Bahare Shariat Volume 1 English Translation Kitabul Aqaid with footnotes

Fiqh فقہ, Islamic Belief عقائد /

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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Bahare Shariat Volume 1 English Translation Kitabul Aqaid (without Footnotes)

Fiqh فقہ, Islamic Belief عقائد /

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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Hayatul Anbiya fi Qubrihim Prophets are Alive in graves by Imam Baihiqi

Islamic Belief عقائد /

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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A brief manual of Hadith principles

Hadith / Usool-e-Hadith / حدیث و أصول حدیث /

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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Hamara Islam English Translation Islam our religion Part one

Islamic Belief عقائد /

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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Refulgent Treasure Superiority of Kanz al-Iymān among Urdu Translations of the Quran

Quran Uloome Quran قرآن و علوم قرآن, Works on Alahazrat /

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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Tadbeere Falah o Najat o Islah English Translation Prospects for Recovery

Works on Alahazrat /

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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Noor ul Ayon English Translation The Light of Sight (A book on Seerat an Nabi)

Seerah /

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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Who is Alahazrat

Works on Alahazrat /

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

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English Translation altabiyan fi adb hamalat alqaraٓn The Manners and Etiquette of Bearing The Quran

Quran Uloome Quran قرآن و علوم قرآن /

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

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