[Contribution by Shaykh Husain Kadodia] Some possibly beneficial resources for those teaching Usul ash-Shashi: Middle Eastern Prints of the book: 1- Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, edited by Sh. Akram an-Nadwi- possibly the most authentic edition. 2- Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, with Umdat al-Hawashi of al-Gangohi 3- Dar Ibn Kathir, with Ahsan al-Hawashi of al-Laknawi 4- Dar al-FaruqContinue reading "Useful Editions and Commentaries of Usul al-Shashi (Hanafi Textbook on Usul al-Fiqh)"
Ma’arif al-Sunan sharh Sunan al-Tirmidhi by ‘Allamah Muhammad Yusuf Binnuri
The amazing commentary on the Sunan of Imam Tirmidhi by the great hadith master of our time, 'Allamah Muhammad Yusuf al-Binnuri, considered by many the inheritor of the knowledge of Imam al-'Asr 'Allamah Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri, is now available online. This commentary, which unfortunately was left incomplete and only reaches the chapters on Hajj, isContinue reading "Ma’arif al-Sunan sharh Sunan al-Tirmidhi by ‘Allamah Muhammad Yusuf Binnuri"
Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet by Usha Sanyal
A few weeks ago, we posted a link to an online copy of the biography of Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi, which was published as part of a series entitled "Makers of the Muslim World". We now present another book from the same series, this time the biography of Mawlana Thanawi's contemporary and self-declaredContinue reading "Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet by Usha Sanyal"
Confessions of a British Spy: Book Review
The following is a useful (abridged) review of Confessions of a British Spy by: Adnan Malik Librarian for the South Asian Collections South/Southeast Asia Library 120 Doe Library University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 I have reviewed the two e-books you sent me earlier. The first one, Confessions of a British Spy, is an obviousContinue reading "Confessions of a British Spy: Book Review"
Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia by Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Last year, the author of the now famous Ulama in Contemporary Islam: Custodians of Change, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, published a biography of the great savant and saint Hakim al-Ummah Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali al-Thanawi (may Allah shower him with His mercy). The book is part of The Makers of the Muslim World Series. I recently obtainedContinue reading "Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia by Muhammad Qasim Zaman"
I’la al-Sunan: Online Download for Two Editions
Assalamu 'alaykum, Mawlana Ibrahim Amin was kind enough to share with us a link to an online downloadable version of the Idarat al-Qur'an edition of 'Allamah Zafar Ahmad al-'Uthmani's monumental work, I'la al-Sunan. I'la al-Sunan (Idarat al-Qur'an Edition) The Dar al-Fikr edition of the book has been available online for some time, but in mentioningContinue reading "I’la al-Sunan: Online Download for Two Editions"
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