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
Commentaries (Shurûḥ) on “al-Murshid al-Mu’īn” by Ibn ‘Āshir
‘Abd ul-Waḥid ibn ‘Āshir (d. 1040 A.H.) was the author of the in the Maghrib well-known (700 year old) text al-Murshid al-Mu’īn (in short: "The Guiding Helper") ‘ala al-Darûri min ‘Ulûm il-Dīn fī madhhab al-Imām Mālik.[1] This didactic text (and naẓm: poem) of 317 verses (in rajz) is about ‘aqīdah (Ash’ari), fiqh (Māliki) and tasawwufContinue reading "Commentaries (Shurûḥ) on “al-Murshid al-Mu’īn” by Ibn ‘Āshir"
A Key to the Abbreviation System for Authorities’ Names According to the Muta’akhkhirin
A Key to the Abbreviation System for Authorities’ Names According to the Muta’akhkhirin One studying the works of the Shafi’i School’s later authorities will often find reference made to other scholars by a mere abbreviation. The following is a key to abbreviations commonly found: عطية الله بن عطية البرهاني القاهري الأجهوري أ ج Sh. AtiyyatContinue reading "A Key to the Abbreviation System for Authorities’ Names According to the Muta’akhkhirin"
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