By Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Complete Arabic Text with Facing English Translation Translated by Mashhad Al-Allaf, Revised and Edited by Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Imam Ghazali’s Bidayat al-Hidaya is a highly motivational manual detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God-consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective thereContinueContinue reading “New Release: The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya)”
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New Release: Ascent to Felicity: A Manual on Islamic Creed and Hanafi Jurisprudence
Translation of Maraqi ‘l-Sa’adat A Manual on Islamic Creed and Hanafi Jurisprudence Translation, Notes and Appendices by Faraz A. Khan Written by the eminent 11th century Hanafi scholar, Abu ’l-Ikhlas al-Shurunbulali, Ascent to Felicity is a concise yet comprehensive primer in creed and jurisprudence. It spans all five pillars of Islam, as well as theContinueContinue reading “New Release: Ascent to Felicity: A Manual on Islamic Creed and Hanafi Jurisprudence”
Muhammad ibn Sa’ud University’s Arabic Curriculum
From our dear brother and student of the sacred sciences, Ali Godil: The entire Muhammad ibn Sa’ud University Arabic curriculum can be downloaded from the following site: http://kalamullah.com/Arabic/ImamIbnSaudArabicBooks.zip It is one of the better programs out there, and any school or teacher would benefit from these books, either as the primary textbooks or as supplements.
Islam and Secularism by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
ISBN: None Author: Syed Muhammad Al-Naquib Al-Attas Publisher: Hindustan Publications Pages: 200 Binding: Paperback Written more than twenty years ago, this book is one of the most creative and original works of a Muslim thinker in the contemporary Muslim world. The author deals with fundamental problems faced by contemporary Muslims and provides real solutions, beginningContinueContinue reading “Islam and Secularism by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas”
Large List of Online Arabic PDFs
Well, it seems that http://read.kitabklasik.co.cc/ has done half of our work for us. They have uploaded a gigantic list of excellent books (with many being the best editions) on their website. Granted, the books are all in Arabic so the English-speaking readership of this site will benefit less from it. For the seeker and scholar,ContinueContinue reading “Large List of Online Arabic PDFs”
al-Madhhab al-Hanafi: Marhalatuhu wa Tabaqatuhu, Dawabituhu and Mustalahatuhu, Khasa’isuhu wa Mu’allafatuhu by Shaykh Ahmad Naqib
The following was posted in the comments. We have given it a separate post due to its importance. “The book was a masters thesis at the Imam Muhammad Sa’ud University (Riyadh). Unfortunately the book is no longer in print. The pdf can be downloaded here: volume 1: http://www.4shared.com/document/T2clQUBM/__1.html volume 2: http://www.4shared.com/document/RpnbRmPg/__2.html Also, the following isContinueContinue reading “al-Madhhab al-Hanafi: Marhalatuhu wa Tabaqatuhu, Dawabituhu and Mustalahatuhu, Khasa’isuhu wa Mu’allafatuhu by Shaykh Ahmad Naqib”
