Assalamu ‘Alaikum, Recently, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs of the State of Qatar has published, for the first time on the modern press, the commentary on Imam al-Bukhari’s Sahih by Imam Siraj-ud-Din ibn al-Mulaqqin ash-Shafi’i (723 – 804 AH) in 36 volumes. The author, better known as Ibn al-Mulaqqin (though he personally didn’t … Continue reading
Further to my earlier post on the commentaries of the Sahihain, this is a synopsis of an article by Shaykh Dr. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim ibn Ubaid (Professor of Hadith Sciences at Jamia Umm al-Qura, Makka) that was published in the Umm al-Qura Journal. The essay was titled: riwaayat wa nusakh al-Jami as-Sahih lil-Imam Abi … Continue reading
I stumbled upon these in my archives and thought they might be beneficial to someone. Of course, the lists are not exhaustive. شروح صحيح مسلم شروح صحيح البخاري
The author (d. 412AH) is one of the most prolific early authors in Tasawwuf, second only to al-Harith al-Muhasibi according to Ibn al-Jawzi. His works present a very penetrating insight into the developments in Tasawwuf by his time. Besides one or two works in hadith, he mainly wrote on various aspects of Tasawwuf. His Arba’in … Continue reading
In 1311 AH/1893 CE, Sultān ʿAbdul Ḥamīd II [RA] issued an imperial decree to prepare the most critically evaluated edition of the second most authentic book after Kitābullāh. It specified that the copy of Hāfiẓ al-Yūnīnī – the most relied upon copy of the Ṣaḥīḥ of the later scholars – should be used as the … Continue reading
The author of the book Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law, Dr. Wael Hallaq, responded to Dr. Nadwi’s critical review of his book (that was posted earlier on this site). We have attached the rejoinder that JIS made an exception to publish, in the words of Ml. Nadwi, bowing down to the pressure from certain … Continue reading
Enjoy this commentary on the Qasidah of Ka’b ibn az-Zuhayr (may Allah have mercy on him) by the great Imam of Arabic language, Shaykh Jamal-ud-Din ibn Hisham al-Misri ash-Shafi’i thumma ‘l-Hanbali (d. 761 AH) – sahib Mughni al-Labib ‘an Kutub al-A’arib etc. – along with the hashiya of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Bajuri. Thought it might be … Continue reading
As the title suggests, this post is regarding Hadhrat Shaykh Maulana Yusuf Motala’s (damat barakatuhum) work on the importance of Obedience to the Messenger sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, which he had authored some 40 years ago to establish the importance of Obedience to the Messenger sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam in the hearts and minds of … Continue reading
