Short, useful, inspirational posts.
‘Allāmah Qāsim ibn Qutlūbughā (802 – 879 H), the chief Hanafī jurist and muhaddith of his time, mentions in a treatise he wrote on Tarāwīh and Witr: روى الحسن عن أبي حنيفة أنه قال: القيام في شهر رمضان سنة لا… Continue Reading
Mawlana Saleemullah Khan, one of the most senior living Deobandī ‘ulamā’, writes: Although the ‘ulamā’ of Deoband prevailed over every science and discipline with their sword of inclusiveness, yet their attachment to the science of fiqh is unparalleled.
A little known fact about the illustrious Hanafī Imām, Abu l-Husayn Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Qudūrī (362 – 428 H), author of the widely-accepted Hanafī manual of fiqh, Mukhtasar al-Qudūrī, is his being counted amongst the many teachers of al-Khatīb al-Baghdādī (392… Continue Reading