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Ibrahim in Ancient Babylonian, and other names of Prophets
Posted by Abu Usaama on June 15, 2009 | 3 responses| 334 views
Every day there are new signs in the heavens and the earth in support of Allah ’ final revealed Book, the Qur’an. The Christian attempt to discredit the Qur’an and its linguistics is ongoing, and in reality the truth is always with the Qur’an.
I was reading a book the other day...
Could There Ever Be A Muslim Supreme Court Justice?
Posted by Abul Layth on June 2, 2009 | 4 responses| 321 views
Farhan Memon recently wrote an article arguing that there are three basic reasons there will not be a Muslim Supreme Court Justice “within our lifetime”:
1) He argues that there are no appellate or district court judges thus “Without any players on the Bench, as it were, we cannot...
The Layman’s Guide to Utilizing the Books of Rijal
Posted by Abul Layth on May 30, 2009 | one response| 306 views
by Abul Layth
One of the most liberating experiences for the student of knowledge is learning to utilize the books of Rijaal, or the books containing the names of the narrators throughout history declaring their reliability or lack thereof. These works are encyclopedias of historical knowledge, entries...
The Letter & Number Symbol Key Utilized by the Imams of Hadith Within Their Books
Posted by Abul Layth on May 30, 2009 | 2 responses| 325 views
The later scholars of hadith used a letter and number symbol system to identify which Imams used the narrator in their books of hadith. This system is utilized in the encyclopedic biographical works such as Tahthib At-Tahthib of Hafith Ibn Hajr, his Taqrib , Adh-Dhahabi in his Al-Mizan and other works...
The Age Span of the Muslim Nation (Ummah)
Posted by Abul Layth on May 18, 2009 | 5 responses| 743 views
Written by Br. “Mu’awiya”
Imam Al-Bukhari narrates in his sahih from Abdullah Ibn Umar that he heard the Prophet of Allah sallahu 3laye wasalam say : ” verily your stay in compared to the nations before you is like the time period between the prayers of ‘Asr ( mid-afternoon...
Safinat un Naja’ – A Shafi’i Primer Translated
Posted by Abul Layth on May 7, 2009 | 11 responses| 760 views
Newly Released
Matn Safīnat al-najāʾ: Arabic and English.
by: Shaykh Sālim ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Saʿd ibn Samīr al-Haḍramī al-Shāfiʿī.
The Ship of Salvation:
A classic manual of Islāmic Doctrine and Jurisprudence
In Arabic with English text, commentary and appendices,
Edited and translated...
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Could There Ever Be A Muslim Supreme Court Justice?
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The Layman’s Guide to Utilizing the Books of Rijal
by Abul Layth
One of the most liberating experiences for the student of knowledge is learning to utilize the books of Rijaal, or the books containing the names of the narrators throughout history declaring their reliability or lack thereof. These works are encyclopedias of historical knowledge, entries...
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Safinat un Naja’ – A Shafi’i Primer Translated
Newly Released
Matn Safīnat al-najāʾ: Arabic and English.
by: Shaykh Sālim ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Saʿd ibn Samīr al-Haḍramī al-Shāfiʿī.
The Ship of Salvation:
A classic manual of Islāmic Doctrine and Jurisprudence
In Arabic with English text, commentary and appendices,
Edited and translated...