur’an, Arabic Tutor, and the Durus al-Lughah … Continue reading
At the request of some students and friends, I decided to come up with a list of books that I would suggest them to read this summer. Since the query was regarding English books, I have confined my list accordingly. Understanding that most students will read on average no more than four to five books … Continue reading
A friend and relative recently asked: “Do you know where I can find Athar as Sunan by Allamah Nimawi anywhere online (either PDF or somewhere I can purchase it)? Jazakullah” The pdf version that is found online is an older print and I have uploaded it below. I have also provided a link to a … Continue reading
With the enormous amount of translations of the meanings of the Qur’an available in the market today, it becomes very difficult for the average reader to decide which one to use and which one best suits his/her purpose. While I admittedly have not read through or analyzed all of the translations out there, I have … Continue reading
