كفاية الطالبين في حياة الشيخ نصير الدين When I first heard of Hadhrat Ml Nasīruddīn Ghourghushtawi sāhib, I was astounded that a scholar of such high calibre was so close to home. Unaware of the scholars of Chach, discovering that such a great Shaykh al-Hadīth had previously blessed this region with his presence ignited a...
Imam Nawawi is a name no scholar is unfamiliar with. Throughout the Islamic world, whenever the name of Imam Nawawi is mentioned, it is mentioned with reverence, honour and paying homage to an intellectual giant whose services to Islam are unparalleled. The following article aims to provide the reader with a brief overview of the...
This article summarises the life of the illustrious giant of Deoband, Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanwi. It is neither comprehensive nor can justice be served to his contributions in one single webpage. Nonetheless, we hope to provide a glimpse of his life to the student of knowledge, as a foundation for which they can be inspired...
Title: The Beginning of Guidance Author: Imām Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī Translator: Dr. Mashhad al-Allaf Publisher: White Thread Press About the Book Originally written in Arabic, Imām Ghazālī’s ‘Beginning of Guidance’ was written after the Ihyā Ulūm al-Dīn (Revival of The Religious Sciences) which in itself is a phenomenal work and has been granted immense Qabūliyyah...
Imam Jalāluddīn Suyūtī is a renowned name in religious circles and is held in high esteem alongside the intellectual giants of this Ummah. His literary contributions have helped scholars in all eras after him and till this day his works are being published and taken from manuscript form to be made accessible for the scholarly...
After briefly writing about the life of Shaykh Al-Hadīth Maulānā Muhammad Zakariyyah Sāheb I was unsure about whose life I should write about next. There were too many names to pick from as every single scholar of Dār Al-Uloom Deoband was a beacon of excellence. However, after thinking about it carefully I narrowed it down...
If you read the biographies and autobiographies of the venerable scholars of Islām, you will without a doubt, come to the conclusion that every single one of them were exemplary giants in the fields of Islamic knowledge. Be it Ulūm Zāhiriyyah or Bātiniyyah. They excelled and further excelled, setting an extremely high threshold of standards...
Book Review Book Name: Prophet Of Mercy Author: Shaykh ʾAbul Ḥasan ʿAlī Nadwī Translator: Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmad Publisher: Turath Publishing No. of pages: 432 Link to purchase: https://turath.co.uk/publications/prophet-of-mercy/ Over the centuries, books on the topic of Sīrah (Biography of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ) have been written in multitudes, different ones serving different purposes and drawing...