How the Hanafi Madhhab spread through the Muslim lands
Shaykh Abdal Hayy al-Lucknawi (d. 1886 CE) mentioned the following anecdote from the 10th century scholar known as Shaykh Mahmūd b. Sulaymān al-Kafawī (d. 990 AH/1582 CE) as quoted from his Aʿlām al-Akhyār:
The knowledge of our eponym, Abū Hanīfa…
The Differences in the Description of Prayer between the Salafī Scholars
Introduction
For quite a while, very deceiving tactics have been utilised by the non-Madhhabīs (also known as Salafiyyah) over the past few decades to lure people into their sect. The most prominent of these tactics is to have the unsuspecting public thinking that having differences of opinion in…
The Isnād System: An Unbroken Link to The Prophet
The Isnād System: An Unbroken Link to The Prophet
By Shaykh Muntasir Zaman
Pause for a moment, and ask yourself: what are the greatest accomplishments of the Muslim civilization? At first thought, a number of things will probably come to mind, ranging from mathematics to medicine to architecture—perhaps…
The Jewel of The Theologians in Light of The Islamic Creed
I was forwarded this relatively short work originally compiled in Arabic by the late Syrian Shaykh, Tahir al Jazairi (d. 1920), entitled Al-Jawahir al Kalamiyyah fi Idah al-Aqidah al-Islamiyya, with its subsequent English translation entitled The Jewel of The Theologians in Light of The Islamic Creed. The…
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"which has plagued many academic circles in recent times" If only it was restricted to these circles. I've had heated discussions with one or two young ulama only recently who believe the very same thing: that the current availability of informatiopn means latter day scholars are more knowledgable. The fact is, if all it took is an availability of information, who needs to go to darul uloom? The information that's abundantly available to scholars is also available to any Tom, Dick or Harry. So what makes a young alim any more knowledgable than anyone else? I mean, by their argument, all anyone has to do is learn Arabic from anywhere and then delve into the available information. But, I think we all know that's far from all it takes. it also leads us to question the thinking of some - a very few - of the young 'scholars' who seem to think they know it all.admin says:
Wa alaikum salam. It will not be online. Hopefully, the recording will be uploaded here after the event.Taif says:
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Salam, do you know if these files are available without the echo and reverberation?Junaed Ahmed says:
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkatuhu May Allah reward you immensely for your efforts. Very well written and very scholarly articles. Full of knowledge and wisdom. May Allah accept it from you. Ameen.Syed says:
Salam, can you please translate only the ahadith mentioned in Imam Kattani's book of Mutawatir Ahadith? There are more than 120 Ahadith in that book. I have never seen a website like this, may Allah bless you.