Ṭaḥāwī

1. Deeni Madaris: This is a collection of articles from conferences held in the past eighty years in India and delivered by both our ulama and educationalists. Very beneficial in learning the opinions of our elders on education. I mentioned this previously in a post but in passing.

2. Aap Beeti: Especially the second volume. Contains gems on learning and the ways of the elders.

3. Tuhfatul ‘Ulama by Hakim al-Ummat

4. Deeni Madaris Mein Ta’leem: Published by the Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad

5. Hamara Ta’leemi Nisab Kiya Ho? by Shaykh Salman Husayni Nadwi

6. Deeni Madaris Ki Mithali Khidmat: Mawlana Zahid Rashidi

8. A book on ta’lim by Allamah Yusuf Binnori. The name escapes me.

9. Hamara Taleemi Nisab: Mufti Taqi Usmani

10. Darse Nizami Kese Pharaya Jay: Mufti Taqi Usmani

What follows are my own suggestions for studying the furu’ of the Hanafi school, based on my own experiences and consulting with scholars. These works are studied after mastering the basics of ‘ibadathrough works such as Nur al-Idah by al-Shurunbulali (d.994) with its commentary, Maraqi al-Falah, by the same author.

Mukhtasar al-Quduri by al-Quduri (d.428)

This blessed text is usually the first one studied that covers the full spectrum of fiqh. In al-Sham, it is almost always studied alongside its commentary, al-Lubab, by Abd-al-Ghani al-Maydani, a student of Ibn Abidin. The benefit of this commentary is that it is late (post-Ibn ‘Abidin) and thus incorporates much of the refinement and tarjih of the later period. It is also very clear and easy to read, even without a teacher.

al-Mukhtar by al-Mawsuli (d.683)

This text is invariably studied with its commentary, al-Ikhtiyar li Ta’lil al-Mukhtar, by the same…

asSalaamu Alaikum,

The Rules of Ramadan, a translation of أحكام رمضان authored by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani (ra).

Translated by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Harun Abasoomar (db).