Author Archives: Bilal Ali

The History of the Qur’anic Text from Revelation to Compilation by Mawlana Muhammad Mustafa al-A’zami

THE HISTORY OF THE QUR’ANIC TEXT FROM REVELATION TO COMPILATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS By Muhammad Mustafa Al-A’zami. Leicester: UK Islamic Academy, Review by Murad Hoffman From its very beginning, Islam has been under attack not only physically but academically. Christian demagogues like John of Damascus, Peter the Venerable, RaymundusContinueContinue reading “The History of the Qur’anic Text from Revelation to Compilation by Mawlana Muhammad Mustafa al-A’zami”

Upcoming Book Release: A Sufi Study of Hadith

[The book has been typeset and is awaiting indexing etc. It is expected to be released this summer, in sha Allah.] A Sufi Study of Hadith (Originally titled Haqiqa al-Tariqa min as-Sunna al-Aniqa) is a unique work of commentary on a selection of over three hundred authentic hadith. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, one of theContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Book Release: A Sufi Study of Hadith”

Post-Crisis Reforms: Some Points to Ponder by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

In modern economics, we are used to a purely materialistic and secular approach that does not allow religious concepts to interfere with its theories and concepts, on the premise that economy is outside the domain of religion. It is, however, an interesting irony that every dollar note has the admission: “In God we trust”, butContinueContinue reading “Post-Crisis Reforms: Some Points to Ponder by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani”

Al-Fadl al-Mubin by Imam Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi

The following pdf contains three small works of the great mujaddid Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi. The first is called Al-Fadl al-Mubin fi ‘l-Musalsal min Hadith al-Nabiyy al-Amin, which is a collection of musalsalat. The second work is called Al-Durr al-Thamin fi Mubashsharat al-Nabiyy al-Amin. The third is Dihlawi’s Al-Nawadir min Ahadith Sayyid al-Awa’il wa ‘l-Awakhir.ContinueContinue reading “Al-Fadl al-Mubin by Imam Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi”

Al-I’tidal fi Maratib al-Rijal (Al Etidaal) by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi

Al-Etidaal(English) Shaykh Shabbir Salojee’s Foreword: FOREWORD Muslims everywhere are going through a period of uncertainty, turmoil and suffering. Throughout the world, there appears to be a concerted effort to wipe out the very presence of Muslims. Bosnia, Somalia, Algeria are the better known examples of this onslaught, but Muslims are under attack in many otherContinueContinue reading “Al-I’tidal fi Maratib al-Rijal (Al Etidaal) by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi”