Posted by Mawlana Badrul Islam The following link will allow you to download the entire It'haf al-Sadat al-Muttaqin bi Sharh Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din in scanned PDF format. This is the best ever edition of this magnificent book (thus confirmed by Mawlana Husain Kadodia sahib). As it is a late 1800s print, you may initially haveContinue reading "It’haf al-Sadat al-Muttaqin bi Sharh Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din by ‘Allamah Murtada al-Zabidi"
Nayl al-Farqadayn fi Mas’alat Raf`al-Yadayn by ‘Allamah Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri
Nayl al-Farqadayn fi Mas'alat Raf` al-Yadayn (Clarity on the Ruling of Lifting of the Hands in Prayer) by 'Allamah Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri The ruling pertaining to the lifting of both hands at the time of going into ruku` (the bowing position in Salah) and sujud (prostration) has been a matter of contention from theContinue reading "Nayl al-Farqadayn fi Mas’alat Raf`al-Yadayn by ‘Allamah Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri"
Maulana Husain Ahmad Madni – A Biographical Study by D.R. Goyal: Book Review
Review by Ismaeel Nakhuda - Islamica Magazine, Autumn Issue 2005 Since partition in 1947, India has been witness to a great deal of sectarian violence, not to mention Kashmir and the various wars fought with neighbouring Pakistan. With rivalry so intense in the sub-continent, it is a sad reality that Indian Muslims are viewed contemptuouslyContinue reading "Maulana Husain Ahmad Madni – A Biographical Study by D.R. Goyal: Book Review"
From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship: New Release
From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship Authors: Stefanie Brinkmann and Beate Wiesmüller (eds) Publication date: January 2009 Frank & Timme Verlag, Berlin ISBN: 978-3-86596-171-6 Hardcover, 216 pp, 210 x 148 mm Publisher's list price: EUR 29.80 Contents Islamic manuscripts are voices from the past, revealing scholarly debates and networks, asContinue reading "From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship: New Release"
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia: Book Review
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia By Muhammad Ayub Ali Khan Author: Prof. Francis Robinson Pages: 267 Publisher: Hurst & Company, London One of the many sicknesses currently afflicting the Muslim world is amnesia regarding its past. While competing civilizations explore, analyze and dissect their own as well as other'sContinue reading "The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia: Book Review"
Madrasah Life by Shaykh Muhammad Akram Nadwi
Review by Bilal Ali Ansari Upon first receiving a copy of Shaykh Akram Nadwi's "Madrasah Life", I was first impressed by the relatively small size of the book. It is no more than a hundred pages and being a narrative, an easy and fun reading. The book explores a day in the life of aContinue reading "Madrasah Life by Shaykh Muhammad Akram Nadwi"
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