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Reviews of Yasin Dutton’s Works

Originally posted on Islamic Studies:
Yasin Dutton has some very interesting works concerning the history of the Maliki school. Here are some sharply contrasting reviews of those works. Motzki’s review of ‘The Origin’s of Islamic Law’ can be found here: http://islamclass.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/motzkis-review-of-duttons-the-origins-of-islamic-law.pdf Haddad’s review of ‘Original Islam’ follows: ORIGINAL ISLAM: MALIK AND THE madhhab OF MADINA By Yasin Dutton.…

“The 15th of Sha`ban in the Light of Qur’an & Hadith” – by Shaykh Fazl-ur-Rahman al-Azami (db)

Originally posted on Ṭaḥāwī:
asSalaamu Alaikum, “The 15th of Sha`ban in the Light of Qur’an & Sunnah” – by Shaykh Fazl-ur-Rahman al-Azami (db) This small booklet, by al-Muhaddith Shaykh Fazl-ur-Rahman al-Azami (db), sheds light upon the 15th night of Sha`ban known as Laylat al-Bara’a (or Shab-e-Baraat as is known in Urdu). The Shaykh, may Allah…

Fiqh al-Buyu’ by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani | Arabic in 2 Volumes

The new two-volume Arabic fiqh textbook authored by our dear shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (al-‘Uthmani). I recall that it was written initially with the intention of being included in the syllabus of madrasahs. https://archive.org/details/FIQHULBOYUVOL1 https://archive.org/details/FIQHULBOYUVOL2

Lectures on the developmen​t of the Shafi’i Madhab – Shaykh Taha Karaan

Originally posted on Ṭaḥāwī:
The following short lecture series by Shaykh Taha Karaan methodologically covers the historical development of the Shafi’i school of Islamic Law (Madhab): http://www.shafiifiqh.com/audio-video/audio/ [See update below]. This includes the Usuli development in the school, major figures that propagated the madhab, evolution of the madhab in different geographical locations including the impact they had on the outlook of the school, and the personalities that undertook the…