shaykh dr. abul hasan hussain ahmed
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Aqeeda
Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728 AH) on Tafwīḍ
This piece examines a striking tension in Ibn Taymiyya’s writings on delegation of meaning [tafwīḍ al-maʿnā] in matters of the…
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Aqeeda
Al-Ṣaffārīnī on Delegation of Meaning [Tafwīḍ al-Maʿnā] of the Divine Attributes [Ṣifāt of Allāh]
Imam Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ṣaffārīnī (d. 1188 AH) was a distinguished Ḥanbalī scholar of the Atharī[i] creed from…
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Aqeeda
The Sayings of the Imams al-Ṭaḥāwī (d. 321 AH), Abū Zurʿa al-Rāzī (d. 264 AH) and ʿAbdullāh ibn Muṣʿab (d. 184 AH) on Disparaging the Companions [al-Ṣaḥāba]
The integrity [ʿadāla] of the Companions [al-Ṣaḥāba] occupies a central place in the methodology and creed [ʿaqīda] of the People…
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Aqeeda
The Salaf al-Ṣāliḥīn: Definition, Merit, and the Question of the Generation [al-Qarn]
Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah,…
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Aqeeda
Imām Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī (d. 974 AH) on Chains of Transmission, Creedal [ʿAqīda] Integrity, and the Authority of the Four Madhhabs
The Shāfiʿī scholar known as Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī[i] (d. 974 AH) made the following remarks in his Thabat…
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Fiqh
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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Fiqh
Hadith Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Witr
This is a collection of hadith proofs for the Hanafi method of Witr. It is divided into five sections: The…
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Aqeeda
The Scholars who affirmed al-Fiqh al-Akbar was by Imam Abū Ḥanīfa
There are two separate transmissions [riwāya] of the treatise called al-Fiqh al-Akbar. One of these transmissions belongs to Imam Abū…
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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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