This is the third in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. At the very least, a student ought to hold a strong foundational understanding of the core texts. A student who does not know a […]

This is the first in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. Students face a real crisis today. Imam Zarnuji (Allah have mercy on him) wrote Taʿlim al-Mutaʿallim to address exactly this problem: seekers directing themselves […]

The following is from a SeekersGuidance seminar exploring Islamic Jurisprudence in its development and application in the past and present. When discussing contemporary social issues through the lens of Islamic jurisprudence, we must first clarify the subject of jurisprudence (fiqh) itself. Once we understand the role of jurisprudence and the function of the jurist, we […]

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate All Praise and Gratitude is to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds Introduction 1. All these appeals arise out of the same judgment of the learned Federal Sharia Court dated 14 November 1991, whereby the Court has declared a number of laws of the country […]