Jawab al-Hafiz Abi Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Mundhiri al-Misri ‘an As’ilatin fi ‘l-Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil

Attached is a wonderful published edition of Hafiz Mundhiri's answers to questions on the science of Jarh wa 'l-Ta'dil with the annotation and notes of Shaykh 'Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah. The book includes a unique researched text written by Shaykh Abu Ghuddah himself entitled Umara' al-Muminin fi 'l-Hadith which lists the names of hadith scholarsContinue reading "Jawab al-Hafiz Abi Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Mundhiri al-Misri ‘an As’ilatin fi ‘l-Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil"

Best Edition of Imam Tahawi’s Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar?

Assalamu 'alaykum, I have been looking for a solid edition of Imam Tahawi's Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar for some time now. The only editions I have seen are the Indian editions, which are not based upon much comparitive manuscript study, and the Darul Kitab version of the book with the foreword of Shaykh Yusuf Mar'ashli andContinue reading "Best Edition of Imam Tahawi’s Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar?"

Ta’nib al-Khatib of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari

Attached is the brilliant rebuttal of 'Allamah Muhammad Zahid Kawthari to the section of Imam Khatib Baghdadi's Tarikh Baghdad on Imam Abu Hanifah in which Khatib Baghdadi mentions a number of false reports in dispraise of the great Imam Abu Hanifah in a manner that suggested that he agreed with them. Although the book isContinue reading "Ta’nib al-Khatib of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari"

Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) by Jonathan A.C. Brown

Contrary to popular opinion, the bulk of Islamic law does not come from the Qur'an but rather from hadith, first-hand reports of the prophet Muhammad's words and deeds, passed from generation to generation. However, with varying accounts often only committed to paper a century after the death of Muhammad, Islamic scholars, past and present, haveContinue reading "Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World (Foundations of Islam) by Jonathan A.C. Brown"

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

During its first week in publication, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man rose to #1 on Amazon.com. Then it hit The New York Times Bestseller list and went into an unprecedented fifth printing in its fifth week. Rights have been sold to publish it in many languages and now Confessions is released for the firstContinue reading "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins"