Category Archives: Fiqh

Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah: New Book Announcement

I received the following announcement from the renowned bibliophile Mawlana Husain Kadodia: —– It is with the fadl of Allah Ta’ala that the beneficial Hanafi Fatwa Manual, al-Fatawa as-Sirajiyyah, of Siraj ad-Din al-Ushi (d. after 569 AH), has recently been edited and printed. The work was carried out by Mawlana Uthman Bastawi, the librarian atContinueContinue reading “Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah: New Book Announcement”

Commentaries (Shurûḥ) on “al-Murshid al-Mu’īn” by Ibn ‘Āshir

‘Abd ul-Waḥid ibn ‘Āshir (d. 1040 A.H.) was the author of the in the Maghrib well-known (700 year old) text al-Murshid al-Mu’īn (in short: “The Guiding Helper”) ‘ala al-Darûri min ‘Ulûm il-Dīn fī madhhab al-Imām Mālik.[1] This didactic text (and naẓm: poem) of 317 verses (in rajz) is about ‘aqīdah (Ash’ari), fiqh (Māliki) and tasawwufContinueContinue reading “Commentaries (Shurûḥ) on “al-Murshid al-Mu’īn” by Ibn ‘Āshir”

A Key to the Abbreviation System for Authorities’ Names According to the Muta’akhkhirin

A Key to the Abbreviation System for Authorities’ Names According to the Muta’akhkhirin One studying the works of the Shafi’i School’s later authorities will often find reference made to other scholars by a mere abbreviation. The following is a key to abbreviations commonly found: عطية الله بن عطية البرهاني القاهري الأجهوري أ ج Sh. AtiyyatContinueContinue reading “A Key to the Abbreviation System for Authorities’ Names According to the Muta’akhkhirin”

A Small Reading List of Hanbali Fiqh Texts

By Shaykh Musa Furber The following is a list of Hanbali books limited to the subjects of fiqh and usul al-fiqh. The question keeps coming up of what books people should obtain if they want to have a decent Hanbali section in their reference library. What follows is just my personal preference, based on myContinueContinue reading “A Small Reading List of Hanbali Fiqh Texts”

Imam Nawawi and the Hierarchy of his Works

al-Imam al-Nawawi loved knowledge since his youth. He memorized the Qur’an early on and then travelled to Damascus so that he could benefit from the major Shafi’i jurists and traditionists. He moved between their gatherings of religious learning, gaining proficiency in hadith and its sciences, mastering jurisprudence and its application, while also gaining much inContinueContinue reading “Imam Nawawi and the Hierarchy of his Works”