[I found this somewhat unfinished research on my computer. Seeing as today is the 10th of Muḥarram, or ʿĀshūrā, I thought it would be useful to students of knowledge to post whatever research I had gathered to date on the authenticity of the attribution of certain prophetic events to this day. Interestingly enough, the 10th… Continue reading The Attribution of Prophetic Events to the Day of ʿĀshūrā
Category: History
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
Mawlānā ʿUbayd Allāh Sindhī, the Islamic Revival, and the House of Wisdom
Below is a brief summary of the objectives and action plan behind Mawlānā ʿUbayd Allāh Sindhī’s political/intellectual revivalist movement, the Jamīʿat Khuddām al-Ḥikmah and its centers (Bayt al-Ḥikmahs) taken from my notes on a collection of his various discourses (khuṭabāt) and essays (maktūbāt). Mawlānā ʿUbayd Allāh Sindhī strongly believed that any effective and holistic revival of the… Continue reading Mawlānā ʿUbayd Allāh Sindhī, the Islamic Revival, and the House of Wisdom
Reading List of Recommended English Books on the Prophetic Biography
The list of available works on the Sīrah, or prophetic biography, is almost too long to mention. I have, therefore, confined this list to English works and, then, to works that are the most useful for students of my Sirah courses (HST101: Prophetic Biography – The Makkan Era and HST102: Prophetic Biography – The Madinan… Continue reading Reading List of Recommended English Books on the Prophetic Biography
Review of Some Commentaries on Imam Tirmidhi’s al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah
By the infinite mercy of Allah, I have been blessed to be able to teach the Shama’il Muhammadiyyah of Imam Tirmidhi twice in the last year and have begun to teach it again this year to students of the Dawrat al-Hadith. In the beginning of the year, students were very adamant on finding a commentary of the Shama’il that… Continue reading Review of Some Commentaries on Imam Tirmidhi’s al-Shama’il al-Muhammadiyyah
Bilal Ali 