Three years after the passing of my mentor, I find myself reflecting on certain memories I had penned shortly after his departure. At that time, I had taken a portion of an English post and expanded it into a more extensive Urdu article originally intended for publication as part of a larger special-issue anthology of… Continue reading Honoring the Legacy of the Ascetic-Scholar ʿAllāmah Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Chishtī al-Nuʿmānī
Category: Biography
Memories of My Mentor: Mawlānā Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Nuʿmāni Chishtī
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Mercy-Giving. Upon the passing of my mentor and intellectual guide, Mawlānā ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Chishtī Ṣāḥib (al-Nuʿmānī), who his students affectionally call Ustādh Jī or just Haḍrat Chishtī Ṣāḥib, I find myself struggling to find the right way of expressing my grief and loss. It is, no… Continue reading Memories of My Mentor: Mawlānā Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Nuʿmāni Chishtī
ʿAllāmah al-Kawtharī’s List of Ḥanafī Hadith Masters
The following list a selection from notes that were compiled for one of the appendices to the forthcoming (in shā Allāh) translation of Imam ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Dihlawī’s Muqaddamah fī Uṣūl al-Ḥadīth. The list has had to be refined, edited, and truncated for publishing purposes. I thought the rough notes would still benefit certain interested readers,… Continue reading ʿAllāmah al-Kawtharī’s List of Ḥanafī Hadith Masters
Imam ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Muḥaddith al-Dihlawī: A Concise Biography
ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq ibn Sayf al-Dīn ibn Saʿd Allāh ibn Fayrūz ibn Mūsā ibn Muʿizz al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad al-Turk al-Bukhārī al-Dihlawī al-Ḥanafī, more popularly known as ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Muḥaddith al-Dihlawī, was born in the month of Muḥarram in the year 958AH/1551AD in the city of Delhi, India. Recognized also by the agnomen (kunyah) Abu ʾl-Majd and… Continue reading Imam ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Muḥaddith al-Dihlawī: A Concise Biography
Arabic Biography of Mawlānā Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Nuʿmānī (Chishtī)
-ترجمة الشيخ محمد عبد الحليم النعماني حفظه الله بقلم تلميذه بلال علي الأنصاري اسمه ونسبه ونسبته: هو المحدث الجليل والفاضل النبيل، العلامة الناقد، المحقق البارع، الشيخ الدكتور، مولانا محمد عبد الحليم بن المنشي محمد عبد الرحيم بن محمد بخش بن بَلاَقِي بن ﭼَرَاغ محمد بن هِمَّتْ، الرَاجْـﭙُـوْتِي نَسَباً، الجَيْـﭙُـوْرِي الهندي مَولِداً ومَنشَأً، الكَرَاتشْوِي مُهاجراً، الـﭽِـشْتِي مشرباً،… Continue reading Arabic Biography of Mawlānā Dr. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Nuʿmānī (Chishtī)
Bilal Ali Ansari 