Archive for December, 2017

Alusi Misquoting Imam al-Munawi on Ibn Taymiyya‏

NU’MAN AL-ALUSI[1] AND HIS INTENTIONAL MISQUOTING OF IMAM AL-MUNAWI’S VERDICT ON IBN TAYMIYYA[2]  
Praise be to Allah that is due from all grateful believers, a fullness of praise for all his favours: a praise that is abundantly sincere and blessed. May the blessings…

29 Dec 6:45 AM 0 Read More...

Al-‘Usul (Islamic Legal Maxims) of Imam al-Karkhi (d. 340 AH)

The following is an English translation of a classical work on Islamic legal maxims known as Usul al-Karkhi by Imam Abul Hasan al-Karkhi (d. 340 AH) of Baghdad, Iraq.  The appreciation and understanding of these maxims is a requirement to truly extract the correct  judicial rulings from the…

23 Dec 8:00 PM 2 Read More...

An investigation (Tahqiq) into the term “Ahlul Hadith”

This booklet explains the meaning of the term “Ahl ul Hadith.” This term is used in many books emanating from different periods. The late author, al-Shaykh al-Muhaddith Habibur Rahman al-A’zami (d. 1992) of India spent his life teaching, writing, as well as editing some major Hadith…

16 Dec 10:45 AM 3 Read More...

Word for Word English meaning of the Holy Qur’an – 3 volumes

This 3 volume set places one or a couple of words of the ‘ayah in one line of a column and gives their meanings side by side in another column, taking care to see that the flow and intelligibility of the English meanings are not thereby lost. This method enables…

05 Dec 3:00 PM 3 Read More...

Do I Need To Follow a Madhab?

“Do I Need To Follow a Madhab?”  – Clarification Of a Common Misconception Amongst Muslims –
by Mufti Muhammad Sajaad
Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 911 AH) said: “The difference found in the four Schools of Islamic law (Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki and Hanbali) in this nation is a huge blessing…

01 Dec 1:00 PM 2 Read More...