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A Brief Comparison of Two Editions of Iḥyā ʿUlūm al-Dīn and a Brief Look at the New Edition of Itḥāf al-Sādat al-Muttaqīn

A brief comparison of the two editions by Dār al-Minhāj (Jeddah) and a brief look at the new edition of Itḥāf al-Sādat al-Muttaqῑn bi Sharḥi Iḥyā̕ ῾Ulūm al-Dῑn by Dār al-Nūr al-Mubīn (Amman) by Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islamإحياء علوم الدينالمقارنة بين طبعتي دار االمنهاج (جدّة) في 4 مجلدات و 10 مجلدات تأليف: حجّة الإسلامContinueContinue reading “A Brief Comparison of Two Editions of Iḥyā ʿUlūm al-Dīn and a Brief Look at the New Edition of Itḥāf al-Sādat al-Muttaqīn”

Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ibn al-Athir

By Mufti Husain Kadodia Title: الكامل في التاري -ابن كثير Vols: 19 Author: ابن الأثير Publisher: ابن كثير-دمشق Cover & Pages: Hard-10352pg The 3 major works in tarikh are Tarikh at-Tabari, al-Kamil and al-Bidayah wa an-Nihayah. Tabari’s is the foundation, covering from the start of creation to around 300 ah. Ibn Athir in al-Kamil andContinueContinue reading “Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ibn al-Athir”

Mukhtaṣar al-Manāhij al-Fiqhiyyah al-Muʿāṣarah by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ilāh al-ʿArfaj

مختصر المناهج الفقهية المعاصرة عبد الإله العرفج Introduced by Mufti Husain Kadodia This book highlights three contemporary juristic methodologies with indepth analysis: The traditional school (madhhabi) approach, whose adherents restrict themselves to the juristic interpretations of one of the four renowned schools of Islamic law: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali. The Salafi approach, whose adherentsContinueContinue reading “Mukhtaṣar al-Manāhij al-Fiqhiyyah al-Muʿāṣarah by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ilāh al-ʿArfaj”

First Impressions: Dār al-Maʿrūf’s Recent Print of Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ

By Bilal Ali I had the opportunity to examine the first volume of the new eleven-volume edition of Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī’s celebrated commentary on the Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ. My access was brief, limited to a few days before returning the volume to its owner, yet the edition has recently been the subject of discussionContinueContinue reading “First Impressions: Dār al-Maʿrūf’s Recent Print of Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ”

Comparing Al-Jawharat al-Nayyirah & Al-Sirāj al-Wahhāj

Review by Shaykh Abu Asim Badrul Islam A very brief comparison of the two famous commentaries by ῾Allāmah Abu Bakr al-Ḥaddādi al-Yamāni (d. 800 AH) on the Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūri – Al-Jawharat al-Nayyirahand Al-Sirāj al-Wahhāj : المقارنة بين شرحي العلّامة أبي بكر الحدّادي اليماني (ت 800) لمختصر القدوري السراج الوهّاج الموضح لكل طالب ومحتاج المؤلف : العلّامة أبو بكر بن علي بنContinueContinue reading “Comparing Al-Jawharat al-Nayyirah & Al-Sirāj al-Wahhāj”