This wonderful introduction succinctly discusses the biographies of Imam Ashraf ‘Ali al-Thanawi and Imam Zafar Ahmad al-Thanawi as well as an introduction to the renowned work: I’la’ al-Sunan. The translation has been done by our dear friend and regular contributor, Zameelur Rahman, along with a translation of a chapter of the book that will be … Continue reading
The translation of the original work in Urdu by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani is not great and requires much improvement if ever a second edition is to by published. In any case, there is a lot to benefit from this wonderful collection of discussions on the Sciences of the Quran. An-Approach-to-the-Quranic-Sciences
at-Tahawi.com is pleased to announce the online release of Mawlana Habib Ahmad al-Kiranawi’s al-Din al-Qayyim, a treatise on taqlid and ijtihad and a detailed refutation of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim’s views on taqlid. The treatise is included in the introduction to Imam Zafar Ahmad al-’Uthmani’s monumental and renowned work, I’la’ al-Sunan, a collection of over six thousand hadith proofs … Continue reading
Salam everyone, The at-Tahawi team is looking to raise one hundred dollars a year for a premium subscription for our website theme. That will allow us to remove ads from our site, will give us more space for file uploads, and will also allow for more customization. If you are interested in contributing, please email … Continue reading
Preface Whilst teaching al-ʿAqīda al-Ṭaḥāwiyya at Madrasa Ḥamīdiyya from 2002 to 2006, the idea for compiling a book in English for the benefit of the general public emerged. With this in mind I began collecting notes from the various Arabic commentaries and collating them under the relevant points in the text. The translation that formed … Continue reading
Great find for students of the Arabic language. Its only 38 pages and can also be found at the http://theajaaroomiyyahblog.blogspot.com/ , where the document was taken from. Aajurroomiyyah Publication 2nd Edition
Book Review of Yoginder Sikand’s BASTIONS OF THE BELIEVERS: MADRASAHS AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN INDIA By ‘Aamir Bashir Madrasahs in the Indian Subcontinent suffer from a poor image. The mainstream media in the West, as well as in the sub-continent (especially Hindu and liberal), tends to brand the madrasahs as hotbeds of terrorism and breeding … Continue reading
Al-Sayyid Murtađā al-Zabīdī (rahmatullah alayh) Imām Muĥammad ibn Muĥammad ibn Muĥammad ibn Ábd ar-Razzāq al-Ĥusayni az-Zabīdī, Abu’l Fayđ and is widely known as Murtađā az-Zabīdi. [1145-1205 AH/ 1732-1790 CE] He was a Ĥanafī scholar, lexicographer, linguist, a grandmaster in ĥadīth, genealogy, biographies and personal histories [ĥadith, ansāb, rijāl]. He was a prolific writer. Apart from … Continue reading
Al-Imam, Abu Bakr al-Haddad al-Hanafi al-Zabidi (rahmatullah alayh) Excerpted and abridged from Al-Imam Al-Muhaddith Abu al-‘Abbas Ahmad bin Ahmad bin ‘Abd al-Latif al-Sharji al-Hanafi al-Zabidi’s (d.893 ah)(rahmatullah alayh) blessed work dealing with the lives of the awliyaa of Yemen: “Tabaqat al-Khawass, Ahl al-Sidq wa al-Ikhlas (Ranks of the Elect, The People of Truth and Sincerity)” … Continue reading
Mawlana ‘Aamir Bashir was kind enough to provide his new translation of the book Tasheel al-Nahw for free download.Although he didn’t ask for it, it is befitting that we keep such sincere scholars who write and distribute knowledge for free in our du’as. Below I have included the introduction from the book: Introduction to the … Continue reading
