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Bibliographical Compilations of the Ḥanafī Legal School
The Ḥanafī juridical tradition has produced an extensive corpus of biographical literature documenting its scholarly…
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Mar’ī al-Karmī al-Ḥanbalī (d. 1033 AH) on the Ottoman Rulers, Their Authentic ‘Aqīda (creed) and Madhhab
The text presented here is a translation from the Arabic work “Necklaces of Pure Gold…
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Ḥātim al-‘Awnī: Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal Opposes Taymīs on the Nature of Divine Speech
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
March 1, 2025
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…
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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…
February 26, 2025
Reflections on Ramadan
As we enter Ramadan once again the following is a succinct list of reminders connected…
February 21, 2025
The Unreliability of Ibn Baṭṭa al-ʿUkbarī: Critical Analysis of a Source Frequently Cited in Contemporary Salafī Literature
This comprehensive study examines the scholarly assessment of Ibn Baṭṭa al-ʿUkbarī’s (d. 387 AH) reliability…
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Ibn Bāz (d. 1999), Sulaymān ibn Siḥmān (d. 1930) & al-Fawzan on the Term “Wahhābī” as an Ascription to the Way of Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792)
The designation “Wahhābī” represents a complex historical and theological marker within Islamic intellectual discourse, primarily…
February 17, 2025
Al-Ḥayda wal-Iʿtidhār Attributed to ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Kinānī (d. 240 AH)
الحيدة والاعتذار للكناني Al-Ḥayda wal-Iʿtidhār [The Evasion and Apology] Attributed to ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Kinānī (d.…
February 16, 2025
Al-Albānī on Ibn Baṭṭa (d. 387 AH):
In contemporary Salafī theological discourse, several editors have undertaken critical editions and publications of doctrinal…
February 14, 2025
The Foundations of the Sunna Attributed to Imām Aḥmad: Weak (ḍaʿīf) chain of transmission, not authentic
أصول السنة المنسوب للإمام أحمد ضعيف الإسناد لا يصح The Foundations of the Sunna (Usul…
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Imam Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī (d. 795 AH) on the night of Mid-Sha’ban
The following is from a well known Hanbali scholar known as Imam Zayn al-Dīn Abū…
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The virtues of the Mid-Shaʿbān Night according to Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī and al-Albānī
فضل ليلة النصف من شعبان عند ابن تيمية وابن رجب الحنبلي والألباني The virtues of…
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Examples of the interpretations [Ta’wīlat] of Imām Aḥmad regarding the (Qur’anic) verses and Hadiths on the divine attributes (of Allah).
نماذج من تٲويلات الٳمام ٲحمد لآيات وٲحاديث الصفات. Examples of the interpretations [Ta’wīlat] of Imām…
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Virtues of the Night of Mid Sha’ban
The great Mujtahid Imam, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i (d. 204 AH) said in his Kitab al-Umm (1/264):…
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Sunni Criticism of Using Weak and Problematic Ḥadīths to Establish Allah’s Attributes in Contemporary Salafi Works
ما الفائدة من تبيين وإخراج الأحاديث الضعيفة والمنكرة والموضوعة في كتب عقائد الحشوية والمجسمة وإظهارها،…
