In his comprehensive hagio-biography of Imām Abu l-Hasan al-Ash‘arī (260 – 324 H) Tabyīn Kadhib al-Muftarī, Hāfiz Ibn ‘Asākir (499 – 571 H) quotes a lengthy letter written by Imām al-Bayhaqī (384 – 458 H) to the grand vizier of… Continue Reading
by Mawlānā ‘Abdul Hayy al-Laknawī When Jarh (narrator-criticism) and Ta‘dīl (narrator-accreditation) conflict with regards to a single narrator[1], in that some have criticised him and others have accredited him[2], then there are three views about this:
Al-Din al-Qayyim: On Taqlid and Ijtihad A Refutation of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah’s Arguments against Taqlid In Allah’s Name, the Infinitely Merciful, the Beneficent. All praise to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. May blessings and peace shower on His final Messenger, Muhammad,… Continue Reading