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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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Aqeeda
Exposing the Forgery of Sharḥ al-Sunna Attributed to al-Barbahārī by Shaykh al-Azharī
Introduction The attribution of some Islamic texts has long been a contentious issue in scholarly circles, with significant implications for…
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Aqeeda
Sulṭān al-ʿUmayrī and his Critical View of the Book “Sharḥ al-Sunna” attributed to al-Barbahārī (d. 329 AH)
This article represents the third instalment in our series examining the controversial work “Sharḥ al-Sunna” attributed to the 4th-century Ḥanbalī…
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Sunna
The Fiqh of Eid al-Adha
The deen of al-Islam has two major holidays, Eid al-Fitr which is celebrated at the end of fasting in the…
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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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Sunna
Significance of the First Ten Days of Dhu’l Hijja
Significance of the First Ten Days of Dhu’l Hijja Article by Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed Once again a period of…
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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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