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The Efforts of the Ahl-e-Hadith Scholars in Service of the Quran

Author : Ali Hassan Khan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book The Efforts of the Ahl-e-Hadith Scholars in Service of the Quran written by Ali Hassan Khan and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-21 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ahl-e-Hadith movement of the Indian subcontinent is known for its specialisation in the science of Hadith, through teaching, publishing and explaining books of Hadith. What is not widely known is the great service the Ahl-e-Hadith offered in teaching and writing about the Quran and its sciences. In this book, the author describes hundreds of works produced by 320 scholars and publishers. This information is based mainly on Bare Sagheer Ahl-e-Hadith Khuddam-e Quran (696 pages, Urdu) of Shaykh Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti and also some benefits have been added from Bare Sagheer Pak wa Hind mein Ulama Ahl-e-Hadith ki Tafsir-e Khidmat (64 pages, Urdu) of Shaykh AbdurRasheed Iraqee and Juhud Ahl-e-Hadith fi Khidmah Al-Quran Al-Karim (78 pages, Arabic) of Shaykh AbdurRahman Feraway among other sources. It is hoped that this book will inspire the youth, especially those in the West originally from the Indian subcontinent who are not aware of the efforts of their elders, to carry on the mission of propagating the Book and the Sunnah.

40 Ahl-e Hadith Scholars from the Indian Subcontinent

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781081008956
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book 40 Ahl-e Hadith Scholars from the Indian Subcontinent written by and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the translation of a collection of 40 biographies of eminent scholars from the Ahl-e Hadith movement in the Indian Subcontinent. Its author, Shaykh AbdurRasheed Iraqee is a respected historian and author of numerous works in Urdu. The book is further supplemented by 10 biographies compiled by the translator Ali Hassan Khan and forewords by Shaykhs Dr Suhaib Hasan and Dr Muhammad Hammad Lakhvi, and Ustadh Adnan Rashid.This book contains the biographies of the following scholars: Shaykh As-Sayid Muhammad Nazeer Husayn Dehlwi, Hafiz Muhammad Lakhvi, Hafiz Ibrahim Aarwi, Shaykh Muhammad Sa'eed Banarsi, Shaykh Muhammad Basheer Sahsawani, Shaykh Shamsul Haqq Diyanwi Azeemabadi, Hafiz 'Abdullah Ghazipuri, Shaykh AbdulAziz Raheemabadi, Shaykh Sayid Ahmad Hasan Dehlwi, Shaykh Waheed Az-Zaman Haydrabadi, Shaykh AbdusSalam Mubarakpuri, Shaykh AbdulHaleem Sharar, Qadhi Muhammad Sulayman Mansurpuri, Shaykh Abul Makarim Muhammad Ali Maowi, Shaykh AbdurRahman Mubarakpuri, Shaykh Muhammad Yusuf Shams Faydhabadi, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Junagarhi, Shaykh AbduTawab Multani, Shaykh AbdusSamad Husaynabadi, Shaykh Abul Wafa Thanaullah Amritsari, Shaykh Abdul Qasim Sayf Banarsi, Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti, Shaykh AbduSalam Nadwi, Shaykh Abul Kalam Azad, Shaykh AbdulMajeed Sohadrawi, Shaykh Abu Sa'eed Sharfudin Dehlwi, Hafiz Abdullah Ropuri, Shaykh Nazeer Ahmad Rehmani, Shaykh Abu Yahya Imam Khan Noshahrwi, Shaykh Hidayatullah Sohadrawi, Shaykh Muhammad Isma'eel Salafi, Shaykh 'AbdusSalam Bastawi, Hafiz Muhammad Gondalwi, Shaykh Ihsan Elahi Zaheer, Shaykh Muhammad Haneef Nadwi, Shaykh Muhammad Ataullah Haneef Bhujiyani, Shaykh Ghulam Ahmad Hariri, Shaykh 'Ubaydullah Rehmani Mubarakpuri, Shaykh Sayid Badi'udin Shah Rashdi, Shaykh AbdurRaoof JandhangariAlso in appendices we have the biographies of 10 more scholars added: Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan, Shaykh Abdullah Ghaznawi, Shaykh Minhajudin Hazarwi, Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Batalwi, Hafiz AbdulMannan Wazeerabadi, Shaykh AbdulWahab Dehlwi, Shaykh Abdul Haq Hashmi, Shaykh AbdulJaleel Samrodi, Shaykh Sultan Mahmood Jalalpuri, Shaykh AbdulGhaffar Hasan.

Modern Hadith Studies

Author : Belal Abu-Alabbas
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474441815
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Modern Hadith Studies written by Belal Abu-Alabbas and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the various methods and trends in Hadith Studies across the globe. Bringing together contributions from 10 scholars of Hadith, it addresses the subject from a variety of methodological vantage points and historical premises.

The Conflicts Between the Companions and the Position of the Pious Predecessors Regarding Them

Author : Irshad Al-Haqq Al-Athari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book The Conflicts Between the Companions and the Position of the Pious Predecessors Regarding Them written by Irshad Al-Haqq Al-Athari and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is extremely regrettable that some people calling themselves Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah are, in some of their research, trying to degrade the Companions and, by mentioning their disputes and conflicts, they want to reduce their importance. Indeed they are trying continuously and actively to portray the efforts of the Companions as not solely for the sake of Islam but they claim that their efforts were based on personal benefit or liking and they were fighting like people desirous of the throne and kingship (may Allah protect us from such beliefs!)In contrast to this, all of Ahlus Sunnah are in agreement on the fact that the decision on the internal matters and disputes between the Companions is not a matter of history but a matter of creed, and despite these conflicts they are honourable, truthful and a people who desired guidance for the community. This is the position of all the pious predecessors. The scholars who authored books on creed gave in them a great emphasis on this and we will have the pleasure to present their detailed statements to the readers of this book.Excerpt from the Author's Introduction

Authentication of Hadith

Author : Israr Ahmad Khan
Publisher : IIIT
ISBN 13 : 1565645111
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Authentication of Hadith written by Israr Ahmad Khan and published by IIIT. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s complex and volatile world the consequences of relying on fraudulent and counterfeit Hadith to legitimize extremist behavior, issue violent fatwas, and justify blatant abuse, particularly of women, is not only far too easy but in fact dangerous. Israr Khan addresses the sensitive topic of Hadith authentication, focusing on the criteria adopted by classical scholars to maintain that concentration on the continuity and accuracy of the chain of narrators, rather than the textual content of Hadith, has led to particular Hadith being included which either contradict other Hadith directly, project the Prophet (SAAS) in an uncharacteristic light, or do not reflect and/or conflict with the teachings of the Qur’an. The study traces in careful detail the historical development of the oral and written traditions, as well as the many targeted attempts at fabrication that took place, critiquing in methodical detail certain Hadith which have come to be widely accepted as “authentic.” The prominent collections we have today, were made possible by the development of the science of Hadith criticism, and Muslim scholars deserve deep appreciation for their painstaking work, as well as their invaluable contribution towards preserving the Hadith literature to the best of their ability. However, insists the author, the process is ongoing, and the closed door policy which currently surrounds Hadith authentication needs to be carefully reexamined.

Fragile Frontiers

Author : Saroj Kumar Rath
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317562518
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Fragile Frontiers written by Saroj Kumar Rath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical questions remain unanswered on the events of the cold-blooded and devastating terror attacks in Mumbai on 26 November 2008. Investigative and introspective, this book offers a lucid and graphic account of the ill-fated day and traces the changing dynamics of terror in South Asia. Using new insights, it explores South Asia’s regional dynamics of antagonism, the ever-present challenge to the frontiers of India, Pakistan and the terrorism question, the strife in Afghanistan and the self-serving selective US ‘war on terror’. This will be an engaging read for those interested in defence, security and strategic studies, politics, international relations, peace and conflict studies, and South Asian studies as well as the general reader.

Muslims Under Non-Muslim Rule

Author : Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm Ibn Taymīyah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955454523
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (545 download)

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Historicizing Sunni Islam in the Ottoman Empire, c. 1450-c. 1750

Author : Tijana Krstić
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004440291
Total Pages : 546 pages
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Download or read book Historicizing Sunni Islam in the Ottoman Empire, c. 1450-c. 1750 written by Tijana Krstić and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Articles collected in Historicizing Sunni Islam in the Ottoman Empire, c. 1450-c. 1750 engage with the idea that “Sunnism” itself has a history and trace how particular Islamic genres—ranging from prayer manuals, heresiographies, creeds, hadith and fatwa collections, legal and theological treatises, and historiography to mosques and Sufi convents—developed and were reinterpreted in the Ottoman Empire between c. 1450 and c. 1750. The volume epitomizes the growing scholarly interest in historicizing Islamic discourses and practices of the post-classical era, which has heretofore been styled as a period of decline, reflecting critically on the concepts of ‘tradition’, ‘orthodoxy’ and ‘orthopraxy’ as they were conceived and debated in the context of building and maintaining the longest-lasting Muslim-ruled empire. Contributors: Helen Pfeifer; Nabil al-Tikriti; Derin Terzioğlu; Tijana Krstić; Nir Shafir; Guy Burak; Çiğdem Kafesçioğlu; Grigor Boykov; H. Evren Sünnetçioğlu; Ünver Rüstem; Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer; Vefa Erginbaş; Selim Güngörürler.

Islamic Intellectual History in the Seventeenth Century

Author : Khaled El-Rouayheb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107042968
Total Pages : 417 pages
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Book Synopsis Islamic Intellectual History in the Seventeenth Century by : Khaled El-Rouayheb

Download or read book Islamic Intellectual History in the Seventeenth Century written by Khaled El-Rouayheb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the intellectual currents among Ottoman and North African scholars of the early modern period.

Islam in the Modern World

Author : Jeffrey T. Kenney
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135007942
Total Pages : 514 pages
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Download or read book Islam in the Modern World written by Jeffrey T. Kenney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction explores the landscape of contemporary Islam. Written by a distinguished team of scholars, it: provides broad overviews of the developments, events, people and movements that have defined Islam in the three majority-Muslim regions traces the connections between traditional Islamic institutions and concerns, and their modern manifestations and transformations. How are medieval ideas, policies and practices refashioned to address modern circumstances investigates new themes and trends that are shaping the modern Muslim experience such as gender, fundamentalism, the media and secularisation offers case studies of Muslims and Islam in dynamic interaction with different societies. Islam in the Modern World includes illustrations, summaries, discussion points and suggestions for further reading that will aid understanding and revision. Additional resources are provided via a companion website.

The Beauty of Charity

Author : Ahmed Ali Ahmed Ali al-Kuwaity -
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781977901514
Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book The Beauty of Charity written by Ahmed Ali Ahmed Ali al-Kuwaity - and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spiritual and worldly benefits of charity to individuals and society as a whole. Includes stories of Prophets, Imams & Scholars who have sacrificed their wealth for Allah (swt).

The Study Quran

Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062227629
Total Pages : 2048 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Study Quran written by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 2048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world. Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic commentaries, including Sunni and Shia sources, and from legal, theological, and mystical texts, The Study Quran conveys the enduring spiritual power of the Quran and offers a thorough scholarly understanding of this holy text. Beautifully packaged with a rich, attractive two-color layout, this magnificent volume includes essays by 15 contributors, maps, useful notes and annotations in an easy-to-read two-column format, a timeline of historical events, and helpful indices. With The Study Quran, both scholars and lay readers can explore the deeper spiritual meaning of the Quran, examine the grammar of difficult sections, and explore legal and ritual teachings, ethics, theology, sacred history, and the importance of various passages in Muslim life. With an introduction by its general editor, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, here is a nearly 2,000-page, continuous discussion of the entire Quran that provides a comprehensive picture of how this sacred work has been read by Muslims for over 1,400 years.

The Radiance of the Secrets of Prayer

Author : Muhsin Qara'ati
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985669451
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (694 download)

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Download or read book The Radiance of the Secrets of Prayer written by Muhsin Qara'ati and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text, Muhsin Qara'ati explains in detail the meaning of Worship and Intention, as well as how different stages of worship are acquired. He then goes on to explain the different actions of Prayer in detail, such as the first Takbir, and the recitation of the Suras. The author explains each step thoroughly, outlining its importance and our understanding of the action.

Rethinking Muslim Personal Law

Author : Hilal Ahmed
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000573192
Total Pages : 191 pages
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Download or read book Rethinking Muslim Personal Law written by Hilal Ahmed and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critically analyses Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in India and offers an alternative perspective to look at MPL and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) debate. Tracing the historical origins of this legal mechanism and its subsequent political manifestations, it highlights the complex nature of MPL as a sociological phenomenon, driven by context-specific social norms and cultural values. With expert contributions, it discusses wide-ranging themes and issues including MPL reforms and human rights; decoding of UCC in India; the contentious Triple Talaq bill and MPL; the Shah Bano case; Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) in postcolonial India; women’s equality and family laws; and MPL in the media discourse in India. The volume highlights that although MPL is inextricably linked to Sharia, it does not necessarily determine the everyday customs and local practices of Muslim communities in India This topical book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of law and jurisprudence, political studies, Islamic studies, Muslim Personal Law, history, multiculturalism, South Asian studies, sociology of religion, sociology of law and family law. It will also be useful to practitioners, policymakers, law professionals and journalists.

Comparative Religious Law

Author : Norman Doe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316733297
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Religious Law written by Norman Doe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Religious Law provides for the first time a study of the regulatory instruments of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious organisations in Britain in light of their historical religious laws. Norman Doe questions assumptions about the pervasiveness, character and scope of religious laws, from the view that they are not or should not be recognised by civil law, to the idea that there may be a fundamental incompatibility between religious and civil law. It proposes that religious laws pervade society, are recognised by civil law, have both a religious and temporal character, and regulate wide areas of believers' lives. Subjects include sources of law, faith leaders, governance, worship and education, rites of passage, divorce and children, and religion-State relations. A Charter of 'the principles of religious law' common to all three Abrahamic faiths is proposed, to stimulate greater mutual understanding between religion and society and between the three faiths themselves.

The Islamic Revolution of Khomeini, Its Psychological Environment and Realities

Author : Safiurahman Mubarakpuri
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Islamic Revolution of Khomeini, Its Psychological Environment and Realities written by Safiurahman Mubarakpuri and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-23 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaykh SafiuRahman Mubarakpuri is a well known scholar around the world due to his popular book Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar; indeed this book won the first prize in a competition organised by the Muslim World League (Rabitah Alam Islami) for the best Seerah book). The present book, The "Islamic" Revolution of Khomeini, its Psychological Environment and Realities by Shaykh SafiuRahman Mubarakpuri is acompilation of a series of his articles written in Urdu in the magazine "Mohadis". These articles written during the Iran-Iraq war exposed the creed of Ayatollah Khomeini and his expansionist agenda and plans to invade Sunni countries such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Forty years later, we see that Iraq is now a satellite country of Iran and under its control; Iran has committed atrocious crimes and killings of Sunnis in Yemen and Syria, implementing the agenda of Khomeini. In these articles, the author exposes the creed of the Shi'ites, their belief in the alteration of the Quran, their excommunication of the Companions, their hatred towards the Sunnis and other horrendous beliefs from their main sources. The Shaykh also exposes the creed of Ayatollah Khomeini and clarified that his beliefs echo the views of extreme Shi'ites and he is working on a clear strategy to take over Iraq and the Hijaz in preparation for the arrival of their presumed hidden Imam from the cave. Unfortunately many naive Sunni Muslims view Khomeini and Iran as Islamic symbols and we hope that this book will expose the reality of the Shi'ite school of thought so Sunnis remain alert and vigilant about them. Also we hope that Shi'ite laymen will, by reading this book, open their eyes to their illogical school of thought, which affirms divine powers to the "Twelve Imams", and we pray to Allah that these sincere Shi'ite laymen convert to Sunnism and orthodox Islam. Ameen!

Islam and the Trajectory of Globalization

Author : Louay M. Safi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000483541
Total Pages : 369 pages
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Download or read book Islam and the Trajectory of Globalization written by Louay M. Safi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the growing tension between social movements that embrace egalitarian and inclusivist views of national and global politics, most notably classical liberalism, and those that advance social hierarchy and national exclusivism, such as neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and national populism. In exploring issues relating to tensions and conflicts around globalization, the book identifies historical patterns of convergence and divergence rooted in the monotheistic traditions, beginning with the ancient Israelites that dominated the Near East during the Axial age, through Islamic civilization, and finally by considering the idealism-realism tensions in modern times. One thing remained constant throughout the various historical stages that preceded our current moment of global convergence: a recurring tension between transcendental idealism and various forms of realism. Transcendental idealism, which prioritize egalitarian and universal values, pushed periodically against the forces of realism that privilege established law and power structure. Equipped with the idealism-realism framework, the book examines the consequences of European realism that justified the imperialistic venture into Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America in the name of liberation and liberalization. The ill-conceived strategy has, ironically, engendered the very dysfunctional societies that produce the waves of immigrants in constant motion from the South to the North, simultaneously as it fostered the social hierarchy that transfer external tensions into identity politics within the countries of the North. The book focuses particularly on the role played historically by Islamic rationalism in translating the monotheistic egalitarian outlook into the institutions of religious pluralism, legislative and legal autonomy, and scientific enterprise at the foundation of modern society. It concludes by shedding light on the significance of the Muslim presence in Western cultures as humanity draws slowly but consistently towards what we may come to recognize as the Global Age. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003203360, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.