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 havingContinueContinue reading “I’rab al-Qur’an al-Karim by Shaykh Muhyi ‘l-Din Darwish”
Author Archives: Bilal Ali Ansari
Mukhtasar Khilafiyat al-Bayhaqi
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 anContinueContinue reading “Mukhtasar Khilafiyat al-Bayhaqi”
Shabe Barat: The Fifteenth of Shabaan in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadeeth by Shaykh Fazlur Rahman ‘Azmi
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-HadithContinueContinue reading “Shabe Barat: The Fifteenth of Shabaan in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadeeth by Shaykh Fazlur Rahman ‘Azmi”
Audio Files for al-‘Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayka
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
al-Kitab al-Asasi: Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers
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-LughahContinueContinue reading “al-Kitab al-Asasi: Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers”
Summer Suggested Reading List of English Books
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 booksContinueContinue reading “Summer Suggested Reading List of English Books”
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