Title: Deoband Ulema’s Movement for the Freedom of India Author: Farhat Tabassum Author’s Note: In India, or for that matter in any part of the world, ulema have always been criticized for one of the other reason. Sometimes they are accused of hurling the gullible followers into the dark alleys of outdated customs and traditions.ContinueContinue reading “Deoband Ulema’s Movement for the Freedom of India by Farhat Tabassum”
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Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael Hallaq: Book Review by Shaykh Akram Nadwi
Ever since Wael Hallaq’s Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law was published, a large number of academic reviews were written on the book, none more thorough and critical than the damaging review of Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. I believe, in fact, that it is his review that influencedContinueContinue reading “Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael Hallaq: Book Review by Shaykh Akram Nadwi”
Ta’nib al-Khatib of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari
Attached is the brilliant rebuttal of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid Kawthari to the section of Imam Khatib Baghdadi’s Tarikh Baghdad on Imam Abu Hanifah in which Khatib Baghdadi mentions a number of false reports in dispraise of the great Imam Abu Hanifah in a manner that suggested that he agreed with them. Although the book isContinueContinue reading “Ta’nib al-Khatib of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari”
Jami’ al-Shuruh wa ‘l-Hawashi
Assalamu Alaykum, An outstanding contemporary work is the 3 volume book “Jami ash-Shuruh wa al-Hawashi”, which is similar to books like Kashf ad-Dhunun, but much more detailed. It mentions books in alphabetical order, then all the works on each, with their publication info. So if one is looking for the different works on “Manar” for example, findContinueContinue reading “Jami’ al-Shuruh wa ‘l-Hawashi”
Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet by Usha Sanyal
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”
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”
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