109 results for “ain”
Clear filter...e work on Islamic monotheism, using Quran and hadith to explain tawhid and its violations. Widely studied in Islamic educat...
...n Majah. The sixth of the canonical hadith collections. Contains approximately 4,341 hadith organized into chapters on lega...
...he foundation of the Maliki school of jurisprudence. It contains approximately 1,720 narrations.
...l. One of the largest hadith collections ever compiled, containing over 27,000 narrations organized by the companion who na...
...ollection predating several of the six canonical works. Contains approximately 3,500 narrations organized by legal topic. A...
...he earliest and most comprehensive hadith compilations, containing over 38,000 narrations including hadith of the Prophet, ...
...ed by the great Yemeni scholar Abdur-Razzaq ibn Hammam. Contains over 21,000 narrations, preserving the juristic opinions a...
...adith related to manners, etiquette, and moral conduct. Contains 1,322 narrations covering topics from greeting people and ...
...ation and included only narrations he considered sahih. Contains approximately 7,500 hadith. The work is highly valued by h...
...uslim but were not included in their Sahih collections. Contains approximately 8,800 narrations. While scholars like adh-Dh...
...ss classical sources, providing detailed analysis of each chain of narration. The series, along with its companion Silsilat...
...om the Prophet, the Companions, and the Tabi'in with full chains of narration, then analyzed the linguistic and grammatical...
...es, many of which are now lost. While it does not include chains of narration (as-Suyuti's abridgment), it preserves a vast...
...proaches. Ath-Tha'labi compiled interpretations with full chains of narration and incorporated extensive linguistic analysi...
...es detailed comparative fiqh discussions for each verse containing a legal ruling. The work is considered one of the three ...
...ence from Quran, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas. The work also contains ash-Shafi'i's debates with scholars of other schools, maki...
...ud al-Mawsili. A well-organized Hanafi fiqh manual that explains the reasoning behind each ruling in the relied-upon Hanafi...
... commentary unpacks Khalil's extremely compressed text, explaining its terminology, providing evidences, and noting the dif...
...rinciples that underpin Islamic jurisprudence, such as 'certainty is not removed by doubt' and 'harm must be eliminated.' T...
...abari preserved multiple accounts of each event with full chains of narration, allowing readers to evaluate conflicting rep...
...het. Al-Kandhlawi drew from dozens of classical sources to paint a vivid picture of the first Muslim generation, organized ...
.... Ibn Kathir applied his hadith expertise to evaluate the chains of narration for each event in the Prophet's life, making ...
...Ibn Khallikan. A masterpiece of biographical literature containing detailed entries on 865 notable figures from across the ...
...rescribed in the Sunnah, and describes how dhikr protects against spiritual diseases. The book is both a practical guide an...
...xpands each hadith with a comprehensive discussion of its chains, related narrations, fiqh rulings, and spiritual lessons. ...
...crees and the virtues of patience. Each entry is a self-contained gem of spiritual wisdom, making this a widely read devoti...
...e poem superseded all earlier grammar versifications and remains the standard advanced grammar text in traditional Islamic ...
...est and most comprehensive classical Arabic dictionary, containing over 80,000 entries. Ibn Manzur compiled this monumental...
...lt science of Arabic rhetoric accessible to students and remains a standard text in universities and seminaries worldwide.
...ory and a manifesto for evidence-based jurisprudence. It remains widely studied in Islamic universities.
...sury, and the economic responsibilities of the state. It remains a primary source for Islamic economics and governance.
...oncise, logical framework that covers the types of hadith chains, narrator evaluation, conditions for authenticity, and typ...
...ntermediate-level text on hadith methodology. As-Suyuti explains every term and concept in hadith sciences with abundant ex...
...c miracles, and legal derivation. This encyclopedic work remains the standard reference for Quranic studies.
...awi. The standard commentary on Sahih Muslim, an-Nawawi explains each hadith with its linguistic meanings, fiqh rulings, an...
...ve biographical dictionary of the Prophet's Companions, containing over 12,000 entries. Ibn Hajar compiled and critically e...
...eption and Satanic suggestion. The work is both a warning against spiritual complacency and a guide to authentic, balanced ...
...ughed, cried, walked, and interacted with people. The work paints an intimate, detailed portrait of the Prophet's personali...
...imately led to an-Nawawi's Minhaj at-Talibin, forming the chain of texts that defines Shafi'i jurisprudence. Al-Ghazali's c...
...universal maxims are: actions are judged by intentions; certainty is not overruled by doubt; hardship brings ease; harm mus...
...c fame through radical skepticism to eventual spiritual certainty through Sufism. Often compared to Augustine's Confessions...
...llah ad-Dihlawi. A groundbreaking work that attempts to explain the wisdom and rationale behind Islamic law and practice. S...
... from the Quran and Sunnah, and the scholarly consensus on maintaining the unique identity of the Muslim community. The wor...
...o twelve specific doubts or objections that people raised against his call to pure tawhid, using Quranic verses, hadith, an...
...ve texts in Shafi'i jurisprudence. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami explains the legal reasoning behind each ruling, discusses variant ...
...ce for legal rulings. Ash-Shawkani analyzes each hadith's chain and meaning, compares the positions of the four madhabs, an...
...tafsir that draws from az-Zamakhshari and al-Baydawi while maintaining Maturidi theology. Popular in Hanafi scholarly circl...
...rganizing them by topic with legal analysis. Al-Baghawi explains the meanings, extracts rulings, and notes differences of o...
...names of the companion narrators in alphabetical order. Contains thousands of narrations, many not found in the six major c...
...major and minor collections with his critical analysis of chains. Particularly important for Shafi'i fiqh as it provides th...
...ah (the thousand-line poem on Arabic grammar). Ibn Aqil explains each verse with clear examples, making the complex grammar...
...nique work in Islamic jurisprudence that identifies and explains the subtle distinctions between similar-looking legal case...
...ustadrak) defines each type of hadith with examples and explains the criteria for authentication. A foundational text in th...
...'s rigorous hadith methodology, critically evaluating the chains of narration for each incident. A scholarly yet readable a...
...mer Matn Abu Shuja (al-Ghayah wat-Taqrib). Ash-Shirbini explains each concise phrase with the reasoning behind rulings, mak...
...d by the names of narrators. Ibn Abd al-Barr provides the chains of transmission, grades each hadith, explains its legal im...
.... Countless commentaries have been written on it, and it remains the first text studied in many Hanafi seminaries.
...he standard Maturidi theological position. At-Taftazani explains each article of faith with rational proofs and responds to...
...tudents beginning their study of Hanbali jurisprudence, explaining the evidence and reasoning behind each ruling.
By Imam adh-Dhahabi. A practical guide identifying and explaining the major sins in Islam, drawing on Quranic warnings and...
...lified for a wider audience. Al-Khazin removes the hadith chains and focuses on meaning, making it particularly suitable fo...
...ran designed for the general Muslim reader. Al-Jaza'iri explains each passage in clear, contemporary Arabic with practical ...
.... Mufti Shafi Usmani addresses contemporary issues while remaining grounded in traditional scholarship. Translated into Eng...
... serves as an extensive introduction to the Mudawwanah, explaining the principles behind Maliki rulings and providing essen...
...d from other schools, with extensive legal reasoning. It remains a key reference for advanced Shafi'i scholarship.
... the renowned Maliki judge Qadi Iyad of Ceuta. The work explains hadith meanings, extracts legal rulings, and discusses the...
... the standard framework for studying Arabic rhetoric and remains the basis for balaghah curricula in Islamic seminaries.
...an the original and attracted dozens of commentaries. It remains the most widely studied text on Arabic balaghah in the Isl...
... text and its commentary by the same author. Ibn Hisham explains Arabic syntax with clear examples from the Quran, hadith, ...
...iled from his teachings in Egypt (his 'new' school). It contains his detailed legal reasoning on every major topic, debates...
...ip, asceticism, knowledge, and spiritual states with full chains of narration. A treasure trove of early Islamic spiritual ...
...ls al-Ghazali's mature wisdom into practical advice that remains deeply relevant.
...ic speaking. Al-Jahiz combines linguistic theory with entertaining anecdotes, showcasing the highest examples of Arabic elo...
...assive commentary on al-Haskafi's al-Durr al-Mukhtar and remains the primary reference for Hanafi fatwa-giving worldwide.
...numental commentary on Imam Malik's Muwatta, organized by chain of narration. Ibn Abd al-Barr provides extensive hadith cri...
...k to al-Tamhid, organized by legal chapter rather than by chain of narration. Together, these two works constitute the most...
...planations of hadith texts, discusses variant readings, explains difficult vocabulary, and presents the legal rulings deriv...
...provides detailed explanations of hadith texts, discusses chains of narration, and presents legal opinions from various sch...
... Sunan Abi Dawud. Al-Azimabadi provides hadith grading, explains difficult terms, and discusses the legal implications of e...
... from the Companions to al-Dhahabi's contemporaries. It contains biographies of over 5,000 scholars, rulers, and notable fi...
By Al-Hakim an-Naysaburi. A major hadith collection containing narrations that meet the criteria of Bukhari and Muslim ...
... hadith critics in Islamic history. Ad-Daraqutni examines chains of narration with unparalleled precision, noting defects a...
...by the names of Companions who narrated the hadiths. It contains approximately 25,000 narrations and is an invaluable sourc...
...ections, organized by the names of his own teachers. It contains approximately 10,000 narrations and is known for preservin...
...ly about a quarter of the original work survives, but it remains an important source for hadith scholars.
By Abu Hatim ibn Hibban. A major hadith collection containing narrations that Ibn Hibban authenticated, arranged in a ...
...s era, examines thousands of hadiths, comparing different chains and wordings to expose subtle errors. This work is indispe...
...dh-Dhahabi's own time. Each entry describes the scholar's training, teachers, students, notable works, and rank in hadith m...
... of Islamic law with detailed reasoning and evidence. It remains the primary reference for detailed Hanafi legal positions.
... traces each hadith to its source collections, grades its chain of narration, and identifies weak or fabricated narrations....
...-Ahkam al-Adliyyah (Ottoman Civil Code). Ahmad az-Zarqa explains each maxim with examples from Hanafi fiqh, making this an ...
...to 915 CE. At-Tabari presents multiple accounts with full chains of transmission (isnad) for each event, allowing later sch...
...d a defense of the Ash'ari-Shafi'i scholarly tradition, containing important theological discussions alongside the biograph...
...on Imam at-Tahawi's famous creedal text. Ibn Abi al-Izz explains each statement of the Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah with extensive ...
...ts. Abu al-Mu'in an-Nasafi defends the Maturidi positions against Mu'tazili, Karramiyyah, and other theological opponents. ...
...resents usul al-fiqh in accessible academic language while maintaining scholarly rigor, covering sources of law, linguistic...
... Al-Mustasfa. Ar-Razi brings his formidable philosophical training to bear on legal theory, producing one of the most intel...
... differs from the Shafi'i-Ash'ari approach. As-Sarakhsi explains istihsan, urf (custom), and other Hanafi legal tools with ...
...azdawi's foundational Hanafi usul text. This commentary explains the dense original with extensive examples and comparative...
...aders to compare the schools' positions side by side. It remains popular for its clarity and comprehensiveness.
...Shafi'i. The foundational fiqh work of Imam ash-Shafi'i containing his 'new' (jadid) legal opinions formulated in Egypt. It...
...ection of hadiths narrated through Imam ash-Shafi'i's own chains.
...d ibn Salih al-Uthaymin. A fiqh treatise on the rulings pertaining to menstruation, post-natal bleeding, and irregular blee...
...ction to hadith terminology, classification of narrators, chain evaluation, and the major hadith collections for English-sp...
... practical guide to identifying, treating, and protecting against black magic from an Islamic perspective, with Quranic rem...
...g, memorizing, and reflecting on the Quran, compiled with chain evaluation and commentary.
By Al-Tahawi. Al-Tahawi's monumental 16-volume work explaining apparently problematic hadith texts and reconciling appa...
...talah al-hadith) in traditional Islamic scholarship. It explains the terminology and methodology used to evaluate hadith ch...
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