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
IIE Research Center and Reading Room
This is a glimpse into the small research library at IIE where I teach.
Matn al-‘Izziyyah in Maliki Fiqh for an English Audience
A translation of the classic Maliki fiqh text with parallel Arabic can be found at the following link: http://sunnatheologica.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/al-izziyyah.pdf
Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah: New Book Announcement
I received the following announcement from the renowned bibliophile Mawlana Husain Kadodia: ----- It is with the fadl of Allah Ta’ala that the beneficial Hanafi Fatwa Manual, al-Fatawa as-Sirajiyyah, of Siraj ad-Din al-Ushi (d. after 569 AH), has recently been edited and printed. The work was carried out by Mawlana Uthman Bastawi, the librarian atContinue reading "Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah: New Book Announcement"
Link to Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s Al-Tamhid
This link is for a class on the Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Nasafiyyah. In the third volume or so there is a discussion on the istiwa'. If anyone finds it, please let us know. I've provided two versions of the book as well, the first is the original book and the second is a tabwib into fiqhiContinue reading "Link to Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s Al-Tamhid"
Al-Ta’rif bi Awham man Qassama ‘l-Sunan ila Sahih wa Da’if by Mahmud Sa’id Mamduh
A well-known rebuttal of Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani's critique of the four Sunan works, this six-volume work is very useful for the hadith researcher. The pdf of the book can be found at the following link: http://narjes-library.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-post_578.html
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