09 Jun 2020
Exonerating the two Hafizs – an-Nawawi & al-ʿAsqalani – from the beliefs of the Ashʿaris
A Clarification Exonerating the two Ḥāfiẓs – an-Nawawī & al-ʿAsqalānī – from the beliefs of the Ashʿarīs Shaykh ʿAbd al-Muḥsin al-ʿAbbād al-Badr wrote this article to evidently highlight the falseRead more..
28 Mar 2017
The Biography of Imam al-Rustami [561 AH]
His Name: He was the Shaykh, Imām, Muftī, the leading example, the chain of narration of Asbahān, Abū ʿAbdillāh al-Ḥasan ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Rustam al-Rustamī al-Asbhānī,Read more..
23 Mar 2017
The Biography of Shaykh Muhammad bin Muhammad Saghir Akur
His Name and Lineage: He is the dignified Shaykh, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ṣaghīr ibn Mūsá ibn Aḥmad ibn Jammah ibn Aḥmad Aāl ʿAkūr Humdī. His Birth: Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ṣaghīr ʿAkūr was born in 1362AH inRead more..
04 Mar 2017
Biography of Imam Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri [d.124 AH]
His Name and Lineage: He is Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Muslim ibn ʿUbaydullāh ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Shihāb ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Hārith ibn Zuhrah ibn Kilāb ibn Murrah ibn Kaʿb ibnRead more..
08 Feb 2017
The Islam of Yahya ibn Aktham and the Preservation of the Quran
Yaḥyá ibn Aktham reported; “At a time when al-Mamūn was a prince, a Jewish man entered one of his gatherings. He was well-dressed, handsome looking with a profound aroma, and when heRead more..
11 Nov 2016
Biography of Imam as-Siybawayhi – The Imam of Arabic Grammar [d.180 AH]
His Name and Upbringing: His name was Abū Bishr ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar, the Leader of Arabic Grammar and the Proof (al-Ḥujja) of the Arabs. He was an Iranian living inRead more..
