Dirasat fi Usul al-Hadith ‘ala Manhaj al-Hanafiyyah

One of the best works on Hanafi usul that has come out in a while, this book was written by a friend who graduated from the Hadith specialization course in Karachi supervised by my dear ustadh and shaykh, Mawlana 'Abd al-Halim al-Nu'mani (may Allah elongate his life). The book outlines the principles of hadith studyContinue reading "Dirasat fi Usul al-Hadith ‘ala Manhaj al-Hanafiyyah"

Sirat Ibn Hisham – Abridged English Translation

asSalaamu Alaikum, Sirat ibn Hisham - Abridged English Translation Abridgment done by Abdus-Salam M. Harun. He writes in the Introduction: In this 'abridgment', l tried to extract elements from the original work to present it in a new form that is allowed for uninterrupted reading, while being careful about the original text so the readerContinue reading "Sirat Ibn Hisham – Abridged English Translation"

The Ultimate Conspectus: A Translation of Abu Shuja’ al-Asfahani’s Matn al-Ghayah wa ‘l-Taqrib

Recently, I was blessed with a gift from the esteemed and beloved scholar Shaykh Musa Furber, a link to his new translation of Abu Shuja' al-Asfahani's Matn al-Ghayah wa al-Taqrib, a renowned Shafi'i fiqh text, in electronic format. The book has not yet been sent for hardcopy print and had just been released online, making all theContinue reading "The Ultimate Conspectus: A Translation of Abu Shuja’ al-Asfahani’s Matn al-Ghayah wa ‘l-Taqrib"

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

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