Book Review: 'Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik’, al-Banjari, Muhammad Lutfi, Karachi: Majlis al-Da’wah wa al-Tahqiq al-Islami, 357 pages By Maulana Zeeshan Chaudri The Muwatta’ of Imam Malik (d.179) requires no introduction as 100s of books have been written over the centuries studying various aspects of the goldmine. This collection of Malik demonstrates the juristic acumenContinue reading "Review: Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik: Riwayat al-Shafi’i ‘an Malik"
How to Perform Hajj, Umrah, & Ziyarah – by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat
asSalaamu Alaikum, How to Perform Hajj How to Perform Umrah How to Perform Ziyarah With Hajj less than a month away, these concise booklets compiled by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat (db), published by Islamic Dawah Academy, will be of great benefit to those preparing for the blessed journey and anyone else who plans on visiting forContinue reading "How to Perform Hajj, Umrah, & Ziyarah – by Shaykh Saleem Dhorat"
Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis
Review by Hamdija Begovic The Divine Reality: God, Islam & The Mirage Of Atheism Author: Hamza Andreas Tzortzis Publishing: December 2016. San Clemente, California: FB Publishing ISBN-10: 0996545387 Format: Paperback, 322 pages Generally, there are two ways to critically analyse a belief system: one is to tackle standard arguments countering them by engaging inContinue reading "Book Review: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam, & the Mirage of Atheism” by Hamza Tzortzis"
Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith
Review by: Waqar Akbar Cheema Title: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith Author: Atabek Shukurov An-Nasafi / Sulaiman Ahmed (translator) Publisher: Avicenna Academy, UK Release Date: May 1, 2015 Format: Hardback Pages: ix + 311 The book is allegedly an attempt at revival of hanafi methdology in hadith. However, in reality far from representing the hanafi school's actual approach it isContinue reading "Book Review: Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith"
New Release: What the Living Can Do for the Dead by White Thread Press
al-Salam 'alaykum, White Thread Press recently released a new publication which covers concepts of eschatology, procedures for funeral, burial, last rites, and practices related to the deceased (such as īsāl al-thawāb, atonements, debts) and graveyards: What the Living Can Do for the Dead According to the Qur’an and Sunna and the Opinions of the ClassicalContinue reading "New Release: What the Living Can Do for the Dead by White Thread Press"
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