Bilal Ali Ansari

Athar al-Sunan by ‘Allamah Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Shawq al-Nimawi

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 aContinueContinue reading “Athar al-Sunan by ‘Allamah Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Shawq al-Nimawi”

What is the Best English Translation of the Meanings of the Qur’an?

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 haveContinueContinue reading “What is the Best English Translation of the Meanings of the Qur’an?”

Ebu’s-su’ud: The Islamic Legal Tradition by Colin Imber: Book Review by Wael Hallaq

Since the topic of book reviews and Wael Hallaq was being discussed recently, I thought it would be interesting to post a review of Dr. Hallaq on a book published by Colin Imber. Colin Imber, Ebu ‘s-su’ud: The Islamic Legal Tradition, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Pp. xii + 288. $49.50 (ISBN 0-8047-2927-1). In theContinueContinue reading “Ebu’s-su’ud: The Islamic Legal Tradition by Colin Imber: Book Review by Wael Hallaq”

Kashf al-Niqab ‘amma fi Kalimat Abi Ghudda min al-Abatil wa ‘l-Iftira’at by Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani

Since we have been posting material about the contention that existed between the two great hadith scholars of the past century, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah and Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani, and the rebuttal of Shaykh Abu Ghuddah was just posted recently, I thought it only fair to upload Shaykh Albani’s response as well. Admittedly,ContinueContinue reading “Kashf al-Niqab ‘amma fi Kalimat Abi Ghudda min al-Abatil wa ‘l-Iftira’at by Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani”

Kalimat fi Kashf Abatil wa Iftira’at by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

In a previous post, we uploaded the book Jawab al-Hafiz Mundhiri and claimed that the small risalah, Kalimat fi Kashf Abatil wa Iftira’at was appendixed to the end of it. It turns out that although the uploaded edition of the book includes the appendix, the pdf version excluded it. I have therefore uploaded the treatiseContinueContinue reading “Kalimat fi Kashf Abatil wa Iftira’at by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah”

Best Edition of Imam Tahawi’s Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar?

Assalamu ‘alaykum, I have been looking for a solid edition of Imam Tahawi’s Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar for some time now. The only editions I have seen are the Indian editions, which are not based upon much comparitive manuscript study, and the Darul Kitab version of the book with the foreword of Shaykh Yusuf Mar’ashli andContinueContinue reading “Best Edition of Imam Tahawi’s Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar?”