By Abu Layth He was the Qadi (judge), Imam, scholar of high repute, the ascetic (zahid), a tenacious Faqih (jurist), a righteous and humble ruler (wazir). All such characteristics have been attributed to him by his contemporaries and biographers throughout the ages, such as in the Tabaqat Ash-Shafi’yyah of Qadi ibn Shuhbah, the Tabaqat of As-Subki, and within the manyContinueContinue reading “Al-Qadi Abu Shuja’ Al-Asbahani and His Matn Ghayat at-Taqrib”
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Al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah fi Talkhis Madhhab al-Malikiyyah by Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi
Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi (731 AH) was a renowned eight century scholar, historian, poet, and jurist. He was from Granada in Muslim Spain and is well-known for having dictated the travel journal (Rihlah) of Ibn Batutah. He also compiled a number of legal works, such as the Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah fi Talkhis Madhhab al-Malikiyyah which discusses,ContinueContinue reading “Al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah fi Talkhis Madhhab al-Malikiyyah by Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi”
Rashahat al-Aqlam Sharh Kifayat al-Ghulam by ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi
Full name of the book is Rashahat al-Aqlam sharh Kifayat al-Ghulam ‘ala Madhhab al-Imam al-A’zam Abu Hanifah al-Nu’man by ‘Allamah ‘Abd al-Ghani ibn Isma’il al-Nablusi. Editing was done by Ilyas Qablan, who was edited several other works by famous Hanafi scholars. The book is a short work on Hanafi jurisprudence and theology in versified form.ContinueContinue reading “Rashahat al-Aqlam Sharh Kifayat al-Ghulam by ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi”
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Al-Salam ‘alaykum, In case you didn’t notice, we are using a new template for attahawi.com this year. I realize that some readers may have preferred the older template. This new template makes the home page much more compact, minimalist, and sorts the categories and pages better. It also allows for an updates section beneath theContinueContinue reading “New Template Up”
Roots of Synthetic Theology in Islam: A Study of the Theology of Abu Mansur Al-Maturidi by Mustafa Ceric
Roots of Synthetic Theology in Islam: A Study of the Theology of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ISBN: 983-99002-2-6 Author: Mustafa Ceric Publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (1995) Pages: 276 Binding: Hardcover Description from the publisher: Evidence of al-Maturidi’s profound influence upon Islamic theology during his time and discusses his method, theory of knowledge and theological ideas concerning the world,ContinueContinue reading “Roots of Synthetic Theology in Islam: A Study of the Theology of Abu Mansur Al-Maturidi by Mustafa Ceric”
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