Originally posted on Islamic Studies:
Yasin Dutton has some very interesting works concerning the history of the Maliki school. Here are some sharply contrasting reviews of those works. Motzki’s review of ‘The Origin’s of Islamic Law’ can be found here: http://islamclass.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/motzkis-review-of-duttons-the-origins-of-islamic-law.pdf Haddad’s review of ‘Original Islam’ follows: ORIGINAL ISLAM: MALIK AND THE madhhab OF MADINA By Yasin Dutton.…
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Book Review: The Immense Ocean
Originally posted on A Muslim's Book Shelf:
Title: The Immense Ocean (Al-Bahr Al-Madid): A Thirteenth Century Quranic Commentary on the Chapters of The All-Merciful, The Event and Iron Author: Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Ajiba Translated and Annotated by: Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk and Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald Publisher: Fons Vitae (2009) Shaykh Ibn Ajiba was born in…
Observations on Chapter 1 of Karen Armstrong’s Book “Islam: A Short History”
Originally posted on Waqar Akbar Cheema:
The following is a reproduction of some observations I made while reading the first chapter of Karen Armstrong’s book “Islam: A Short History” well over a year ago. . All quotes and page numbers are from the e-book here . She writes; ” … the opposition grew, led by…
Fiqh al-Buyu’ by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani | Arabic in 2 Volumes
The new two-volume Arabic fiqh textbook authored by our dear shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (al-‘Uthmani). I recall that it was written initially with the intention of being included in the syllabus of madrasahs. https://archive.org/details/FIQHULBOYUVOL1 https://archive.org/details/FIQHULBOYUVOL2
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