A question was asked about celebrating the birthday1 of the Prophet g in the month of Rabiý al-Awwal and about: its legal status according to sharīáh whether it is commendable or a reprehensible act whether a person participating in it merits reward2 or not Essentially, Mawlid is a gathering of people in which the Qur’ān […]
Splendour of the Sacred Way: Bahar e Shariat, Volume One: Faith & Doctrine. Bahar-e-Shari’at is a prominent work of Hanafi Fiqh in the Urdu language. Undoubtedly, it ranks amongst the masterpieces of Hanafi Fiqh works of the last century, acclaimed for its encyclopaedic nature, clarity and accessibility. The author, Sadr al-Shariah Imam Amjad Ali al-A’zami,
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Bahār e Shariát is a compendium of Islamic rulings and legal issues; it is a comprehensive manual of Ĥanafī Fiqh, that also includes proofs from the Qur’ān and Sunnah along with discussions and explanations of legal rulings. Topics in the original edition of Bahār e Sharīát were loosely categorised under the book/chapter/section scheme in the
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This book is a translation of Imām Bayhaqī’s Ĥayātu’l Anbiyā’a fī Qubūrihim, which is a collection of ĥadīth that explicitly say that Prophets are alive in their graves. Imām Bayhaqī is a prominent ĥadīth master, a famous Shāfiýī jurist, an Ashárī imām and the author of many important works. This book was translated in 2008
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This is a translation of Imām Nawawī’s famous collection of forty ĥadīth [Arbaýīn] in Arabic along with brief notes
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This monograph on ĥadīth principles by Imām Sayyid-Sharīf is an excellent introduction to hadith sciences and nomenclature for students and non-specialists alike. This started off as an appendix to the translation of Imām Nawawī’s Arbaýīn. However, a plain translation of a breviloquent epistle would be daunting to the non-specialist, and perhaps fail spectacularly in its
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Hamāra Islām is a simple and easy text for beginners in nine volumes, written by Muftī Khalīl Khān Mārahrawī in Urdu. The fundamental concepts of Islām, the manner of worship and common rulings are presented without delving into detail, and is suitable for young readers and new Muslims. While I have tried to remain faithful
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This is a beginner’s guide to Islamic creed written by Şadr al-Afāđil Mawlānā Sayyid Naýīmuddīn Murādābādī Rahmatullah Aleh
islamic Creed English Translation of Kitabul Aqaid by Molana Naeem ud Deen Muradabadi Read More »
The Excellence of Kanz al-Iyman The major objective of a Qur’ān translation is to convey the meaning as best as possible without veering away from the original text, and at the same time handle abstruse verses [mutashābihāt] in a manner that does not cause doubts in the reader’s mind. The Qur’ān uses figurative language [majāz],
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Tadbeer-e-Falah o Najat o Islah (translated as Prospects for Recovery) is a significant epistle written by the eminent Islamic scholar Alahazrat Imam Ahmad Rida Khan al-Baraylawi in February 1913. Originally authored in Urdu, the book was written as a response to a query regarding the Ottoman Turkish crisis and the widespread suffering of Muslims during
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This short work is the translation of the chain of authorisation of Alahazrat with brief biographies of the scholars mentioned in that sanad. Names of some scholars mentioned incorrectly in the sanad have been rectified. Also, biographies of some scholars could not be found by the translator, even after attempting to look them up in
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These are notes on the [terms used in] sciences of ĥadīth, which impart knowledge to the beginner and serve as a vade-mecum1 for the accomplished,2 which I have summarised from my book Al-Muqniý. I hope from Allāh táālā and beseech Him, to give benefit from this work; indeed, it is in His Power and He
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Waşiyyah is a bequest, a testament and advice or an exhortation to do something or to refrain from something. While it is usually meant to be an instruction to dispose of one’s wealth,4 it is also meant as the last wish of the departing soul; or as advice, counsel and a testament for those they
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The Light of Sight – Biography of the Prophet ﷺ Original Arabic Work by Imām Ibn Sayyid an-Nās Translation and Footnotes Abu Hasan Thus said the meticulous research scholar, the imām, Shaykh Fat’ĥuddīn Abu’l Fat’ĥ Muĥammad ibn Muĥammad ibn Muĥammad ibn Sayyidi’n Nās al-Yámurīy ar-Rabýiy – may Allāh táālā sanctify his secret: Praise be to
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Biography of the Reviver of Islām, grandmaster of tafsīr, ĥadīth and fiqh, peerless Ĥanafī jurist of his time, vanquisher of innovators and enemies of religion, foremost defender of faith and the imām of Sunnis, polymath, poet, teacher, mufti, gnostic, guide Mawlānā Aĥmad Riđā Khān al-Ĥanafī al-Qādirī al-Baraylawī, famously known as Alahazrat in the subcontinent was
A number of books have been written on various sciences of the Qur’ān; in most of these works the etiquette of recitation and bearing the Qur’ān is mentioned in a chapter or few sections scattered across multiple chapters. Imam Nawawī’s Al-Tibyān fī Ādābi Ĥamalati’l Qur’ān الطبیان فی ادب حمالۃ القرآن stands out as a comprehensive
