Category Archives: Fiqh

Kitab Fi Usul al-Fiqh by Imam Abu ‘l-Thana’ Mahmud ibn Zayd al-Lamishi

Dar al-Gharb al-Islami recently published a little-known book on Hanafi usul al-fiqh by an equally unknown author, Imam Mahmud ibn Zayd al-Lamishi al-Hanafi al-Maturidi, a Transoxianan scholar from the late fifth and early sixth Islamic centuries. Imam Lamishi, despite the value of his books which is apparent to anyone who reads them, is not knownContinueContinue reading “Kitab Fi Usul al-Fiqh by Imam Abu ‘l-Thana’ Mahmud ibn Zayd al-Lamishi”

Ebu’s-su’ud: The Islamic Legal Tradition by Colin Imber: Book Review by Wael Hallaq

Since the topic of book reviews and Wael Hallaq was being discussed recently, I thought it would be interesting to post a review of Dr. Hallaq on a book published by Colin Imber. Colin Imber, Ebu ‘s-su’ud: The Islamic Legal Tradition, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Pp. xii + 288. $49.50 (ISBN 0-8047-2927-1). In theContinueContinue reading “Ebu’s-su’ud: The Islamic Legal Tradition by Colin Imber: Book Review by Wael Hallaq”

Wael Hallaq’s Rejoinder to Shaykh Nadwi’s Review of Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law

The author of the book Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law, Dr. Wael Hallaq, responded to Dr. Nadwi’s critical review of his book (that was posted earlier on this site). We have attached the rejoinder that JIS made an exception to publish, in the words of Ml. Nadwi, bowing down to the pressure from certainContinueContinue reading “Wael Hallaq’s Rejoinder to Shaykh Nadwi’s Review of Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law”

Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael Hallaq: Book Review by Shaykh Akram Nadwi

Ever since Wael Hallaq’s Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law was published, a large number of academic reviews were written on the book, none more thorough and critical than the damaging review of Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. I believe, in fact, that it is his review that influencedContinueContinue reading “Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael Hallaq: Book Review by Shaykh Akram Nadwi”

Al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitab by ‘Allamah Maydani: Best Print now Online

Assalamu Alaykum, [Many of you] are familiar with ‘Allamah Maydani’s wonderful Sharh on Mukhtasar al-Quduri, however those who have used the book would be aware of the many errors in most editions of this beneficial work.. I had the opportunity to teach this Sharh and used the print of Lubab edited by Sh. Bashar Bakri ArrabiContinueContinue reading “Al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitab by ‘Allamah Maydani: Best Print now Online”