By Mawlana Ismaeel Nakhuda There are three genres of literature that are perhaps unique within the context of Islam in South Asia: malfuzat, tazkirahs and maktubat (aphorisms, hagiographies and letters). Often written in Urdu or Persian, all three are a delight to read, and overflow with wisdom and academic nuggets that really help us not only gain a better understandingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Maktūbat-i-Mashāyikh”
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Book Review: Al-Zubdah fī Sharḥ al-Burdah of ʿAlī al-Qārī
Al-Zubdah fī sharḥ al-Burdah. By al-Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī. Edited by Māhir Adīb Ḥabbūsh. Istanbul, Turkey: Dār al-Lubāb, 1438/2017. Pp 203. ISBN 9786058323865. Reviewed by Mawlana Kamil Uddin, Darul Qasim The mantle Burdah wears in Islamic literature is unparalleled. A glimpse of this is shown by ʿAbdullah Muḥammad al-Ḥabashī who lists out 48 pages of commentariesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Al-Zubdah fī Sharḥ al-Burdah of ʿAlī al-Qārī”
Readings Amidst the Pandemic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا سَلَام، صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الأَمَان يا مُهَيْمِن، صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ المُيَسِّر يا حَفِيظ، صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم عَلَى النَّبِيِّ العَزِيز Below are works written regarding plagues/pandemics and general distresses. The last two Arabic works concern the virtues of solitude, which can be benefited from in light ofContinueContinue reading “Readings Amidst the Pandemic”
Kitāb al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn by Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī
كتاب الأربعين في أصول الدين ط. دار االمنهاج 1439\ 2017 تأليف: حجّة الإسلام الإمام أبي حامد محمد بن محمد بن محمد بن أحمد الغزالي الطوسي الطبراني الشافعي Image of the front cover. Imām Abu Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī needs no introduction to any Muslim. Popularly known by the title of ‘Ḥujjat al-Islām’ (the proof of Islām), ImāmContinueContinue reading “Kitāb al-Arbaʿīn fī Uṣūl al-Dīn by Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī”
How to Perform Hajj, Umrah, & Ziyarah – by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat
asSalaamu Alaikum, How to Perform Hajj How to Perform Umrah How to Perform Ziyarah With Hajj less than a month away, these concise booklets compiled by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat (db), published by Islamic Dawah Academy, will be of great benefit to those preparing for the blessed journey and anyone else who plans on visiting forContinueContinue reading “How to Perform Hajj, Umrah, & Ziyarah – by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat”
Maqasid al-Sawm by Imām ‘Izz al-Dīn bin ‘Abd al-Salām – Download
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asSalaamu Alaikum, Some time ago, Ustadh Murabit Benavidez gifted me a PDF copy of مقاصد الصوم by Sultān al-Ulama Imām `Izz al-Dīn bin `Abd al-Salām (ra). For the benefit of others, I thought of sharing this gift during the month of fasting. Please view below for the download link: مقاصد الصوم by Shaykh…
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