Here are a few useful resources for students of the sacred sciences who want to understand the use of punctuation marks (ʿalāmāt al-tarqīm) in the Arabic language. Students will notice, for the most part, that the rules are similar to European languages. The following work, authored by Aḥmad Zakī Pāshā (Bāshā), is the earliest workContinueContinue reading “A Few Resources for Learning Punctuation Rules in Arabic Writing”
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Collection of Arabic Morphology/Ṣarf Texts for Arabic Language Students
Students of Arabic Morphology (Ṣarf) will hopefully find the following links helpful to assist in their study of the subject. I collected these files for students at Darul Qasim and thought it would be useful to post them all together on the same page. From the Treasures of Arabic MorphologyDownload This is the current textbookContinueContinue reading “Collection of Arabic Morphology/Ṣarf Texts for Arabic Language Students”
Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him): A Critical Review
MERAJ MOHIUDDIN’S REVELATION: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM): A CRITICAL REVIEW Reviewed by Bilal Ali Ansari In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. Despite its relatively recent publication, Dr. Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) has quickly become one of the more popular, publicized,ContinueContinue reading “Meraj Mohiuddin’s Revelation: The Story of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him): A Critical Review”
Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ
Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat (Urdu) Author: Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ (may Allah shower him with His mercy) (d. 1396/1976) Reviewer: Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam Authored by one of the greatest masters of the Islamic sciences of the last century, and a magnificent spiritual master, Imam Mufti Muhammad Shafi’ (father of our masters, ‘Allamah Mufti Muhammad Taqi UsmaniContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Khatm-e-Nubuwwat of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ”
Review: Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik
Book Review: ‘Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik’, al-Banjari, Muhammad Lutfi, Karachi: Majlis al-Da’wah wa al-Tahqiq al-Islami, 357 pages By Maulana Zeeshan Chaudri The Muwatta’ of Imam Malik (d.179) requires no introduction as 100s of books have been written over the centuries studying various aspects of the goldmine. This collection of Malik demonstrates the juristic acumenContinueContinue reading “Review: Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik”
Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis
Review by Hamdija Begovic The Divine Reality: God, Islam & The Mirage Of Atheism Author: Hamza Andreas Tzortzis Publishing: December 2016. San Clemente, California: FB Publishing ISBN-10: 0996545387 Format: Paperback, 322 pages Generally, there are two ways to critically analyse a belief system: one is to tackle standard arguments countering them by engaging inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis”
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