Could you possibly provide me a list of books from beginner to advanced levels through intermediate for the standard hanafi curriculum. i assume beginners is nur al-idah and advanced is radd al-muhtar.
December 30, 2007 • 9:21 pm 0
Some Recommended Books in Hanafi Fiqh
• 9:07 pm 0
Praying behind a Wahhabi – Shaykh Nuh’s answer?
Recently Shaykh Nuh was asked the perennial question, if it was alright to pray behind a Wahabi (!). His answer was that he does, and does not repeat the prayer. I was confused.
• 9:03 pm 0
Multiple Friday (Jumuah) Prayers in One Mosque or Location
Can a masjid have two jummahs? the congregation is very big, and the masjid can not accomadate everyone. is it permissable to give the khutbah twice and preform the prayer twice in the same masjid? Alhumdulilah, there is even a necessity to make an additional jummah, so would a third jummah be permissable in the same masjid?
• 6:09 pm 0
Salat al-Fatih
Benefits of the Prayer
Shaykh Ahmad at-Tijani reported that the Prophet said to him:
If someone invokes it (Salat al-Fatih); one time, he will receive the reward he would receive if he offered every invocation of blessing ever offered in the universe by all the jinn, human beings and angels, six hundred thousand times, from the beginning of time until the moment when he utters its invocation.
• 6:04 pm 0
E Number List
A list of additives currently permitted in food within the European Union and their associated E Numbers. (As of Tuesday, 10th September 2002.) The additives are listed in groups for ease of reference. This list is constantly being updated and added to.
• 5:50 pm 0
Description of the God Conscious
It is related that a devout worshipper by the name of Humam came to Imam ‘Ali, may God ennoble his countenance, and asked him to describe the God conscious people so vividly that he could almost see them. Imam ‘Ali responded…
• 5:48 pm 0
A Glimpse at Early Women Islamic Scholars
The following is a transcript of a lecture delivered by Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi of Oxford University, on the role of women scholars in preserving and transmitting prophetic tradition (Hadith) in Islam. The original transcript has been edited by Imam Zaid Shakir to enhance readability.
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• 11:17 am 0
Habib Umar Bin Hafiz on Hajj and the New Islamic Year
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
What follows is a transcription of the translation of al-Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him) first speech after he returned from Hajj this year. It was transcribed from a simultaneous translation, so please forgive grammatical errors.
December 29, 2007 • 6:27 pm 4
Could Allah create something more powerful than Himself?
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
The answer to ‘Can Allah create something more powerful than Himself?’ is that it is an absurd question. It is similar to asking if Allah can make one equal zero, or if Allah can make a four sided triangle. In order to understand why this is so, we must first understand the definition of God and the definition of His creation…
• 5:34 pm 0
OliveLite Intro
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate,
Assalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah
“Indeed Actions are only according to intentions”, (Bukhari).
The reason for creating this blog was in order to help myself keep track of useful information found on the net and from other sources so that I may not lose them through forgetfulness, and God willing, maybe some points will reach others who can also benefit.
So I ask God to give me sincerity in this.
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