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Usul al-Shashi by Imam Nizam al-Din al-Shashi edited by Shaykh Muhammad Akram al-Nadwi

A commentor on the site requested the Usul al-Shashi edition edited by Shaykh Akram Nadwi and printed by Dar al-Gharb al-Islami. We have uploaded it here courtesy of Shaykh Ehzaz Ajmeri. A .doc file of the book is also available, but I believe the request was specific for the Nadwi edition pdf. Usul al ShashiContinueContinue reading “Usul al-Shashi by Imam Nizam al-Din al-Shashi edited by Shaykh Muhammad Akram al-Nadwi”

Sharh al-‘Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah by Qadi Isma’il ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani

By Qadi Isma’il ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani al-Hanafi d.629 AH This is a concise commentary, discussing selected portions of the Imam Tahawi’s ‘Aqidah, covering most of the important points. Printed by Dar ar-Rashid in Riyadh in 1413 AH using a number of manuscripts, then copied by Ahmed Farid al-Mazidi and printed by Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah inContinueContinue reading “Sharh al-‘Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah by Qadi Isma’il ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani”

al-‘Aqidah al-Islamiyyah wa Ususuha by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman Hasan Habannakah al-Maydani

The following book is one of the more modern works on ‘aqidah, but also arguably one of the better ones. Like the recently uploaded Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah, the book is organized very well and simplifies issues of creed usually considered very difficult to understand. al-‘Aqidah al-Islamiyyah wa Ususuha

Answering Those Who Altered the Religion of Jesus Christ (Translation of al-Jawab al-Sahih li man Baddala Din al-Masih) by Hafiz Ibn Taymiyyah

The attached book is a translation of one of Hafiz Ibn Taymiyyah’s several books written in response to Christian beliefs. The book was abridged by Ash-Shahhat Ahmad at-Tahhan and then later translated by Bayan Translation Services. Answering Those Who Altered the Religion of Jesus Christ

Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah by Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan al-Buti

Here is Shaykh Muhammad Sa`id Ramadan al-Buti’s masterful work on Islamic creed, Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah: Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyyah As well as a link to his audio explanation of the book: Audio Lessons of the Book by Shaykh Buti Both were provided courtesy of SeekeroftheSacred

Al-Hind al-Qadimah: Hadaratuha wa Diyanatuha by Shaykh Muhammad Isma’il al-Nadwi

The following is a book on the history of Ancient India, written by Dr. Muhammad Isma’il al-Nadwi, a famed scholar of history and the Arabic language and a graduate of Nadwat al-‘Ulama in Lucknow, India. He taught for many years in Cairo and worked to translate Shibli Nu’mani’s Sirat al-Nabi into Arabic. Al-Hind al-Qadimah