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"
Downloadable Books by Mawlana Ubaydullah al-Sindi
Sent to us by email: Assalam o 'alaykum, I have came across five books of Mawlana Ubaydullah Sindhi. For those interested can download those at the links given below. 1. Quran ka Muqadammah - http://www.4shared.com/document/B8NBjWB9/Quran_ka_Muqadammah_-_Mawlana_.html 2. Qur'an ka Mutalia kaisay kia jaye - http://www.4shared.com/document/A4UDZr8x/Quran_ka_Mutalia_kaisay_kia_ja.html 3. Qur'ani Shaur Inqilab - http://www.4shared.com/document/zwkXPirf/Qurani_Shaur_Inqilab_-_Mawlana.html 4. Shah Waliullah awr unContinue reading "Downloadable Books by Mawlana Ubaydullah al-Sindi"
New Book Resource Site Link: Kalamullah
We have updated our growing list of book resource site, including the well-known site: http://www.kalamullah.com. The site has a very large and easily navigable list of books in the English language and includes lectures and videos as well. Of course, like the other resource sites linked on our sidebar, we don't vouch for all theContinue reading "New Book Resource Site Link: Kalamullah"
Malik’s Concept of ‘Amal in the Light of Maliki Legal Theory by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah
One a number of occasions, some acquaintances and students have requested a copy of Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah's thorough UofC PhD thesis on the concept of inherited practice ('amal) in the light of Maliki legal theory (usul). Because I was once told that the work had been published, I withheld posting a pdf of theContinue reading "Malik’s Concept of ‘Amal in the Light of Maliki Legal Theory by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah"
Mawqif al-‘Aql wa ‘l-‘Ilm wa ‘l-‘Alam by Shaykh al-Islam Mustafa Sabri
About the Author: Shaykh Mustafa Sabri was born in Tokat (Turkey) in 1869. He memorized the Holy Qur'an as a child. He completed his education in Istanbul. He was elected to the Ottoman Parliament in 1908. He was later appointed Shaykh al-Islam (the highest religious authority of the Ottoman Empire) in 1919. He died inContinue reading "Mawqif al-‘Aql wa ‘l-‘Ilm wa ‘l-‘Alam by Shaykh al-Islam Mustafa Sabri"
New Release: The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya)
By Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Complete Arabic Text with Facing English Translation Translated by Mashhad Al-Allaf, Revised and Edited by Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Imam Ghazali’s Bidayat al-Hidaya is a highly motivational manual detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God-consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective thereContinue reading "New Release: The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya)"
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