In the introduction to his Sunan imam Abu Dawud (817-888) wrote a short epistle (risalah) to the people of Makkah on the history and methodology of the science of hadith. The Arabic version of the epistle can be downloaded here: http://read.kitabklasik.co.cc/2010/02/risalah-abi-dawud-ila-ahli-makkah-fi.html Here the link to the English translation: http://ubd.academia.edu/mn/Papers/108119/Translation_of_the_Introduction_to_Sunan_Abu_Dawud
Category Archives: Hadith
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”
Link to Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s Al-Tamhid
This link is for a class on the Sharh al-‘Aqidah al-Nasafiyyah. In the third volume or so there is a discussion on the istiwa’. If anyone finds it, please let us know. I’ve provided two versions of the book as well, the first is the original book and the second is a tabwib into fiqhiContinueContinue reading “Link to Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s Al-Tamhid”
Al-Ta’rif bi Awham man Qassama ‘l-Sunan ila Sahih wa Da’if by Mahmud Sa’id Mamduh
A well-known rebuttal of Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani’s critique of the four Sunan works, this six-volume work is very useful for the hadith researcher. The pdf of the book can be found at the following link: http://narjes-library.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-post_578.html
Huda al-Abrar ‘ala Tal’at al-Anwar
Provided by Shaykh Murabit Benavidez. He writes: “This is the Hadith terminology text that is taught in Mauritania. Here is the first section… The final complete edition will have all of the papers aligning correctly.” Huda al-Abrar ‘ala Tal’at al-Anwar Part 1
Analysing Muslim Traditions: Studies in Legal, Exegetical and Maghazi Hadith by Harald Motzki – Review by Dr. M. Mansur Ali
Analysing Muslim Traditions: Studies in Legal, Exegetical and Maghazi Hadith By Harald Motzki, with Nicolet Boekhoff – Van Der Voort and Sean W. Anthony, (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2010). Price: £149.15. Reviewed by Dr M. Mansur Ali, Cardiff University Classical orientalist studies of Hadith generally fell under the studies of the origins of Islam. Hence, the primary focusContinueContinue reading “Analysing Muslim Traditions: Studies in Legal, Exegetical and Maghazi Hadith by Harald Motzki – Review by Dr. M. Mansur Ali”
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