Mufīd al-Ṭālibīn. A must-read for all Shaykh al-Hind students at Darul Qasim. It consists of two main sections: one on Arabic idioms and axioms and the other on short stories. Reading, translating, and parsing the book’s contents will greatly accelerate the students’ memorization of vocabulary and common Arabic expressions.https://www.aghalibrary.com/storage/books/1611733168_AghaLibrary.pdf
Recommended Reading List of Professor Timothy Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad)
Recently, someone was searching for a suggested reading list for English books that I had posted some years ago. I was able to locate it for them, but also suggested that they consider searching for the reading lists of some of the most well-read Muslim scholars I am aware of. I was referring to aContinue reading "Recommended Reading List of Professor Timothy Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad)"
Book Review: Sharh Mukhtasar al-Karkhi & Sharh al-Jami῾ al-Ṣaghir
Review by Mawlana Abu Asim Badrul Islam Title: Sharḥ Mukhtaṣar al-Karkhi Author: Imām Abu 'l-Ḥusayn al-Qudūri (b. 362 AH/973 CE) Editor: Dr. ῾Abd Allāh Nadhῑr Aḥmad Genre: Ḥanafi fiqh Publisher: Asfār (Kuwait) Year of publication: 1443/2022 (1st edition) Number of volumes: 9 عنوان الكتاب : شرح مختصر الكرخي المؤلف : الإمام أبو الحسين أحمد بنContinue reading "Book Review: Sharh Mukhtasar al-Karkhi & Sharh al-Jami῾ al-Ṣaghir"
ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني
ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني سماحة الأستاذ المفتي محمد قاسم القاسمي مكثتُ في مدينة كراتشي ١٢ عاما أدرس، وسمعتُ حينئذ ما سمعت عن المحقق الكبير مولانا المحدّث الشيخ محمد عبد الرشيد النعماني، وعرفت من أعماله «ما تمس إليه الحاجة»، فتمنيتُ لقاءه والاستفادة منه، ولكن لم يقدّر لي ذلك، ثمContinue reading "ذكريات مع عملاق البحث والتحقيق سماحة العلامة الدكتور عبد الحليم النعماني"
Book Review: Islam in Victorian Liverpool
By Mawlana Ismaeel Nakhuda A version of this review was earlier published in the Asian Image newspaper. Additional information has been added to the review for the Deoband.org and Basair.net readership – Ismaeel. The story of Islam in Britain as told nowadays would always be incomplete without mention of the so-called ‘Shaykh al-Islam of the BritishContinue reading "Book Review: Islam in Victorian Liverpool"
Book Review: Maktūbat-i-Mashāyikh
By Mawlana Ismaeel Nakhuda There are three genres of literature that are perhaps unique within the context of Islam in South Asia: malfuzat, tazkirahs and maktubat (aphorisms, hagiographies and letters). Often written in Urdu or Persian, all three are a delight to read, and overflow with wisdom and academic nuggets that really help us not only gain a better understandingContinue reading "Book Review: Maktūbat-i-Mashāyikh"
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