Translations

Three Types of Knowledge | Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

📖 Hāfidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali rahimahullah (d. 795 AH) stated: 📚 The knowledge is of three types: 1️⃣ As for the beneficial knowledge that benefits, Allah states:▪︎ Say, “Can those who know and those who do not know become equal?” [Q. 39:9]▪︎ “Allah bears witness that there is no god but He – and (so… Continue reading Three Types of Knowledge | Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

Translations

Three Simple Ways to Strengthen Our Bond With Allah | Mufti Taqi al-‘Uthmani

By Shaykh al-Islam Mufti Taqi al-‘Usmani | Translated by Umer Ansari The summary of the Deen, all the efforts required in this Deen is to strengthen our bond with Allah. Turning back to Allah (رجوع إلى الله), to strengthen the connection with Him is the foundational stone of this Deen. Allah Most High and His… Continue reading Three Simple Ways to Strengthen Our Bond With Allah | Mufti Taqi al-‘Uthmani

Hadith · Translations

al-Mudawwanah al-Jāmi‘ah: The History and Methodology of the Hadith Encyclopedia | Muftī Taqī al-‘Uthmāni

This is the first formal English introduction to al-Mudawwanah al-Jāmi‘ah: The Hadith Encyclopedia, a project under the supervision of Shaykh Muftī Taqī al-‘Uthmānī for the last fifteen years. The aim of this monumental work is to collect all the marfū‘ hadith that have reached us.

This translation aims to provide a comprehensive introduction of this historical work for the English speaking world. It is available in PDF as well.

Education · Translations

The State of the Education System in the Muslim World | Mufti Taqi ‘Uthmāni

A speech by Shaykh Mufti Taqi Uthmani in which he offers his reflections on an ideal system of education in the Muslim world, which would integrate religious studies with those fields that are conventionally perceived as “secular,” although Mufti Taqi Uthmani argues that pre-colonial Muslims had never seen the secular as somehow distinct from the religious.