The Ultimate Conspectus: A Translation of Abu Shuja’ al-Asfahani’s Matn al-Ghayah wa ‘l-Taqrib

Recently, I was blessed with a gift from the esteemed and beloved scholar Shaykh Musa Furber, a link to his new translation of Abu Shuja’ al-Asfahani’s Matn al-Ghayah wa al-Taqrib, a renowned Shafi’i fiqh text, in electronic format. The book has not yet been sent for hardcopy print and had just been released online, making all theContinueContinue reading “The Ultimate Conspectus: A Translation of Abu Shuja’ al-Asfahani’s Matn al-Ghayah wa ‘l-Taqrib”

Nukhab al-Afkar fi Tanqih Mabani al-Akhbar fi Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar by Imam Badr al-Din al-‘Ayni

Mawlana Badrul Islam kindly shared with us the following: Al-hamdu lillah, the 19-volume Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) edition of this monumental work of Imam Badr al-Din al-‘Ayni al-Hanafi is available to download here: http://www.waqfeya.com/book.php?bid=4969 A review: http://www.dorar.net/art/478 There is also a similar edition (in 19 vols.) published by Dar al-Nawadir (Kuwait). Recently DarContinueContinue reading “Nukhab al-Afkar fi Tanqih Mabani al-Akhbar fi Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar by Imam Badr al-Din al-‘Ayni”

Al-Insaf fi Bayan Asbab al-Ikhtilfaf by Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi

“Al-Insaf is a modest tribute to Shah Waliullah’s scientific investigation of the historical factors and other circumstances, which led to the development of Islamic Jurisprudence and the subsequent emergence of its different schools of thought. Al-Insaf’s significance to Islamic Jurisprudence does not deserve recognition merely because it is written by a scholar of repute likeContinueContinue reading “Al-Insaf fi Bayan Asbab al-Ikhtilfaf by Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi”