Imam Abu Bakr al-Haddad al-Hanafi al-Zabidi

Al-Imam, Abu Bakr al-Haddad al-Hanafi al-Zabidi (rahmatullah alayh) Excerpted and abridged from Al-Imam Al-Muhaddith Abu al-‘Abbas Ahmad bin Ahmad bin ‘Abd al-Latif al-Sharji al-Hanafi al-Zabidi’s (d.893 ah)(rahmatullah alayh) blessed work dealing with the lives of the awliyaa of Yemen: “Tabaqat al-Khawass, Ahl al-Sidq wa al-Ikhlas (Ranks of the Elect, The People of Truth and Sincerity)”Continue reading "Imam Abu Bakr al-Haddad al-Hanafi al-Zabidi"

Tasheel al-Nahw: Revised English Translation of ‘Ilm al-Nahw for Free Download

Mawlana 'Aamir Bashir was kind enough to provide his new translation of the book Tasheel al-Nahw for free download.Although he didn't ask for it, it is befitting that we keep such sincere scholars who write and distribute knowledge for free in our du'as. Below I have included the introduction from the book: Introduction to theContinue reading "Tasheel al-Nahw: Revised English Translation of ‘Ilm al-Nahw for Free Download"

Versions of the book “al-Adhkar” of imam an-Nawawi

I have just received the book "al-Adkhar" by imam an-Nawawi from Dar al-Minhaj (http://www.alminhaj.com/) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I bought it from HUbooks in the UK (http://www.hubooks.com/). Last year I got another copy of the same book from a bookseller in the Netherlands but from a different publisher: Dar al-Fajr li't-Turath, which is behind al-AzharContinue reading "Versions of the book “al-Adhkar” of imam an-Nawawi"

Translation of the Introduction to Sunan Abu Dawud

In the introduction to his Sunan imam Abu Dawud (817-888) wrote a short epistle (risalah) to the people of Makkah on the history and methodology of the science of hadith. The Arabic version of the epistle can be downloaded here: http://read.kitabklasik.co.cc/2010/02/risalah-abi-dawud-ila-ahli-makkah-fi.html Here the link to the English translation: http://ubd.academia.edu/mn/Papers/108119/Translation_of_the_Introduction_to_Sunan_Abu_Dawud