Al-Zubdah fī sharḥ al-Burdah. By al-Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī. Edited by Māhir Adīb Ḥabbūsh. Istanbul, Turkey: Dār al-Lubāb, 1438/2017. Pp 203. ISBN 9786058323865. Reviewed by Mawlana Kamil Uddin, Darul Qasim The mantle Burdah wears in Islamic literature is unparalleled. A glimpse of this is shown by ʿAbdullah Muḥammad al-Ḥabashī who lists out 48 pages of commentariesContinue reading "Book Review: Al-Zubdah fī Sharḥ al-Burdah of ʿAlī al-Qārī"
A Few Resources for Learning Punctuation Rules in Arabic Writing
Here are a few useful resources for students of the sacred sciences who want to understand the use of punctuation marks (ʿalāmāt al-tarqīm) in the Arabic language. Students will notice, for the most part, that the rules are similar to European languages. The following work, authored by Aḥmad Zakī Pāshā (Bāshā), is the earliest workContinue reading "A Few Resources for Learning Punctuation Rules in Arabic Writing"
A Reading List on Deoband Studies
The following list was produced by Dr. Shoaib Rasheed on his blog, The Silent Admirer. I have reproduced the list here with the understanding that the list may grow over time and may need updating on this site. In any case, please do visit The Silent Admirer site and subscribe to his content: Bismillah al-RahmanContinue reading "A Reading List on Deoband Studies"
Collection of Arabic Morphology/Ṣarf Texts for Arabic Language Students
Students of Arabic Morphology (Ṣarf) will hopefully find the following links helpful to assist in their study of the subject. I collected these files for students at Darul Qasim and thought it would be useful to post them all together on the same page. From the Treasures of Arabic MorphologyDownload This is the current textbookContinue reading "Collection of Arabic Morphology/Ṣarf Texts for Arabic Language Students"
Readings Amidst the Pandemic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا سَلَام، صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الأَمَان يا مُهَيْمِن، صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ المُيَسِّر يا حَفِيظ، صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم عَلَى النَّبِيِّ العَزِيز Below are works written regarding plagues/pandemics and general distresses. The last two Arabic works concern the virtues of solitude, which can be benefited from in light ofContinue reading "Readings Amidst the Pandemic"
Samt al-Wuṣūl ilā ʿIlm al-Uṣūl
ʿAllāmah Ḥasan b. Tūrkhān al-Āqḥiṣārī's (951-1025 AH) abridgment of ʿAbd Allāh b. Aḥmad al-Nasafī's Manār al-Anwār fī Uṣūl al-Fiqh, entitled Samt al-Wuṣūl ilā ʿIlm al-Uṣūl, is considered by some to be the most excellent of al-Manār's abridgments. While it may be useful to formally study on its own (or with a commentary), I believe thatContinue reading "Samt al-Wuṣūl ilā ʿIlm al-Uṣūl"
Ṭaḥāwī 