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A major early work of Sunni heresiography by Imam Abu al-Husayn al-Malati al-Shafi'i, cataloguing and refuting the theological positions of those who departed from the path of the Sunni consensus....

An academic study of the Mu'tazila, examining their historical origins, theological doctrines, and influence on the development of Islamic thought. The work was submitted to the Arabic History department at...

A theological treatise on the impossibility of divine essential togetherness with creation (al-ma'iyyah bi-al-dhat) and the related question of the ambiguous divine attributes (mutashabih al-sifat). The work addresses one of...

A critical scholarly study examining the treatises and scholarly traditions of Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari, alerting researchers to matters of note and points of scholarly contention within his works. The...

A commentary on the celebrated mawlid text of Imam Ibn al-Dayba', the distinguished Yemeni scholar (866–944 AH / 1461–1537 CE). The work expounds and explains the mawlid, situating its narrations...

A work on the virtues and merits (fada'il) of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him), gathering the relevant narrations and scholarly discussions that establish...

A major work of Sunni scholastic theology, presenting and elaborating the positions (mawaqif) across the principal questions of classical kalam. This curriculum edition has been prepared according to the prescribed...

A compilation of prophetic hadiths gathered in the context of invocations of blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him), presenting these narrations as luminous pearls of...

A work devoted to the quality of courage (shaja'ah) as manifested in the character and conduct of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him), drawing on the historical...

A landmark academic study of the role of custom ('urf) and social practice ('adah) in Islamic jurisprudence, examining how the classical jurists understood and applied these concepts across the legal...

A treatise on the science of Islamic theology (Ilm al-Tawhid), setting out the principles of monotheism and the foundational tenets of the Islamic creed in a structured and clear manner....

A concise commentary on Umm al-Barahin, the celebrated creed text of Imam Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanusi, composed in a form that prioritises brevity and clarity in the utmost degree. The...

A commentary on Mir Zahid's Hashiyah on the Umur Ammah section of Sharh al-Mawaqif, the monumental commentary on al-Ijiʻs al-Mawaqif fi ʻIlm al-Kalam by al-Jurjani. Sharh al-Mawaqif is one of...

A hashiya on the introductory section of the general principles (al-umur al-ʻammah) from the scholastic theology text Sharh al-Mawaqif, one of the most comprehensive and demanding works of classical Sunni...

A theological work removing doubts and misconceptions regarding the true beliefs of Islam as held by the people of the Sunni tradition (Ahl al-Islam). The work addresses the challenges and...

A theological work removing doubts and misconceptions regarding the true beliefs of Islam as held by the people of the Sunni tradition (Ahl al-Islam). The work addresses the challenges and...