The intellectual tradition of Islamic civilization is both incredibly vast and delightfully diverse. Within this immense corpus of intellectual wealth, certain works enjoy an authority that endures time because these “great books” shaped entire disciplines, helped form curricula, or preserved modes of thought across centuries. The following list, produced by N.A. Baloch, comprises the tableContinueContinue reading “A Reading List: Great Books of Islamic Civilization”
Tag Archives: islam
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”
Book Review: Ṣayd al-Khāṭir by Imam Ibn al-Jawzī
ṢAYD AL-KHĀṬIRصيد الخاطر (للعلّامة أبي الفرج عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد ابن الجوزي – 510-597 هـ) المؤلف : العلّامة أبو الفرج عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد ابن الجوزي المحقق : أنس بن محمد تدمري الموضوع : الأدب العربي والوعظ والرقائق والتصوّف والحكمة الناشر : دار ابن كثير (دمشق ، بيروت) سنة النشر : 1444 هـ _ 2023م رقم الطبعةContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Ṣayd al-Khāṭir by Imam Ibn al-Jawzī”
Ṭaḥāwī 