Ṭaḥāwī

‘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 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"

By Shaykh Musa Furber The following is a list of Hanbali books limited to the subjects of fiqh and usul al-fiqh. The question keeps coming up of what books people should obtain if they want to have a decent Hanbali section in their reference library. What follows is just my personal preference, based on myContinue reading "A Small Reading List of Hanbali Fiqh Texts"

al-Imam al-Nawawi loved knowledge since his youth. He memorized the Qur’an early on and then travelled to Damascus so that he could benefit from the major Shafi’i jurists and traditionists. He moved between their gatherings of religious learning, gaining proficiency in hadith and its sciences, mastering jurisprudence and its application, while also gaining much inContinue reading "Imam Nawawi and the Hierarchy of his Works"

We just added a new link to a large collection of Arabic works on the Hanbali madhhab. I believe it is operated by the same people who run the similar Maliki site. Both links can be found on the bottom right of the home page. The link reads Khazanat al-Madhhab al-Hanbali.