Attached is the now widely-used English book of Arabic morphology, compiled by Shaykh Ebrahim Muhammad of Camperdown, South Africa. It is used as the main text for Sarf in many madrasahs today. The book has been published by ZamZam Publishers in Karachi, albeit with poor printing. The margins are missing and the pages/binding are smallContinueContinue reading “Treasures of Arabic Morphology (Min Kunuz al-Sarf) by Shaykh Ebrahim Muhammad”
Author Archives: Bilal Ali Ansari
Useful Charts for Students of Hidayat al-Nahw
While teaching Hidayat al-Nahw this last year, I chose to stick to the actual book as the text and not the Irani, revamped version entitled Al-Hidayah fi ‘l-Nahw which basically simplifies the text in certain places, adds practice questions and summaries, and inserts neat little charts for visualizing divisions and categories. Because al-Hidayah fi ‘l-NahwContinueContinue reading “Useful Charts for Students of Hidayat al-Nahw”
Ta’lim al-Muta’allim by Imam Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji
Many readers may be acquainted with the translation of Imam Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji’s famous collection of advices for the student of knowledge entitled Ta’lim al-Muta’allim Tariq al-Ta’allum (Instruction of the Student: The Method of Learning). Although the English translation of the book is generally sound, there are numerous instances in the translation where the ArabicContinueContinue reading “Ta’lim al-Muta’allim by Imam Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji”
Useful Usul al-Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Books in English
Question: I was wondering if you knew of any usul al-fiqh books in English that I could purchase or get from the library, so I can learn some of the basic usul words. Answer: There are quite a few books that have been published in the last two decades on the science of Islamic lawContinueContinue reading “Useful Usul al-Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Books in English”
al-Anwar al-Qudsiyyah fi Ma’rifat Qawa’id al-Sufiyyah by Imam Sha’rani
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 informationContinueContinue reading “al-Anwar al-Qudsiyyah fi Ma’rifat Qawa’id al-Sufiyyah by Imam Sha’rani”
Books on Dream Interpretation
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 KhalilContinueContinue reading “Books on Dream Interpretation”
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