Al-Madih al-Nabawi (Salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ‘Inda Shawqi wa Iqbal

A fascinating book on the praise of the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) based on a study of the poetry of two of the last century's greatest writers, the Arabic poet Ahmad Shawqi and the Urdu poet Muhammad Iqbal. Al-Madih al-Nabawi (Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) 'Inda Shawqi wa Iqbal  

al-Hawi li ‘l-Fatawi li ‘l-Imam al-Suyuti

A book of fatawa by Imam Suyuti rahimahullah with many controversial and still relevant issues like mawlid, loud group dhikr, the hadra and the tasbih, to name a few, and much more; on almost each (still) controversial (in the sense of the debates between Salafis and Sufis to put it simply) topic one can thinkContinue reading "al-Hawi li ‘l-Fatawi li ‘l-Imam al-Suyuti"

A Reading List of English Books in Hadith Studies

Over the past few years, a significant number of friends and students have requested a list of suggested book readings for my various classes on Hadith Studies. Others over the past few years have asked my opinion about certain works or whether they are appropriate for the level of the enquirer. Recently, I was remindedContinue reading "A Reading List of English Books in Hadith Studies"