Book Review of Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi’s Recent Book “The Jurisprudence of Jihad”

Book Review by Ewan Stein, Guardian.co.uk Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi, the Egyptian-born octogenarian embraced by Ken Livingstone in 2004 and, as of 2008, excluded from the UK as a preacher of hate, has recently published a two-volume book entitled The Jurisprudence of Jihad. It is over 1400 pages long and has been received enthusiastically, and withContinueContinue reading “Book Review of Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi’s Recent Book “The Jurisprudence of Jihad””

Books on Dream Interpretation

Assalamu ‘alaykum, I was recently informed of a very interesting website that has collected a number of books on dream interpretation (tafsir al-ahlam) and organized them in an easy-to-find, highly accessible manner. Amongst the books included is Ibn Sirin’s Tafsir al-Ahlam (although many argue about this book’s attribution to the author) as well as KhalilContinueContinue reading “Books on Dream Interpretation”

Massive Collections of Books Online: Manuscripts, PDFs, DOCs, Etc…

Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim Assalamu ‘alaykum, The following is a list of sites that have uploaded books in different forms. Some of them hold large collections of manuscripts. These book links were provided by Shaykh Muhammad Chothia. PDF Book Sites: http://www.waqfeya.com/index.php http://www.almaknaz.com/index.php http://www.pdfshere.com/up/index.php http://majles.alukah.net/showthread.php?p=245122 (go to top of page) In the following link you’ll have to signContinueContinue reading “Massive Collections of Books Online: Manuscripts, PDFs, DOCs, Etc…”

al-Majmu’ah al-Nabahaniyyah fi ‘l-Mada’ih al-Nabawiyyah by ‘Allamah Yusuf al-Nabahani

Attached is a four-volume compilation of poems of praise of the noble Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) by the Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani, a renowned scholar of the past century. Shaykh Nabahani is famous for his books on islah and in praise of our noble Prophet (may Allah bless him and grantContinueContinue reading “al-Majmu’ah al-Nabahaniyyah fi ‘l-Mada’ih al-Nabawiyyah by ‘Allamah Yusuf al-Nabahani”

Summer Suggested Reading List of English Books

At the request of some students and friends, I decided to come up with a list of books that I would suggest them to read this summer. Since the query was regarding English books, I have confined my list accordingly. Understanding that most students will read on average no more than four to five booksContinueContinue reading “Summer Suggested Reading List of English Books”

Kashf al-Niqab ‘amma fi Kalimat Abi Ghudda min al-Abatil wa ‘l-Iftira’at by Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani

Since we have been posting material about the contention that existed between the two great hadith scholars of the past century, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah and Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani, and the rebuttal of Shaykh Abu Ghuddah was just posted recently, I thought it only fair to upload Shaykh Albani’s response as well. Admittedly,ContinueContinue reading “Kashf al-Niqab ‘amma fi Kalimat Abi Ghudda min al-Abatil wa ‘l-Iftira’at by Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani”