Book Spotlight: al-Asmāʾ wa-l-Ṣifāt by Imam al-Bayhaqī

By Mufti Husain Kadodia Title: الأسماء والصفات للبيهقي-التقوى Vols: 2 Author: أبي بكر أحمد البيهقي Publisher: التقوى-دمشق Cover & Pages: Hard-1644pg Around the 5th century hijri, a number of works had been authored in aqidah and sifat, that were unfortunately either inclined to ta’til and denial of the sifat of Allah Ta’ala or tashbih ofContinueContinue reading “Book Spotlight: al-Asmāʾ wa-l-Ṣifāt by Imam al-Bayhaqī”

First Impressions: Dār al-Maʿrūf’s Recent Print of Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ

By Bilal Ali I had the opportunity to examine the first volume of the new eleven-volume edition of Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī’s celebrated commentary on the Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ. My access was brief, limited to a few days before returning the volume to its owner, yet the edition has recently been the subject of discussionContinueContinue reading “First Impressions: Dār al-Maʿrūf’s Recent Print of Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ”

Comparing Al-Jawharat al-Nayyirah & Al-Sirāj al-Wahhāj

Review by Shaykh Abu Asim Badrul Islam A very brief comparison of the two famous commentaries by ῾Allāmah Abu Bakr al-Ḥaddādi al-Yamāni (d. 800 AH) on the Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūri – Al-Jawharat al-Nayyirahand Al-Sirāj al-Wahhāj : المقارنة بين شرحي العلّامة أبي بكر الحدّادي اليماني (ت 800) لمختصر القدوري السراج الوهّاج الموضح لكل طالب ومحتاج المؤلف : العلّامة أبو بكر بن علي بنContinueContinue reading “Comparing Al-Jawharat al-Nayyirah & Al-Sirāj al-Wahhāj”