Nayl al-Farqadayn fi Mas’alat Raf` al-Yadayn (Clarity on the Ruling of Lifting of the Hands in Prayer) by ‘Allamah Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri The ruling pertaining to the lifting of both hands at the time of going into ruku` (the bowing position in Salah) and sujud (prostration) has been a matter of contention from theContinueContinue reading “Nayl al-Farqadayn fi Mas’alat Raf`al-Yadayn by ‘Allamah Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri”
Author Archives: Bilal Ali
Maulana Husain Ahmad Madni – A Biographical Study by D.R. Goyal: Book Review
Review by Ismaeel Nakhuda – Islamica Magazine, Autumn Issue 2005 Since partition in 1947, India has been witness to a great deal of sectarian violence, not to mention Kashmir and the various wars fought with neighbouring Pakistan. With rivalry so intense in the sub-continent, it is a sad reality that Indian Muslims are viewed contemptuouslyContinueContinue reading “Maulana Husain Ahmad Madni – A Biographical Study by D.R. Goyal: Book Review”
From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship: New Release
From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship Authors: Stefanie Brinkmann and Beate Wiesmüller (eds) Publication date: January 2009 Frank & Timme Verlag, Berlin ISBN: 978-3-86596-171-6 Hardcover, 216 pp, 210 x 148 mm Publisher’s list price: EUR 29.80 Contents Islamic manuscripts are voices from the past, revealing scholarly debates and networks, asContinueContinue reading “From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship: New Release”
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia: Book Review
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia By Muhammad Ayub Ali Khan Author: Prof. Francis Robinson Pages: 267 Publisher: Hurst & Company, London One of the many sicknesses currently afflicting the Muslim world is amnesia regarding its past. While competing civilizations explore, analyze and dissect their own as well as other’sContinueContinue reading “The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia: Book Review”
Turath Publishing Launches Three New Books
Alhamdulillah, by the grace of Almighty Allah, Turath Publishing will be holding an Event to launch their three new kitabs to be published this summer, insha’allah. Many key speakers will be attending: including, Shaykh Muhammad Akram from Oxford, Sidi Abdul Hakim Murad from Cambridge, Shaykh Muhmmad Yaqobi of Syria and Prof. Shaykh Dr Mahmood Chandia,ContinueContinue reading “Turath Publishing Launches Three New Books”
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