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"
Best Commentary of Imam Tirmidhi’s al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah for a Talib
By the infinite mercy of Allah, I have been blessed to be able to teach the Shama'il Muhammadiyyah of Imam Tirmidhi twice in the last year and have begun to teach it again this year to students of the Dawrat al-Hadith. In the beginning of the year, students were very adamant on finding a commentaryContinue reading "Best Commentary of Imam Tirmidhi’s al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah for a Talib"
Hasr al-Sharid min Asanid Muhammad ‘Abid: Online Download
Assalamu 'alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Please find a full PDF copy of Hasr al-Sharid, the amazing thabat (list of the established full chains of transmission in various works) of Shaykh Muhammad Abid Sindi (may Allah have mercy on him), one of the greatest Hanafi masters of hadith who passed away in 1257 A.H. HasrContinue reading "Hasr al-Sharid min Asanid Muhammad ‘Abid: Online Download"
Princeton University Officially Unveils its Digital Library of 200 Islamic Manuscripts
Princeton University has placed a new digital library of 200 Islamic manuscripts online for scholars to consult and study. These manuscripts were selected from some 9,500 volumes of Islamic manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and other languages of the Muslim world in the University Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Princeton's extraordinaryContinue reading "Princeton University Officially Unveils its Digital Library of 200 Islamic Manuscripts"
English ‘Aqidah Tahawiyyah Translations and Commentaries
For a while now, I have been collecting a number of translations of the famous al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah for the purpose of rendering a new and more accessible translation for some of my students. Given the verbiage of some translations and the inaccuracy of others, it was important to look through all the other existing worksContinue reading "English ‘Aqidah Tahawiyyah Translations and Commentaries"
Massive List of Arabic Resources
Dictionaries and Glossaries: 2a. http://dictionary.sakhr.com/ (Arabic-English, English-Arabic) 2b. http://www.mesiti.it/arabic/dictionary.asp (English-Arabic) 2c. http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/59...English-Arabic (English-Arabic) 2d. http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/46...b2English.html (Arabic-English) 2e. http://www.al-awwal.com/alawwal.asp (Arabic-English, English-Arabic) 2f. http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/44...ictionary.html (German-Arabic) 2g. http://www.geocities.com/matyara911/Dictionary.htm (dictionary of rare words, English-Arabic) 2h. http://www.dictionaric.com/dico%20arabe%20page%20de%20garde.htm (French-Arabic) 2i. http://www.alburaq.net/dictionary1/transform.cfm (Arabic-English) 2j. http://www.arava.org/site/research_glossary.shtml (environmental glossary, English-Arabic/Hebrew) 2k. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/3279/ (Algerian Arabic-English) 2l. http://www-old.ectaco.com/online/diction.php3?lang=3 (Arabic-English, English-Arabic) 2m. http://www.studyquran.co.uk/LLhome.htm (Lane's Arabic-English lexicon; entireContinue reading "Massive List of Arabic Resources"
