By Bint Samir (4th Year ʿĀlimah Student, DarusSalam Seminary) Mawlanā Muḥammad Ashraf ʿAlī Thānvī is known as Ḥakīm al-Ummat. He is a famous jurist, theologian, and spiritual guide. He was …
By Mohammad Mustafa Ali (5th Year Alim Student, DarusSalam Seminary) From the notable luminaries who represented traditional Islam in the twentieth century, there is one name that stands out. A …
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Faṭṭāḥ Abū Ghuddah cited from Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ that Imām Shāfiʿī would divide his nights into three parts. In the first third of the night, he would write. In …
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Faṭṭāḥ Abū Ghuddah cited the following from Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ regarding Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahrī: من أهل العناية بالعلم وكان في الدراسة والمطالعة آية لا يكاد …
By Bint Umar (4th Year Alimah Student, DarusSalam Seminary) There is a difference of opinion regarding what Umm Sulaym’s real name was. Rumaysah, Sahlah, Unayfah, and Rumaythah are some names …
By Mln. Justin Poe (Takmīl Graduate, 2019) His Lineage and Upbringing ʿAllāmah Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān al-Zurqā was born in the city of Ḥalab, Syria around the year AH …