Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari [Taken from the Introduction of, The Distinctive Jurisprudence of Ahl al-Ḥadīth; Prayer & Purification Shaykh Badīʿ al-Dīn Shāh al-Rāshidī al-Sindhī] I have already compiled a biography of Shaykh Badīʿ al-Dīn which was first published online around 2001 and it was the first ever biography …
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Translated and Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari (This biography from is Maqalat Irshad ul-Haq Athari, 4:369-403, which I have very slightly adapted) [tn. introduction: This a very brief biography of Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Ghondalwi by his astute and perceptive student, Shaykh Irshad ul-Haq Athari. We find that the true people of …
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Compiled, Translated and Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari It is important to acknowledge the efforts of our Scholars. Many a time, scholars who exerted considerable effort in clarifying the truth and defended the views of Ahl al-Sunnah are not only ignored but sometimes, on the odd occasion they are totally lost …
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10 Radiant Scholars of Ahl al-Hadith; Ahl al-Bid’ah Wished Were Never Born! [4] Imam Ibn Hazm 384H-456H (994c-1064c) Compiled, Translated and Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari His Name, Genealogy & Ancestry His kunyah is Abū Muḥammad and his full name and lineage is ʿAlī bin Aḥmad bin Saʿīd bin Ḥazm bin …
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10 Radiant Scholars of Ahl al-Hadith; Ahl al-Bid’ah Wished Were Never Born! [3] Imam Muhammad Fakhir Za’ir Ilabadi 1120H-1164H (1708c-1751c) Compiled, Translated and Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari His full name is Muhammad Fakhir and known as Za’ir, the son of Shaikh Muhammad Yahya. His title is as ash-Shaikh al-Alim …
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