This is the first in a series of articles on how a student ought to arrange their studies, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Talal al-Azem. You can watch the full seminar here: How to Arrange Your Studies of Islamic Sciences Why does one’s learning journey require structure? A Scholar Raised Inside a Family […]

This is the ninth and last 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. A person may rightfully ask what the history of the Hanafi school means for us today. Did Islamic jurisprudence freeze with the […]

This is the eighth 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. After progressing from Nur al-Idah to Radd al-Muhtar, a student should appreciate the entire history of the Hanafi school. At this stage, the student […]

This is the sixth in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al‑Azem. The full seminar is available here. Is Islamic jurisprudence just legal memorization, or is it something more? What Islamic Jurisprudence Actually Is From the earliest generations, scholars transmitted Islamic jurisprudence directly to […]