Category Archives: ‘Aqidah

A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization

The intellectual tradition of Islamic civilization is both incredibly vast and delightfully diverse. Within this immense corpus of intellectual wealth, certain works enjoy an authority that endures time because these “great books” shaped entire disciplines, helped form curricula, or preserved modes of thought across centuries. The following list, produced by N.A. Baloch, comprises the tableContinueContinue reading “A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization”

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”

Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis

Review by Hamdija Begovic   The Divine Reality: God, Islam & The Mirage Of Atheism Author: Hamza Andreas Tzortzis Publishing: December 2016. San Clemente, California: FB Publishing ISBN-10: 0996545387 Format: Paperback, 322 pages Generally, there are two ways to critically analyse a belief system: one is to tackle standard arguments countering them by engaging inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis”

“al-Qawl al-Tamām” by Shaykh Sayf bin ʿAli al-ʿAṣrī – Download Available

asSalaamu Alaikum, Download: القول التمام بإثبات التفويض مذهباً للسلف الكرام تاليف: شيخ سيف بن علي العصري al-Qawl al-Tamām bi Ithbāti al-Tafwīd Madhhaban li al-Salafi al-Kirām by Shaykh Sayf bin `Ali al-`Asri Forewards written by Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwi, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmāni, Allāmah Wahbi Sulaymān Ghawji al-Albāni, and other respected scholars.