Book Review: The Immense Ocean

Originally posted on A Muslim's Book Shelf:
Title: The Immense Ocean (Al-Bahr Al-Madid): A Thirteenth Century Quranic Commentary on the Chapters of The All-Merciful, The Event and Iron Author: Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Ajiba Translated and Annotated by: Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk and Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald Publisher: Fons Vitae (2009) Shaykh Ibn Ajiba was born in…

Observations on Chapter 1 of Karen Armstrong’s Book “Islam: A Short History”

Originally posted on Waqar Akbar Cheema:
The following is a reproduction of some observations I made while reading the first chapter of Karen Armstrong’s book “Islam: A Short History” well over a year ago. . All quotes and page numbers are from the e-book here . She writes; ” … the opposition grew, led by…

Fiqh al-Buyu’ by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani | Arabic in 2 Volumes

The new two-volume Arabic fiqh textbook authored by our dear shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (al-‘Uthmani). I recall that it was written initially with the intention of being included in the syllabus of madrasahs. https://archive.org/details/FIQHULBOYUVOL1 https://archive.org/details/FIQHULBOYUVOL2

Services of the Indian ʿUlamā to Bukhāri Studies: A Timely Contribution

View this article in PDF: Services of Indian Ulama to Bukhari Studies – A Timely Contribution (Total pages: 7) Written by Hadrat Maulana Dr. Khalīl al-Raḥmān Sajjād Nuʿmānī[2] ABSTRACT [1]: The Indian Subcontinent has been an important center of Hadith sciences in the Muslim world throughout history. This article focuses on two Indian Hadith scholars who made tremendous contributions toContinueContinue reading “Services of the Indian ʿUlamā to Bukhāri Studies: A Timely Contribution”