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"
The Essential Arabic Language Library: Classical Texts List
Please note that this is not a complete list, but rather a general guide. On Grammar (nahw): 1. al-Kitāb by Sībawayhi 2. Ma‘ānī al-Qur’ān by al-Farrā’ 3. al-Muqtadab by al-Mubarrad 4. al-Usūl fi al-Nahw by Ibn al-Sarrāj 5. al-Mufassal by al-Zamakhsharī 6. al-Kāfiyah by Ibn al-Hājib 7. al-Alfiyyah by Ibn Mālik 8. Mughnī al-Labīb byContinue reading "The Essential Arabic Language Library: Classical Texts List"
Review of Translation: Al-La Madhhabiyya, Abandoning the Madhhabs is the Most Dangerous Bid’ah Threatening the Islamic Shari’ah
Author, Sheikh al-Buti, translated by M. Merza, M.A. Absi and S. Abdul Aziz. (Damascus: Sunni Publications, 2007), pp. 180, size 14x21 cm, £9.49. Reviewed by Mansur Ali There are three types of people with regards to their attitude towards the Quran and Sunna: first of all there is the literalist who does not see beyondContinue reading "Review of Translation: Al-La Madhhabiyya, Abandoning the Madhhabs is the Most Dangerous Bid’ah Threatening the Islamic Shari’ah"
Minhat al-Suluk fi Sharh Tuhfat al-Muluk w/ Marginal Notes by the Imam of Masjid Nabawiyy
Ever since I laid my hands upon the famous short Hanafi fiqh text al-Hadiyyah al-'Ala'iyyah in 2005, I had been longing to find a similar beginner's book on Hanafi fiqh that was worthy of translation into English and that shared al-Hadiyyah's conciseness, flow, and choice of content. The special characteristic of al-Hadiyyah that I soughtContinue reading "Minhat al-Suluk fi Sharh Tuhfat al-Muluk w/ Marginal Notes by the Imam of Masjid Nabawiyy"
Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce
Title: Traditionalist Approaches to Shari'ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi's Fatwa on Women's Right to Divorce. Author: Fareeha Khan Assistant Professor Department of Religious Studies Georgia State University Abstract: This dissertation takes up the issue of ijtihād, creative legal reform, as defined and upheld by contemporary ‘ulamā (traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars). It centers inContinue reading "Traditionalist Approaches to Shari’ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi’s Fatwa on Women’s Right to Divorce"
Mukhtasar al-Tahawi: Online Download
Assalamu 'alaykum, Amongst the earliest legal texts of the Hanafi madhhab is the Mukhtasar of the Hadith and Fiqh master, Imam Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi. The text, amongst the famous mutun (legal texts) of the school, despite its importance to the madhhab and the lofty status of its author, is not readily available or even studied.Continue reading "Mukhtasar al-Tahawi: Online Download"
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