Assalamu Alaykum, An outstanding contemporary work is the 3 volume book “Jami ash-Shuruh wa al-Hawashi”, which is similar to books like Kashf ad-Dhunun, but much more detailed. It mentions books in alphabetical order, then all the works on each, with their publication info. So if one is looking for the different works on “Manar” for example, findContinueContinue reading “Jami’ al-Shuruh wa ‘l-Hawashi”
Author Archives: Bilal Ali
The Path to Perfection By Shaykh Masihullah Khan Jalalabadi
An Edited Anthology of the Spiritual Teachings of Hakim Al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Originally translated in South Africa – Edited and published by Mufti Abd Al-Rahman ibn Yusuf/White Thread Press http://www.whitethreadpress.com) Reviewed by Ismaeel Nakhuda In spite of its intrinsic attachment to Islam, Sufism – otherwise known as tasawwuf or tazkiya – remains oneContinueContinue reading “The Path to Perfection By Shaykh Masihullah Khan Jalalabadi”
Mahq at Taqawwul fi Mas’alat al-Tawassul
Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari (rahmatullahi alaihi), one of the greatest Hanafi savants of the past century, once wrote a short, comprehensive, and rare treatise on the subject of tawassul, which I have uploaded here for the benefit of all. If the font size is too small, simply copy and paste the document onto Microsoft WordContinueContinue reading “Mahq at Taqawwul fi Mas’alat al-Tawassul”
Ahkam al-Tawarruq wa Tatbiqatuhu ‘l-Masrafiyyah by Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Attached is a short Arabic book by our respected Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani on the legal rulings pertaining to tawarruq. The file comes courtesy of our dear friend Shaykh Faraz Rabbani. Ahkam al-Tawarruq wa Tatbiqatuhu ‘l-Masrafiyyah
Slippery Stone: An Inquiry into Islam’s Stance on Music – Reviewed by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi
Review by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi Title: Slippery Stone: An Inquiry into Islam’s Stance on Music Author: Khalid Baig Publisher: Open Mind Press Year: 2008 384 pages. Slippery Stone: Cultural Colonialism and the Music Question The dawn of the colonization of Afro-Asian world in general and the Muslim world in particular brought in its wake effortsContinueContinue reading “Slippery Stone: An Inquiry into Islam’s Stance on Music – Reviewed by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi”
The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon by Jonathan Brown
In a number of lectures I delivered on the subject of Hadith, I mentioned a PhD thesis that was authored by Professor Jonathan Brown of the University of Washington, a Muslim professor who analyzed both the Sahih’s of Bukhari and Muslim and Orientalist views regarding them. Brown is very aptly able to identify some ofContinueContinue reading “The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon by Jonathan Brown”
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