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"
al-Fusul fi ‘l-Usul by Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Razi
See the link for Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Hanafi's famous early work on Hanafi usul al-fiqh. http://www.archive.org/details/FSooL
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"
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"
