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Misc
Simple Words That Produced Great Men
Translator’s Preface “Your handwriting resembles that of the hadith scholars,” said al-Birzālī. These words resonated well with Muhammad ibn Ahmad…
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Qur'an
The Birmingham Qur’an fragments: Are they really that old?!
In July 2015, when a PhD researcher looked more closely at some fragments inside a more recent copy of the…
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Misc
Imam Abu Yusuf’s Powerful Memory & Profound Intellect
Translator’s Preface The following is an article on the memory of the Qadi, Imam Abu Yusuf Ya’qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari (d.182AH),…
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Fiqh
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…
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Refutations
Imam Abu Yusuf and His reliability in transmitting Hadith
1. Imam Abu Yusuf Ya’qub ibn Ibrahim al-Qadi’s Reliability in Narrating Hadith Imam Abu Yusuf (113 – 182), the foremost…
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Misc
The Militant Pseudo-Salafi Siege of Makka (full audio book): 20-11-1979/1-1-1400
On Nov 20 1979/1st Muharram 1400 AH, Masjid al Haram in Makka, the holiest place in Islam, was taken over…
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Misc
Pictures of the Holy Ka’ba from 1951 to 2014
The following pictures show the changes within Masjid al-Haram over a period in excess of 60 years. If one hovers…
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Sunna
Rare Musalsal Hadiths: Narrated by Shaykh Yasin al Fadani (d. 1990)
Assalamu alaikum The following are some rare Musalsal Hadiths narrated by the late Makkan Hadith scholar and the most prolific…
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Fiqh
A Reply to the Essay, “Perspective on Trimming/Shaving beard”
Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm In the following, we will address a 9-page essay authored by Sheikh Hategekimana Hassan of Botswana called,…
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