Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari (rahmatullahi alaihi), one of the greatest Hanafi savants of the past century, once wrote a short, comprehensive, and rare treatise on the subject of tawassul, which I have uploaded here for the benefit of all. If the font size is too small, simply copy and paste the document onto Microsoft WordContinue reading "Mahq at Taqawwul fi Mas’alat al-Tawassul"
Sharh Qasidah Banat Su’ad by Imam Jamal al-Din Ibn Hisham with Notes by Imam Bajuri
Enjoy this commentary on the Qasidah of Ka'b ibn az-Zuhayr (may Allah have mercy on him) by the great Imam of Arabic language, Shaykh Jamal-ud-Din ibn Hisham al-Misri ash-Shafi'i thumma 'l-Hanbali (d. 761 AH) - sahib Mughni al-Labib 'an Kutub al-A'arib etc. - along with the hashiya of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Bajuri. Thought it might beContinue reading "Sharh Qasidah Banat Su’ad by Imam Jamal al-Din Ibn Hisham with Notes by Imam Bajuri"
Ita’at-e-Rasul by Shaykh Maulana Yusuf Motala
As the title suggests, this post is regarding Hadhrat Shaykh Maulana Yusuf Motala’s (damat barakatuhum) work on the importance of Obedience to the Messenger sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, which he had authored some 40 years ago to establish the importance of Obedience to the Messenger sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam in the hearts and minds ofContinue reading "Ita’at-e-Rasul by Shaykh Maulana Yusuf Motala"
Ahkam al-Tawarruq wa Tatbiqatuhu ‘l-Masrafiyyah by Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Attached is a short Arabic book by our respected Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani on the legal rulings pertaining to tawarruq. The file comes courtesy of our dear friend Shaykh Faraz Rabbani. Ahkam al-Tawarruq wa Tatbiqatuhu 'l-Masrafiyyah
Slippery Stone: An Inquiry into Islam’s Stance on Music – Reviewed by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi
Review by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi Title: Slippery Stone: An Inquiry into Islam's Stance on Music Author: Khalid Baig Publisher: Open Mind Press Year: 2008 384 pages. Slippery Stone: Cultural Colonialism and the Music Question The dawn of the colonization of Afro-Asian world in general and the Muslim world in particular brought in its wake effortsContinue reading "Slippery Stone: An Inquiry into Islam’s Stance on Music – Reviewed by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi"
The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon by Jonathan Brown
In a number of lectures I delivered on the subject of Hadith, I mentioned a PhD thesis that was authored by Professor Jonathan Brown of the University of Washington, a Muslim professor who analyzed both the Sahih's of Bukhari and Muslim and Orientalist views regarding them. Brown is very aptly able to identify some ofContinue reading "The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon by Jonathan Brown"
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