Book Review by Ewan Stein, Guardian.co.uk Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi, the Egyptian-born octogenarian embraced by Ken Livingstone in 2004 and, as of 2008, excluded from the UK as a preacher of hate, has recently published a two-volume book entitled The Jurisprudence of Jihad. It is over 1400 pages long and has been received enthusiastically, and withContinue reading "Book Review of Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi’s Recent Book “The Jurisprudence of Jihad”"
Books on Dream Interpretation
Assalamu 'alaykum, I was recently informed of a very interesting website that has collected a number of books on dream interpretation (tafsir al-ahlam) and organized them in an easy-to-find, highly accessible manner. Amongst the books included is Ibn Sirin's Tafsir al-Ahlam (although many argue about this book's attribution to the author) as well as KhalilContinue reading "Books on Dream Interpretation"
Massive Collections of Books Online: Manuscripts, PDFs, DOCs, Etc…
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim Assalamu 'alaykum, The following is a list of sites that have uploaded books in different forms. Some of them hold large collections of manuscripts. These book links were provided by Shaykh Muhammad Chothia. PDF Book Sites: http://www.waqfeya.com/index.php http://www.almaknaz.com/index.php http://www.pdfshere.com/up/index.php http://majles.alukah.net/showthread.php?p=245122 (go to top of page) In the following link you'll have to signContinue reading "Massive Collections of Books Online: Manuscripts, PDFs, DOCs, Etc…"
I’rab al-Qur’an al-Karim by Shaykh Muhyi ‘l-Din Darwish
Recently, a number of students who study Arabic syntax with me asked for my recommendation on a good book that focused on the i'rab of the Qur'an (grammatical analysis of each ayah). While I admitted that I was not familiar with all the new works that have been published recently on the topic, and havingContinue reading "I’rab al-Qur’an al-Karim by Shaykh Muhyi ‘l-Din Darwish"
Mukhtasar Khilafiyat al-Bayhaqi
Brother ashrafh, aka Hasan Ashraf, was kind enough to share with us an important book of comparitive fiqh that argues the Shafi'i stance on legal issues, highlighting the legal contentions that existed between the Shafi'i and the Hanafi (or as Imam Bayhaqi terms it, the "Iraqi") schools. The book that brother Hasan provided is anContinue reading "Mukhtasar Khilafiyat al-Bayhaqi"
The Narrations and Copies of Sahih al-Bukhari
Further to my earlier post on the commentaries of the Sahihain, this is a synopsis of an article by Shaykh Dr. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim ibn Ubaid (Professor of Hadith Sciences at Jamia Umm al-Qura, Makka) that was published in the Umm al-Qura Journal. The essay was titled: riwaayat wa nusakh al-Jami as-Sahih lil-Imam AbiContinue reading "The Narrations and Copies of Sahih al-Bukhari"
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