Fundamentals of Classical Arabic is a series of practical, easy-to-read books that help students learn the difficult subjects of Arabic verb conjugation and grammar. Based on methodologies used by Islamic scholars for centuries, this series focuses on grasping short, understandable principles to steadily build a comprehension of the language. This first volume provides a framework for studying the Arabic language, introduces Arabic word patterns, and covers the essentials of conjugating ... [Continue Reading]
Fiqh Made Easy
In this work, the world- renowned scholar of comparative fiqh, Dr. Saalih al-Sadlaan of Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University discusses the most important issues of fiqh. In this work, the author has done an excellent job of concisely mentioning the most important aspects of the different fiqh topics he discussed. Furthermore, he has discussed many issues that are not greatly discussed in the English literature, such as the rules concerning bequests and endowments. Hence, this work was chosen to ... [Continue Reading]
Obligations Muslims Owe to Quran
During the last decade (i.e., the sixties), international qir’aat competitions have become a regular feature in the Muslim World. These competitions, in which well-known qura’ from different countries have been participating to display their remarkable talents for the recitation of the Qur’an, have served a number of purposes. The large audiences who have been listening spell-bound to the recitations of the world-famous qura’ have always been moved by the unique melody, eloquence, and grandeur ... [Continue Reading]
Virtues of the Qur’an
"The best of you is he who learns the Qur'an and teaches it." [al-Bukhari] . "Read the Qur'an. For verily it will come forth on the Day of Resurrection as an intercessor for its readers." [Muslim] "Read the Qur'an, put it into practice, do not abandon it, do not put grudges (upon others) through it, and do not eat and gain wealth through it." [Ahmad, At-Tabarani, Sahih] Download PDF ... [Continue Reading]
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the Kutub al-Sittah (six major ahadith) of the hadith in Islam.It is the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih al-Bukhari, and is highly acclaimed by all Muslims. It was collected by Ibn al-Hajjaj, also known as Imam Muslim The collector of the Sahih Muslim, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, was born into a Persian family in 204 AH (817/18 CE) in Nishapur (in modern-day Iran) and died in 261AH (874/75 CE) in the city of his birth. He travelled widely to gather his ... [Continue Reading]
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih Bukhari is a collection of sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), also known as the Sunnah. The reports of the Prophet's (pbuh) sayings and deeds are called ahadeeth. Imam Bukhari lived a couple of centuries after the Prophet's (pbuh) death and worked extremely hard to collect his ahadeeth. Each report in his collection was checked for compatibility with the Qur'an, and the veracity of the chain of reporters had to be painstakingly established. Bukhari's collection is ... [Continue Reading]