Hasr al-Sharid min Asanid Muhammad ‘Abid: Online Download

Assalamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Please find a full PDF copy of Hasr al-Sharid, the amazing thabat (list of the established full chains of transmission in various works) of Shaykh Muhammad Abid Sindi (may Allah have mercy on him), one of the greatest Hanafi masters of hadith who passed away in 1257 A.H. HasrContinueContinue reading “Hasr al-Sharid min Asanid Muhammad ‘Abid: Online Download”

Princeton University Officially Unveils its Digital Library of 200 Islamic Manuscripts

Princeton University has placed a new digital library of 200 Islamic manuscripts online for scholars to consult and study. These manuscripts were selected from some 9,500 volumes of Islamic manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and other languages of the Muslim world in the University Library’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Princeton’s extraordinaryContinueContinue reading “Princeton University Officially Unveils its Digital Library of 200 Islamic Manuscripts”

Massive List of Arabic Resources

Dictionaries and Glossaries: 2a. http://dictionary.sakhr.com/ (Arabic-English, English-Arabic) 2b. http://www.mesiti.it/arabic/dictionary.asp (English-Arabic) 2c. http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/59…English-Arabic (English-Arabic) 2d. http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/46…b2English.html (Arabic-English) 2e. http://www.al-awwal.com/alawwal.asp (Arabic-English, English-Arabic) 2f. http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/44…ictionary.html (German-Arabic) 2g. http://www.geocities.com/matyara911/Dictionary.htm (dictionary of rare words, English-Arabic) 2h. http://www.dictionaric.com/dico%20arabe%20page%20de%20garde.htm (French-Arabic) 2i. http://www.alburaq.net/dictionary1/transform.cfm (Arabic-English) 2j. http://www.arava.org/site/research_glossary.shtml (environmental glossary, English-Arabic/Hebrew) 2k. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/3279/ (Algerian Arabic-English) 2l. http://www-old.ectaco.com/online/diction.php3?lang=3 (Arabic-English, English-Arabic) 2m. http://www.studyquran.co.uk/LLhome.htm (Lane’s Arabic-English lexicon; entireContinueContinue reading “Massive List of Arabic Resources”

The Essential Arabic Language Library: Classical Texts List

Please note that this is not a complete list, but rather a general guide. On Grammar (nahw): 1. al-Kitāb by Sībawayhi 2. Ma‘ānī al-Qur’ān by al-Farrā’ 3. al-Muqtadab by al-Mubarrad 4. al-Usūl fi al-Nahw by Ibn al-Sarrāj 5. al-Mufassal by al-Zamakhsharī 6. al-Kāfiyah by Ibn al-Hājib 7. al-Alfiyyah by Ibn Mālik 8. Mughnī al-Labīb byContinueContinue reading “The Essential Arabic Language Library: Classical Texts List”

Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce

Title: Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce. Author: Fareeha Khan Assistant Professor Department of Religious Studies Georgia State University Abstract: This dissertation takes up the issue of ijtihād, creative legal reform, as defined and upheld by contemporary ‘ulamā (traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars). It centers inContinueContinue reading “Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce”

Mukhtasar al-Tahawi: Online Download

Assalamu ‘alaykum, Amongst the earliest legal texts of the Hanafi madhhab is the Mukhtasar of the Hadith and Fiqh master, Imam Abu Ja’far al-Tahawi. The text, amongst the famous mutun (legal texts) of the school, despite its importance to the madhhab and the lofty status of its author, is not readily available or even studied.ContinueContinue reading “Mukhtasar al-Tahawi: Online Download”