There is a quote attributed to Mawlānā Muḥammad ʿĀshiq Ilāhī al-Mīrathī, one of the close associates of Mawlānā Khalīl Aḥmad al-Muhājir al-Madanī, the author of the monumental Sunan Abī Dāwūd commentary Badhl al-Majhūd, in the Tadhkirat al-Khalīl, p. 278 (which my mentor, Mawlānā ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Chishtī Ṣāḥib had helped to edit and arrange) that struckContinueContinue reading “Seven Commitments in Mawlānā Khalīl Aḥmad al-Sahāranpūrī’s Badhl al-Majhūd”
Category Archives: Hadith
Book Spotlight: al-Fatāwā al-Ḥadīthiyyah of Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī (or al-Haythamī)
By Mufti Husain Kadodia Title: الفتاوى الحديثية-التقوى دمشق Author: ابن حجر الهيتمي Publisher: التقوى-دمشق Cover & Pages: Hard-2044pg The Fatawa Hadithiyyah of Allamah Ibn Hajar al-Haytami is another unappreciated book. Non-Shafi’is as well as Shafi’is not inclined to fiqh don’t touch it thinking it is a Shafi Fiqh work, while many of those who knowContinueContinue reading “Book Spotlight: al-Fatāwā al-Ḥadīthiyyah of Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī (or al-Haythamī)”
A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization
The intellectual tradition of Islamic civilization is both incredibly vast and delightfully diverse. Within this immense corpus of intellectual wealth, certain works enjoy an authority that endures time because these “great books” shaped entire disciplines, helped form curricula, or preserved modes of thought across centuries. The following list, produced by N.A. Baloch, comprises the tableContinueContinue reading “A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization”
First Impressions: Dār al-Maʿrūf’s Recent Print of Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ
By Bilal Ali I had the opportunity to examine the first volume of the new eleven-volume edition of Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī’s celebrated commentary on the Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ. My access was brief, limited to a few days before returning the volume to its owner, yet the edition has recently been the subject of discussionContinueContinue reading “First Impressions: Dār al-Maʿrūf’s Recent Print of Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ”
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”
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