Sunna
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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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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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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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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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Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Salat al-‘Id
Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Salat al-‘Id Hadith One: A Sahih Marfoo‘ Hadith Near the end of his Sharh…
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The Fiqh of Eid al Fitr
The Fiqh of Eid al-Fitr Praise be to Allah that is due from all grateful believers, a fullness of…
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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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Perfecting the Proofs that the Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) Performed 20 Rak’ats of Tarāwīh Prayer
In this special treatise by Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed, a Hadith from the well known Sahabi, Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra)…
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The Illumination of Lamps Regarding the Tarāwīḥ Prayer:Establishing Twenty Rak’ahs as an Emphasized Prophetic Practice
This concise treatise, authored by Imam Taqī al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī al-Subkī (d. 756/1355), addresses the jurisprudential debates surrounding the…
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The Rules of Ramadan – Mufti Muhammad Shafi
The following is a short work on the rules and etiquettes pertaining to the Holy month of Ramadan in the…
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