“The Differences of the Imams” by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi – Available for download

asSalaamu Alaikum, The Differences of the Imams - by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi From the Introduction: All praise is due to Allah and peace and salutations upon the Messenger Muhammad (S). For some time now people have been occupied with the question that, since the Imams (of various schools) have established everything from the sayingsContinue reading "“The Differences of the Imams” by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi – Available for download"

Book Review & PDF: “Faith Versus Materialism” by Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi

PDF version, published by Academy of Islamic Research & Publications, Lucknow (India). Translation by Mohiuddin Ahmad.   This book is a translation of the Arabic book As Sar'a bain al – Iman wal Maddiyah, which was later rendered in the Urdu Language and finally into English. Although not a commentary per se of Suratul KahfContinue reading "Book Review & PDF: “Faith Versus Materialism” by Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi"

Book Review: The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember

by Robert Colvile Published: 5:25PM BST 27 Aug 2010 by http://www.telegraph.co.uk The Shallows by Nicholas Carr: Review Think about what you did last week. You might remember the nice meal, the chat to the cousin, the blazing row. But odds are, you spent the most time doing the same thing as the rest of us:Continue reading "Book Review: The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember"

The Virtue of Reading Books

By Imam Ibn 'Abd al-Barr in his Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlihi In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 2414: Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad bin Isma'il al-Bukhari was asked: "What is it that strengthens one's memory?" He replied: "Constantly looking through books." 2415: Ahmad bin Abi 'Imran said: "I was with AbuContinue reading "The Virtue of Reading Books"