The Hidayah represents the refined, distilled and authentic version of a legal tradition developed over many centuries.
The Hidayah represents the refined, distilled and authentic version of a legal tradition developed over many centuries.
To supplement the text, the translator has added key explanatory notes taken from several reliable works on theology and jurisprudence.
Influence of The Noble Hadith Upon Differences of Opinion Amongst The Jurist Imams – A Translation of Shaykh Muhammad Awwamah's Athar al-Hadith al-Sharif fi Ikhtilaf al-A'immah al-Fuqaha.
In recent decades many attacks have been launched against the concept of taqlid [following a school of Islamic law].
While Hajj books are usually about the rituals of pilgrimage, few, if any, address the loss of voluntary spiritual practices that had been carried out for centuries in Makka and Madina up until the time the Hajj was overseen by the Ottoman Sultans.
The Sacred Law's sources are four: the Qur'an, the Sunnah, consensus, and analogy. Certainly, the Qur'an is the most authoritative. In fact, Zarkashi related from al-Qaffal al-Shashi that the Sacred Law is based on just one: the Qur'an
The bedrock of the Muslim Ummah has always been built upon the firm foundation of sacred knowledge. However, in many Muslim societies today, there exist many shortcomings in learning and teaching properly.
Allah has commanded us to worship and obey Him, with sincerity, out of reverence, love, and thankfulness.
There are few topics that generate as much controversy today in Islam as what is sunna and what is bida or reprehensible innovation.
BaFadl wrote al-Muqaddimah al-Hadramiyyah, and its abridgment al-Mukhtasar al-Saghir, for students of knowledge at Qubah Abu Murayyam in Tarim, Yemen. After completing memorization of the Holy Qur’an, the students would generally begin their studies in the subject of fiqh. BaFadl composed these works to simplify and facilitate that endeavor. Teaching and learning fiqh is of utmost importance.
Why four schools of thought? Is it necessary to follow one? Discussion on these and other questions. A great book for those confused about this subject.
