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Book Review: al-Ithaf li Madhhab al-Ahnaf
Jan 06, 2026
A landmark edition making Anwar Shāh Kashmīrī’s dense annotations on Āthār al-Sunan accessible, with rigorous editing and a rich scholarly introduction.
Book Review : Longing for the Lost Caliphate: A Transregional History.
Nov 11, 2025
A review of Mona Hassan’s study on the caliphate, exploring Muslim responses to its collapse in 1258 and 1924 across law, history, and politics.
What is the Best English Translation of the Qur’an?
Nov 06, 2025
A concise review arguing that The Gracious Qur’an by Ahmad Zaki Hammad is the best modern English translation for clarity, flow, and scholarship.
Book Review: Abū Bakr al-Bayhaqī’s al-Madkhal ilā ‘Ilm al-Sunan
Nov 06, 2025
A concise review of al-Bayhaqī’s al-Madkhal, outlining its structure, key hadith sciences, and Shaykh ‘Awwāmah’s careful critical edition.
Sixty Years in The Making: A Closer Look at Shaykh ‘Awwāmah’s Edition of Tadrīb al-Rāwī fī Sharh Taqrīb al-Nawāwī
Nov 06, 2025
Review of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwāmah’s 5-volume critical edition of Tadrīb al-Rāwī, highlighting manuscripts, sourcing, and key hadith insights.
Clarification on the Futuh al-Sham of Imam al-Waqidi
Nov 06, 2025
Why Futuh al-Sham is not by al-Waqidi: false attribution, late authorship, weak sourcing, and major contradictions with reliable Islamic histories.