ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني

ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني سماحة الأستاذ المفتي محمد قاسم القاسمي مكثتُ في مدينة كراتشي ١٢ عاما أدرس، وسمعتُ حينئذ ما سمعت عن المحقق الكبير مولانا المحدّث الشيخ محمد عبد الرشيد النعماني، وعرفت من أعماله «ما تمس إليه الحاجة»، فتمنيتُ لقاءه والاستفادة منه، ولكن لم يقدّر لي ذلك، ثمContinueContinue reading “ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني”

Book Review: Islam in Victorian Liverpool

By Mawlana Ismaeel Nakhuda A version of this review was earlier published in the Asian Image newspaper. Additional information has been added to the review for the Deoband.org and Basair.net readership – Ismaeel. The story of Islam in Britain as told nowadays would always be incomplete without mention of the so-called ‘Shaykh al-Islam of the BritishContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Islam in Victorian Liverpool”

A Few Resources for Learning Punctuation Rules in Arabic Writing

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”

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”