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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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”
Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith
Review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Title: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith Author: Atabek Shukurov An-Nasafi / Sulaiman Ahmed (translator) Publisher: Avicenna Academy, UK Release Date: May 1, 2015 Format: Hardback Pages: ix + 311 The book is allegedly an attempt at revival of hanafi methdology in hadith. However, in reality far from representing the hanafi school’s actual approach it isContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith”
New Release: What the Living Can Do for the Dead by White Thread Press
al-Salam ‘alaykum, White Thread Press recently released a new publication which covers concepts of eschatology, procedures for funeral, burial, last rites, and practices related to the deceased (such as īsāl al-thawāb, atonements, debts) and graveyards: What the Living Can Do for the Dead According to the Qur’an and Sunna and the Opinions of the ClassicalContinueContinue reading “New Release: What the Living Can Do for the Dead by White Thread Press”
The Life of Muhammad: A Critique of Guillaume’s English Translation
By Dr. ‘Abdul Latif Tibawi Professor Guillaume is not merely offering a translation of the received text of the biography of Muhammad, as recorded by Ibn Hisham from al-Bakka’i, from Ibn Ishaq. His work is a translation of his own reconstruction of Ibn Ishaq …. … one gathers from the concluding words on page vContinueContinue reading “The Life of Muhammad: A Critique of Guillaume’s English Translation”
Book Review: Janāb Gurū Nānak Jī awr Islām
﷽ Fārūq, Muḥammad, Janāb Gurū Nānak Jī ؒ awr Islām, Maktaba Maḥmūdiyya, UP (1431/2010), 80 pages, paperback. Review by Shahin-ur Rahman Concise and easy to read, this succinct treatise on comparative religion offers a profound insight into the life of Gurū Nānak, who is believed to be the founder of the Sikh religion. Targeting theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Janāb Gurū Nānak Jī awr Islām”
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