The Most Accurate Edition of Sahih al-Bukhari

In 1311 AH/1893 CE, Sultān ʿAbdul Ḥamīd II [RA] issued an imperial decree to prepare the most critically evaluated edition of the second most authentic book after Kitābullāh. It specified that the copy of Hāfiẓ al-Yūnīnī – the most relied upon copy of the Ṣaḥīḥ of the later scholars – should be used as theContinue reading "The Most Accurate Edition of Sahih al-Bukhari"

al-Majmu’ah al-Nabahaniyyah fi ‘l-Mada’ih al-Nabawiyyah by ‘Allamah Yusuf al-Nabahani

Attached is a four-volume compilation of poems of praise of the noble Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) by the Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani, a renowned scholar of the past century. Shaykh Nabahani is famous for his books on islah and in praise of our noble Prophet (may Allah bless him and grantContinue reading "al-Majmu’ah al-Nabahaniyyah fi ‘l-Mada’ih al-Nabawiyyah by ‘Allamah Yusuf al-Nabahani"

Al-Fawa’id Al-Diya’iyyah Sharh Kafiyat Ibn Hajib of Mulla Nur al-Din al-Jami

Please see the attached file for a recent rendition of Mulla Nur al-Din al-Jami's commentary of Ibn Hajib's Kafiyah. This edition, with the tahqiq and dirasah of Doctor Usamah Taha Rifa'i, is especially useful due to the lengthy introduction and research that went into the books and their authors. الفوائد الضيائية al-Fawa'id al-Diya'iyyah Below weContinue reading "Al-Fawa’id Al-Diya’iyyah Sharh Kafiyat Ibn Hajib of Mulla Nur al-Din al-Jami"

al-Kitab al-Asasi: Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers

Assalamu 'alaykum, Recently, a student and I were discussing his Arabic studies and how he benefited more from visual learning. Being able to picture the vocabulary he was expected to memorize was aiding him immensely in picking up the words at a quicker pace. Although books like Lisan al-Qur'an, Arabic Tutor, and the Durus al-LughahContinue reading "al-Kitab al-Asasi: Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers"