Risalat al-Mustarshideen and al-Ri`ayat li Huqooq-illah by Imam Harith al-Muhasibi

asSalaamu Alaikum, رسالة المسترشدين - لإمام الحارث المحاسبي تحقيق و تخريج لشيخ عبد الفتاح أبو غدة   الرعاية لحقوق الله - لإمام الحارث المحاسبي   The works by Imam Harith al-Muhasibi (ra), the teacher of Shaykh Junaid al-Baghdadi (ra), are considered to be amongst the earliest treatises on Tasawwuf. Imam al-Muhasibi (ra) was born inContinue reading "Risalat al-Mustarshideen and al-Ri`ayat li Huqooq-illah by Imam Harith al-Muhasibi"

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

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 task of synthesizing or refining the variant opinions within theContinue reading "Lectures on the developmen​t of the Shafi’i Madhab – Shaykh Taha Karaan"

Review: Al-Maharah al-Usuliyyah wa Atharuha fi Indaj al-Fiqh wa Tajdidihi

Reviewed by Shaykh Musa Furber I highly recommend this to those interested in the renewal, expansion, and application of fiqh. The first part gives a summary introduction to legal sources (Quran, sunnah, legal analogy, scholarly consensus, presumption of continuation, blocking & opening the means, juristic preference, etc…); the development and use of maxims; and theContinue reading "Review: Al-Maharah al-Usuliyyah wa Atharuha fi Indaj al-Fiqh wa Tajdidihi"