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"
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"
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