كتاب الأربعين في أصول الدين ط. دار االمنهاج 1439\ 2017 تأليف: حجّة الإسلام الإمام أبي حامد محمد بن محمد بن محمد بن أحمد الغزالي الطوسي الطبراني الشافعي Image of the front cover. Imām Abu Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī needs no introduction to any Muslim. Popularly known by the title of ‘Ḥujjat al-Islām’ (the proof of Islām), ImāmContinueContinue reading “Kitāb al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn by Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī”
Author Archives: Bilal Ali
Lāmiʿ al-Darārī ʿalā Jāmiʿ al-Bukhārī
(Arabic commentary notes on Ṣaḥῑḥ al-Bukhāri from the lectures of Imām Rashῑd Aḥmad Gangohi, by his student, Mawlānā Muḥammad Yaḥya Kāndhlawi. Later edited, annotated and published by the latter’s son, Shaykh al-Ḥadῑth Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyya Kāndhlawi) لامع الدراري على جامع البخاري وهي إفادات الإمام رشيد أحمد الجنجوهي (ت 1323) ، جمعها وقيدها الشيخ محمد يحيىContinueContinue reading “Lāmiʿ al-Darārī ʿalā Jāmiʿ al-Bukhārī”
Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ
Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (Urdu) Author: Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ (may Allah shower him with His mercy) (d. 1396/1976) Reviewer: Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam Authored by one of the greatest masters of the Islamic sciences of the last century, and a magnificent spiritual master, Imam Mufti Muhammad Shafi’ (father of our masters, ‘Allamah Mufti Muhammad Taqi UsmaniContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ”
Reading List for Islamic Theology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Secularism, Metaphysics, and Other Issues
The following list was provided to us by our dear friend, Shaykh Omar Qureshi, after my request for a list of suggested readings for students of theology interesting in furthering their understanding of Atheism and Evolution. Reading list for Islamic Theology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Secularism, Metaphysics, and Other Issues (Updated on 5/10/18) Anderson, Ryan T. 2018. When HarryContinueContinue reading “Reading List for Islamic Theology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Secularism, Metaphysics, and Other Issues”
Review: Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik
Book Review: ‘Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik’, al-Banjari, Muhammad Lutfi, Karachi: Majlis al-Da’wah wa al-Tahqiq al-Islami, 357 pages By Maulana Zeeshan Chaudri The Muwatta’ of Imam Malik (d.179) requires no introduction as 100s of books have been written over the centuries studying various aspects of the goldmine. This collection of Malik demonstrates the juristic acumenContinueContinue reading “Review: Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik”
Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith
Review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Title: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith Author: Atabek Shukurov An-Nasafi / Sulaiman Ahmed (translator) Publisher: Avicenna Academy, UK Release Date: May 1, 2015 Format: Hardback Pages: ix + 311 The book is allegedly an attempt at revival of hanafi methdology in hadith. However, in reality far from representing the hanafi school’s actual approach it isContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith”
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