Ever since Wael Hallaq’s Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law was published, a large number of academic reviews were written on the book, none more thorough and critical than the damaging review of Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. I believe, in fact, that it is his review that influencedContinueContinue reading “Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael Hallaq: Book Review by Shaykh Akram Nadwi”
Author Archives: Bilal Ali
Kutub Hadhdhara Minha ‘l-‘Ulama’ by Mashhur Hasan Aal Salman
For people interested in the topic of false attribution of books to authors as well as other books that one should stay away from, Kutun Hadhdhara minha ‘l-‘Ulama’ is a very beneficial resource. However, the book is full of many unnecessary attacks on Sunni ‘ulama and should be read with caution. In the book isContinueContinue reading “Kutub Hadhdhara Minha ‘l-‘Ulama’ by Mashhur Hasan Aal Salman”
Jawab al-Hafiz Abi Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Mundhiri al-Misri ‘an As’ilatin fi ‘l-Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil
Attached is a wonderful published edition of Hafiz Mundhiri’s answers to questions on the science of Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil with the annotation and notes of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah. The book includes a unique researched text written by Shaykh Abu Ghuddah himself entitled Umara’ al-Muminin fi ‘l-Hadith which lists the names of hadith scholarsContinueContinue reading “Jawab al-Hafiz Abi Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Mundhiri al-Misri ‘an As’ilatin fi ‘l-Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil”
English and Arabic Book Post Pages Updated
Assalamu ‘alaykum, FYI: The English and Arabic Book pages, which list the books that have been discussed on the site, have been updated. at-Tahawi Team
Ta’nib al-Khatib of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari
Attached is the brilliant rebuttal of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid Kawthari to the section of Imam Khatib Baghdadi’s Tarikh Baghdad on Imam Abu Hanifah in which Khatib Baghdadi mentions a number of false reports in dispraise of the great Imam Abu Hanifah in a manner that suggested that he agreed with them. Although the book isContinueContinue reading “Ta’nib al-Khatib of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari”
Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) by Jonathan A.C. Brown
Contrary to popular opinion, the bulk of Islamic law does not come from the Qur’an but rather from hadith, first-hand reports of the prophet Muhammad’s words and deeds, passed from generation to generation. However, with varying accounts often only committed to paper a century after the death of Muhammad, Islamic scholars, past and present, haveContinueContinue reading “Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) by Jonathan A.C. Brown”
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