Directions for Dawrah

Advices for Dawrah students who wish to excel and attain utmost benefit out of their limited time. Directions for Dawrah (Siblings of Ilm) Many Dār al-ʿUlūm seminaries will soon be commencing their study year (many have already begun after Ramaḍān), and many students worldwide will be starting their final year: the Dawrat al-Ḥadīth. This is theContinueContinue reading “Directions for Dawrah”

Sīratul Mustafa – Book Review

Sīratul Musṭafā was originally written in Urdu and later translated into English, authored by Mawlana Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi. Sīratul Mustafa – Book Review Title: Siratul Mustafa (peace be upon him) Author: Mawlana Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi Volumes: 3 | Pages: Vol 1 (512 pgs), Vol 2 (517 pgs), Vol 3 (535 pgs) Publisher: Madrasah Arabia Islamia & Zam Zam Publishers In theContinueContinue reading “Sīratul Mustafa – Book Review”

Book Review: Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī: Chapters on Trade and Commerce Explained

Book Review by Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam JĀMI῾ AL-TIRMIDHI: CHAPTERS ON TRADE AND COMMERCE EXPLAINED SHAYKH AL-ISLAM MUFTI MUHAMMAD TAQI USMANI Translated and annotated by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari  Author:  Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translator:  Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Publisher:  Turath Publishing (London) Date:  1444/2023 Pages:  344 Hardback/Paperback:   THE FIRST OF ITS KIND in English, this is aContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī: Chapters on Trade and Commerce Explained”

ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني

ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني سماحة الأستاذ المفتي محمد قاسم القاسمي مكثتُ في مدينة كراتشي ١٢ عاما أدرس، وسمعتُ حينئذ ما سمعت عن المحقق الكبير مولانا المحدّث الشيخ محمد عبد الرشيد النعماني، وعرفت من أعماله «ما تمس إليه الحاجة»، فتمنيتُ لقاءه والاستفادة منه، ولكن لم يقدّر لي ذلك، ثمContinueContinue reading “ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني”

A Short Arabic Biography of ʿAllāmah Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Nuʿmānī Chishtī by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Zāhidānī

I am posting a file of an Arabic biography of our shaykh. This is a more detailed biography than the one I wrote many years ago as a preface to one of his works. The work never got published and its title that I suggested but wasn’t completely approved. In fact, I would like toContinueContinue reading “A Short Arabic Biography of ʿAllāmah Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Nuʿmānī Chishtī by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Zāhidānī”

Ruḥamā Baynahum by Mawlānā Muḥammad Nāfiʿ: English Translation Available Online (4 volumes)

One of the relatively less-recognized yet exceptional researchers of our time was the humble and unassuming Mawlana Muḥammad Nāfīʿ (may Allah have mercy on him), a resident of the small city of Chinnoit outside of Faisalabad in Pakistan. Due to my teacher and current spiritual guide’s connection to both the city and Mawlana Nāfiʿ, IContinueContinue reading “Ruḥamā Baynahum by Mawlānā Muḥammad Nāfiʿ: English Translation Available Online (4 volumes)”