Assalamu ‘alaykum, Mawlana Ibrahim Amin was kind enough to share with us a link to an online downloadable version of the Idarat al-Qur’an edition of ‘Allamah Zafar Ahmad al-‘Uthmani’s monumental work, I’la al-Sunan. I’la al-Sunan (Idarat al-Qur’an Edition) The Dar al-Fikr edition of the book has been available online for some time, but in mentioningContinueContinue reading “I’la al-Sunan: Online Download for Two Editions”
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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”
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