Review: The Essentials of Jumu’a by Shaykh Ibrahim Madani

Reviewed by Bilal Ali Author: Ibrahim Madani Publisher: Madania Publications Pages: 89   Binding: Paperback The Essentials of Jumuʿa, Madania Publications’ first work, is a pleasant and welcome addition to a growing corpus of Islamic literature written in English and aimed at the Western reader. At first glance, the reader will appreciate the excellence of its printContinue reading "Review: The Essentials of Jumu’a by Shaykh Ibrahim Madani"

Islam and Secularism by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas

ISBN: None Author: Syed Muhammad Al-Naquib Al-Attas Publisher: Hindustan Publications Pages: 200 Binding: Paperback Written more than twenty years ago, this book is one of the most creative and original works of a Muslim thinker in the contemporary Muslim world. The author deals with fundamental problems faced by contemporary Muslims and provides real solutions, beginningContinue reading "Islam and Secularism by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas"

Large List of Online Arabic PDFs

Well, it seems that http://read.kitabklasik.co.cc/ has done half of our work for us. They have uploaded a gigantic list of excellent books (with many being the best editions) on their website. Granted, the books are all in Arabic so the English-speaking readership of this site will benefit less from it. For the seeker and scholar,Continue reading "Large List of Online Arabic PDFs"

al-Madhhab al-Hanafi: Marhalatuhu wa Tabaqatuhu, Dawabituhu and Mustalahatuhu, Khasa’isuhu wa Mu’allafatuhu by Shaykh Ahmad Naqib

The following was posted in the comments. We have given it a separate post due to its importance. "The book was a masters thesis at the Imam Muhammad Sa'ud University (Riyadh). Unfortunately the book is no longer in print. The pdf can be downloaded here: volume 1: http://www.4shared.com/document/T2clQUBM/__1.html volume 2: http://www.4shared.com/document/RpnbRmPg/__2.html Also, the following isContinue reading "al-Madhhab al-Hanafi: Marhalatuhu wa Tabaqatuhu, Dawabituhu and Mustalahatuhu, Khasa’isuhu wa Mu’allafatuhu by Shaykh Ahmad Naqib"

al-Kawashif al-Jaliyyah ‘an Mustalahat al-Hanafiyyah by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ilah al-Mulla

The following treatise is a wonderfully brief but expansive work on the terminology of the Hanafi school of law. It began as an introduction to Shaykh 'Abd al-Ilah's (amongst the scholars of Ahsa') doctorate on the first volume of 'Allamah Siraj al-Din Ibn al-Nujaym's al-Nahr al-Fa'iq and was later expanded upon to include more termsContinue reading "al-Kawashif al-Jaliyyah ‘an Mustalahat al-Hanafiyyah by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ilah al-Mulla"