Sha'ban: Merits, Do's, and Dont's
by Mufti Taqi Usmani Sha'ban is one of the meritorious months for
which we find some particular instructions in the Sunnah of Prophet
Muhammad (saw). It is reported in the authentic ahadith that Prophet
Muhammad (saw) used to fast most of the ...
The Month of Rajab: Do's & Dont's
By Mufti Taqi Usmani Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar
calendar. This month was regarded as one of the sacred months
(Al-Ashhur-al-hurum) in which battles were prohibited in the days of
the Holy Prophet . It is also a prelude to ...
The Schools of Islamic Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
Meaning of Fiqhi Schools 'Fiqhi School is basically the name of
different trends which have been adopted to derive solution of matters
from the principal Shariah sources. The concept of Fiqhi schools was not
prevalent in the period of the Prophe...
Hanafi School of Fiqh
Imam
Azam Abu Hanifa Mosque, Iraq Introduction of Hanafi School of Fiqh
(Islamic Jurisprudence) Fiqh Hanafi is the oldest of all four Sunni
Fiqhi schools. The Fiqhi rules and matters were first compiled in this
school. This school spread the most ...
Maliki School of Fiqh
Introduction of Maliki School of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Fiqh
Maliki came in to being after the Fiqh Hanafi in historical order. This
was a good mixture of Hadith and reason. It was founded in the city of
the Prophet Medina and was called Ma...
Shafi’i School of Fiqh
Introduction of Shafi’i School of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence)
Fiqh Shafi’i is the third Fiqhi school of Islamic Jurisprudence
attributed to Imam Shafi’i. Imam Shafi’i, on one hand, is a student of
Imam Malik, he learnt the Fiqh Mal...
Hanbali School of Fiqh
Introduction of Hanbali School of Fiqh This is fourth Fiqhi
school of Ahlus Sunnah attributed to Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal. Fiqh
Hanbali falls in the last in historical order. The personality of Imam
Ahmad is more Muhaddith than Faqeeh, ther...
Background and Methodology of the Deoband Seminary
Darul
Uloom Deoband By 'Allamah Anwar Shah KashmiriTranslated by Zameelur
Rahman[Translator’s note: The following is the translation of an Arabic
speech delivered by ‘Allamah Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri when Shaykh Rashid
Rida visited Dar al-‘Ulum...