67 results for “tradition

Seerah11 results
Birth of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

...irth was accompanied by extraordinary signs reported in the traditions, including a light that illuminated the palaces of Syria.

218 AHThe Mihna: Inquisition on the Quran's Nature

...15 years until Caliph al-Mutawakkil ended it, restoring the traditional Sunni position.

1176 AHShah Waliullah and Islamic Revival in India

...nts. His intellectual legacy shaped the Deoband and Barelvi traditions.

751 AHDeath of Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

... made him one of the most widely read scholars in the Sunni tradition. He beautifully combined scholarly rigor with spiritual dep...

1323 AHMuhammad Abduh and the Islamic Reform Movement

... his student Rashid Rida, Abduh sought to reconcile Islamic tradition with modern thought. Their journal al-Manar and Abduh's edu...

324 AHDeath of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

...eloped a middle path that used rational arguments to defend traditional Sunni beliefs. The Ash'ari school became the dominant the...

333 AHDeath of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

...markand. His theological school became the dominant creedal tradition among Hanafi scholars, particularly in Central Asia, the In...

256 AHDeath of Al-Kindi, Father of Islamic Philosophy

... Yusuf al-Kindi, the first major philosopher in the Islamic tradition, died in Baghdad. He integrated Greek philosophy with Islam...

520 AHDeath of Ahmad al-Ghazali

...d. His Sawanih is a seminal work on divine love in the Sufi tradition.

Abraha Builds the Cathedral of al-Qullays

... between Abyssinian Christianity and the ancient pilgrimage traditions of Mecca.

4 AHThe Incident at al-Raji'

...cution, Khubayb asked to pray two rak'ahs, establishing the tradition of the condemned prisoner's last prayer. His famous poem be...

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Abdur-Razzaq as-San'aniMusannaf Abdur-Razzaq

...s, preserving the juristic opinions and hadith transmission traditions of the early Yemeni and Hijazi schools. An essential prima...

Ibn HibbanSahih Ibn Hibban

... organized in a unique thematic arrangement rather than the traditional chapter-based format. Ibn Hibban applied strict criteria ...

Fakhr ad-Din ar-RaziTafsir ar-Razi (Mafatih al-Ghayb)

...s is the most prominent tafsir from the Ash'ari theological tradition. Ar-Razi brings extensive philosophical, rational, and scie...

Imam an-NawawiAl-Majmu Sharh al-Muhadhdhab

...idered the greatest work of comparative fiqh in the Shafi'i tradition. An-Nawawi completed only a portion before his death, but t...

Ibn Qudamah al-MaqdisiLum'at al-I'tiqad

...first texts memorized by students of aqeedah in the Hanbali tradition.

Ibn al-QayyimMadarij as-Salikin

... most balanced work on Islamic spirituality from the Athari tradition.

Ibn al-QayyimAd-Da' wad-Dawa' (The Disease and the Cure)

...tent worship. Ibn al-Qayyim draws from the Quran, prophetic traditions, and the wisdom of the Salaf to create a deeply moving acc...

Ibn MalikAlfiyyat Ibn Malik

...fications and remains the standard advanced grammar text in traditional Islamic education. Ibn Aqil's commentary is the most wide...

Ali al-Jarim & Mustafa AminAl-Balaghah al-Wadihah

..., Quranic examples, and graded exercises. The work made the traditionally difficult science of Arabic rhetoric accessible to stud...

Imam al-KasaniBada'i as-Sana'i

...jurisprudence organized by legal principles rather than the traditional chapter format. Al-Kasani rearranged his teacher's work t...

Imam ash-ShurunbulaliNur al-Idah

...yer, fasting, zakat, hajj). Popular as a beginner's text in traditional Islamic education, it presents the essential Hanafi posit...

Imam ash-ShurunbulaliMaraqi al-Falah

...details. Widely used as an intermediate Hanafi fiqh text in traditional study circles and seminaries.

Imam as-SanusiUmm al-Barahin (Al-Aqeedah as-Sanusiyyah)

...text, with its numerous commentaries, forms the backbone of traditional theological education in the Maliki-Ash'ari tradition.

Ibn Aqil al-MisriSharh Ibn Aqil

...entary has been the standard textbook for Arabic grammar in traditional Islamic education for centuries.

Ibn BadranAl-Madkhal ila Madhab al-Imam Ahmad

...eginning their study of Hanbali fiqh and its rich scholarly tradition.

Imam adh-DhahabiAl-Kaba'ir (The Major Sins)

...or sins in Islam, drawing on Quranic warnings and prophetic traditions. Adh-Dhahabi lists each sin with its evidence and conseque...

Mufti Muhammad ShafiMa'arif al-Quran

...especially Tafsir Ibn Kathir and the Hanafi jurisprudential tradition. Mufti Shafi Usmani addresses contemporary issues while rem...

Sulayman al-JamalAl-Futuhat al-Ilahiyyah

...ecame one of the most studied supplementary tafsir works in traditional Islamic education.

Ibn Hajar al-HaytamiTuhfat al-Muhtaj

...lowed in the Hadrami, Southeast Asian, and Egyptian Shafi'i traditions.

Ala' al-Din al-KasaniBadai al-Sanai

...ce that reorganizes fiqh by topic rather than following the traditional chapter order. Al-Kasani's systematic approach and clear ...

Jalal al-Din al-SuyutiSharh Sunan al-Nasai

...explanations of hadiths and their legal implications in the tradition of al-Suyuti's prolific scholarship.

Ala ad-Din al-KasaniBada'i as-Sana'i fi Tartib ash-Shara'i

...organized Hanafi law thematically rather than following the traditional chapter order, making it more accessible. The work provid...

Taj ad-Din as-SubkiTabaqat ash-Shafi'iyyah al-Kubra

...al reference and a defense of the Ash'ari-Shafi'i scholarly tradition, containing important theological discussions alongside the...

Abu Hamid al-GhazaliAl-Iqtisad fil-I'tiqad (Moderation in Belief)

...balanced middle path between excessive rationalism and pure traditionalism. The work covers God's existence, attributes, propheth...

Abu Hamid al-GhazaliAl-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul

... philosophical precision. This work shaped the entire later tradition of usul al-fiqh, and its logical methodology became standar...

Taj ad-Din as-SubkiJam' al-Jawami'

...ecame the most studied text in the field within the Shafi'i tradition. As-Subki compresses the key positions of al-Amidi and othe...

Imam an-NawawiAl-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab

..., the most detailed work of comparative fiqh in the Shafi'i tradition.

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HistoryOttoman Scholars and Their Contributions

The intellectual tradition of the Ottoman Empire, from Sheyhulislam fatwas to advances...

TheologyThe Ash'ari School of Islamic Theology

...bu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari that became the dominant Sunni kalam tradition.

EducationLogic (Mantiq) in the Islamic Intellectual Tradition

The adoption, adaptation, and debate over Aristotelian logic in Islamic scholarship and its role in the religious sciences.

QuranQuran Manuscript Traditions and Preservation

How the Quran was preserved through oral transmission and written manuscripts, from the Prophet's time to the earliest surviving copies.

CultureThe Islamic Poetry Tradition

From the pre-Islamic odes to the Sufi poetry of Rumi and Iqbal, the role of poetry in Muslim civilization.

EducationThe Traditional Islamic Education System

From kuttab to madrasah to university, the historical structure of Islamic education, the ijazah system, and the holistic curriculum of the classical era.

EthicsHikmah: The Islamic Concept of Wisdom

...edge and action, the characteristics of the wise in Islamic tradition, and how to cultivate it.

ScienceIslam and Science: A History of Harmony

...mphasis on observation and reflection inspired a scientific tradition that shaped astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and mathematics...

QuranHifz al-Quran: The Tradition of Memorization

The unbroken tradition of memorizing the entire Quran, the methods used, the spiri...

SpiritualityTypes of Dhikr: A Guide to Remembrance of Allah

...alah, and their specific virtues mentioned in the prophetic traditions.

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