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Sunna
Shāh Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī (d. 1176 AH) and his classification of the books of Hadith
The famous Indian Hadith scholar known as Shāh Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī mentioned the following in his Ḥujjat Allāh al-Bāligha (1/230-234):…
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Fiqh
When Eid Salah and Jumu’a Salah Coincide: Imam al-Ṭaḥāwī’s Analysis of the Narrations
The following text is from Imam Abū Ja’far Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭaḥāwī’s (d. 321 AH/933 CE) renowned work Sharḥ Mushkil…
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Aqeeda
Zubair ʿAlī Zaiʾī (d. 2013) on the Sharḥ al-Sunna ascribed to al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH)
In continuation of a previous article on this site entitled: Al-Albānī on the Ḥanbalī: Al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH) and his…
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Aqeeda
Al-Albānī on the Ḥanbalī: Al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH) and his extremism in ʿAqīda
Introduction: In 1995, some British-based Salafīs published an English translation of an ʿAqīda (Islamic creed) related text attributed to the…
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The Raf’ul Yadayn Debate: A Historical Encounter Between Shaykh al-Kawtharī and Dr. al-Hilālī
This account presents a fascinating intellectual exchange between two prominent scholars of the 20th century regarding one of the most…
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Aqeeda
Shaykh Muhammad Awwama’s Observations on Some Books of Creed (ʿAqīda)
Observations on Some Books of Creed (ʿAqīda) نظرات في بعض كتب العقيدة بقلم: محمد عوامة By: Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwāma[i] (Dated:…
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Aqeeda
Imam Al-Dhahabī on Delegation [Tafwīḍ al-Ma’nā] and Ibn Khuzayma’s Interpretation [Ta’wīl] of the Hadith of the Image [Ṣūrah]
The discourse on understanding divine attributes [ṣifāt] in Islamic theology represents one of the most intricate and sensitive areas of…
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Aqeeda
Imam ‘Alī al-Qārī (d. 1014 AH) on Tafwīḍ al-Ma’nā (delegation of the meaning) Regarding the Divine Attributes [Ṣifāt]: The Way of the Salaf
In Islamic theological discourse, few topics have generated as much scholarly debate as the proper approach to understanding the divine…
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Fiqh
Bibliographical Compilations of the Ḥanafī Legal School
The Ḥanafī juridical tradition has produced an extensive corpus of biographical literature documenting its scholarly lineage. Dr. Muḥyī al-Dīn Hilāl…
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Fiqh
Imam Mālik’s Defence of the Traditional Tarāwīḥ Practice in Madina: 20 Rakʿahs with Interspersed Nafl
In al-Mudawwana al-Kubrā (1/287) of al-Qāḍī Saḥnūn (d. 240 AH), the following was documented: قَالَ مَالِكٌ: بَعَثَ إلَيَّ الْأَمِيرُ وَأَرَادَ…
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