By Mufti Husain Kadodia Title: الأسماء والصفات للبيهقي-التقوى Vols: 2 Author: أبي بكر أحمد البيهقي Publisher: التقوى-دمشق Cover & Pages: Hard-1644pg Around the 5th century hijri, a number of works had been authored in aqidah and sifat, that were unfortunately either inclined to ta’til and denial of the sifat of Allah Ta’ala or tashbih ofContinueContinue reading “Book Spotlight: al-Asmāʾ wa-l-Ṣifāt by Imam al-Bayhaqī”
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Essential Reading for Seminary Students: al-Intibāhāt al-Mufīdah by Ḥakīm al-Ummah Ashraf ʿAlī al-Thānawī
On Mawlānā Ashraf ʿAlī Thānawī’s al-Intibāhāt al-Mufīdah ʿan al-Ishtibāhāt al-Jadīdah and the new Arabic translation by Muḥammad Qasīm Manṣūr By Guest Author If you are a student of the Dars Niẓāmī, you have spent years picking up some serious intellectual tools: manṭiq, kalām, uṣūl al-fiqh, ʿulūm al-ḥadīth. You have worked through dense texts and learned to thinkContinueContinue reading “Essential Reading for Seminary Students: al-Intibāhāt al-Mufīdah by Ḥakīm al-Ummah Ashraf ʿAlī al-Thānawī”
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”
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