Tawfique Al-Mubarak

Tawfique Al-Mubarak

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim b. Musa b. Muhammad al-Lakhmi al-Shatibi was among the greatest scholars of al-Andalus – modern day Spain and Portugal, and one of the brightest Maliki scholars. According to most of the authentic reports on Imam al-Shatibi, his early life has not been recorded in detail. This could be due to the fact that he was not born in a wealthy or a renowned family of scholars, for which such records could have been available. One may, however, deduce from his name that his ancestors came from the Lakhmi tribe of Arabia, and probably migrated to al-Andalus. Although many have mistakenly mentioned his birth and early life to be in Shatiba (Xativa or Jativa), authentic reports about the great Imam confirm that he was neither born nor had ever lived there. His immediate ancestors might have moved to Granada from Shatiba few decades before his birth. The last record of Muslim settlement in Shatiba before it fell to Christian rule was in 645H/1247CE, at least eight to nine decades prior to his birth, thus him being born and raised up in there is certainly impossible.,............. [click here to download the full article in pdf]

Tuesday, 04 August 2015 12:40

Ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah

This great Damascene scholar Shams al-Din Muhammad ibni Abi Bakr al-Zuri is famously known by his laqab nickname as Ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah. His father was the qaiyyim (superintendent) of the Madrasah al-Jawziyyah. The Madrasah al-Jawziyyah, located next to the Chief Judge’s (qadi al-qudat) office, was considered the official seat of Hanbali jurisprudence in greater Sham (Levant). It was named after its founder – Muhyi al-Din al-Jawzi (d. 656/1258) – son of the famous Hanbali scholar Abul Faraj Abdur Rahman ibn al-Jawzi al-Qurashi (d. 597/1201). Due to the similarity in the two names – ibn-al-Jawzi and ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah – many have often confused one................ [click here to download the full article in pdf]

‘Umar’s full name was ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab ibn Nufayl ibn ‘Abdul ‘Uzza. He was born into the Adi clan of the Makkan Quraysh tribe, thirteen years after the Year of the Elephant, or in around 583CE. The Prophet Muḥammad was born in the Year of the Elephant itself, therefore making ‘Umar thirteen years younger than him. Their lineages converge with each other at ‘Umar’s ninth ancestor, Ka’b ibn Lu‘ayy ibn Ghalib. When his daughter, Hafsa, married the Prophet, ‘Umar also became the latter’s father-in-law. His agnomen was Abu Hafs, probably from his first child Hafsa’s name. His mother, Hantamah bint Hashim ibn al-Mughirah, was the paternal cousin of Aba Jahl ibn Hisham, who was amongst the staunchest enemies of Islam and the Prophet.. ........... [click here to download the full article in pdf ]

 

 

Monday, 11 May 2015 11:30

The halal industry and animal rights

The halal industry is a rapidly growing avenue with untapped potential for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The word 'halal' literlally means 'lawful', 'legal' or 'permissible'. It is an Islamic injunction that whatever Muslims consume or use should be 'lawful' or halal according to the Islamic..................Download the full article in pdf attachment (below)