A few weeks ago, we posted a link to an online copy of the biography of Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi, which was published as part of a series entitled “Makers of the Muslim World”. We now present another book from the same series, this time the biography of Mawlana Thanawi’s contemporary and self-declaredContinueContinue reading “Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet by Usha Sanyal”
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Confessions of a British Spy: Book Review
The following is a useful (abridged) review of Confessions of a British Spy by: Adnan Malik Librarian for the South Asian Collections South/Southeast Asia Library 120 Doe Library University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 I have reviewed the two e-books you sent me earlier. The first one, Confessions of a British Spy, is an obviousContinueContinue reading “Confessions of a British Spy: Book Review”
Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia by Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Last year, the author of the now famous Ulama in Contemporary Islam: Custodians of Change, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, published a biography of the great savant and saint Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali al-Thanawi (may Allah shower him with His mercy). The book is part of The Makers of the Muslim World Series. I recently obtainedContinueContinue reading “Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia by Muhammad Qasim Zaman”
Best Commentary of Imam Tirmidhi’s al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah for a Talib
By the infinite mercy of Allah, I have been blessed to be able to teach the Shama’il Muhammadiyyah of Imam Tirmidhi twice in the last year and have begun to teach it again this year to students of the Dawrat al-Hadith. In the beginning of the year, students were very adamant on finding a commentaryContinueContinue reading “Best Commentary of Imam Tirmidhi’s al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah for a Talib”
Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce
Title: Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce. Author: Fareeha Khan Assistant Professor Department of Religious Studies Georgia State University Abstract: This dissertation takes up the issue of ijtihād, creative legal reform, as defined and upheld by contemporary ‘ulamā (traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars). It centers inContinueContinue reading “Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce”
The Prisoners of Malta by Mawlana Syed Mohammad Mian: Review by Yoginder Sikand
The Prisoners of Malta (Asiran-i Malta) By Mawlana Syed Mohammed Mian (translated from Urdu by Mohammad Anwar Hussain and Hasan Imam) Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Although numerous ‘ulama played a leading role in India’s freedom struggle, little literature exists on them in English. Much has been written on them in Urdu, but this is largelyContinueContinue reading “The Prisoners of Malta by Mawlana Syed Mohammad Mian: Review by Yoginder Sikand”
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