By Mawlana Ismaeel Nakhuda There are three genres of literature that are perhaps unique within the context of Islam in South Asia: malfuzat, tazkirahs and maktubat (aphorisms, hagiographies and letters). Often written in Urdu or Persian, all three are a delight to read, and overflow with wisdom and academic nuggets that really help us not only gain a better understandingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Maktūbat-i-Mashāyikh”
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Book Review: al-Taḥqīq al-Bāhir Sharḥ al-Ashbāḥ wa ʾl-Naẓāʾir
Book review by Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam AL-TAḤQĪQ AL-BĀHIR SHARḤ AL-ASHBĀHI WA ‘L-NAẒĀ̕IRالتحقيق الباهر شرح الأشباه والنظائر (للإمام ابن نجيم المصري – 926-970 هـ) للإمام العلامة هبة الله التاجي (1151-1224 هـ) المؤلف : الإمام العلامة هبة الله التاجي المحقق : د. الشيخ أسامة محمد شيخ الموضوع : الأشباه والنظائر في المذهب الحنفي الناشر :ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: al-Taḥqīq al-Bāhir Sharḥ al-Ashbāḥ wa ʾl-Naẓāʾir”
Book Review: Al-Zubdah fī Sharḥ al-Burdah of ʿAlī al-Qārī
Al-Zubdah fī sharḥ al-Burdah. By al-Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī. Edited by Māhir Adīb Ḥabbūsh. Istanbul, Turkey: Dār al-Lubāb, 1438/2017. Pp 203. ISBN 9786058323865. Reviewed by Mawlana Kamil Uddin, Darul Qasim The mantle Burdah wears in Islamic literature is unparalleled. A glimpse of this is shown by ʿAbdullah Muḥammad al-Ḥabashī who lists out 48 pages of commentariesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Al-Zubdah fī Sharḥ al-Burdah of ʿAlī al-Qārī”
Book Review: Mufti Rashīd Aḥmad Ludhyānwī’s Irshād al-Qārī ilā Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi, Irshad al-Qari ila Sahih al-Bukhari, Karachi: Maktabat al-Khalij, pp.436 By Maulana Zeeshan Chaudri Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi (d.2002) was one of the senior Muftis in Pakistan during his life. He was born in Ludhiana in the year 1922 into a scholarly family. Ludhiana had been the location of many ‘ulama, famously beingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Mufti Rashīd Aḥmad Ludhyānwī’s Irshād al-Qārī ilā Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī”
Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him): A Critical Review
MERAJ MOHIUDDIN’S REVELATION: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM): A CRITICAL REVIEW Reviewed by Bilal Ali Ansari In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. Despite its relatively recent publication, Dr. Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) has quickly become one of the more popular, publicized,ContinueContinue reading “Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him): A Critical Review”
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”
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