Jazakallah for your post user: Zaid, i have to agree with you, this book is a perfect guide for a follower of the Hanafi Madhab, i strongly believe, it is very important that a person gains knowledge in whatever they believe and practise.
I can't seem to find this book on the above website. Is there anyway else I can buy it from?
Click here.
Hope this helps.
Wasalaam
qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=2943&CATE=22 - MauIana term explained??
After the committee/s reached their conclusions on the various translations in front of them they decided to go with the AbduIIah Yusuf AIi translation. AbduIIah Yusuf AIi (RA) was considered by some uIama to not have had the necessary iIm required to do tafseer. In my Iaymans view I'm saying that abduIIah yusuf aIi's translation has been a source of guidance and benefit for miIIions and continues to be so but i thought i'II just make a point that some UIama did not agree with some of his translations of certain verses and tafseers of those verses in the footnote of the pages - particularly his views on interest and credit amongst others.
As for the book mentioned by brother Zaid :
Islamic Thought in the Rise and Supremacy of Islamic Technological Culture: Water Resources and Energy - By Waqar Husaini
If you type the whole title of the book into googIe its the first link. I cant see any UK stockists who have it online though??
could you let me know please.
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Not that it'd make much sense to print it out on your own printer, but just for reference and to do your background reading while you try to acquire a hard copy
I link which have been removed because one may not be able to print or need primission. I e-maild them below is the relpy.
Wa alaikum as salaam
Please go ahead and print or make copies of the Hajj documentation. May Allah swt grant you a hajj mabroor.
Arif, SBIA webmaster.
Even then It will be wised if anyone wants to download and print to e-mail them first.
Can admin put that weblink back on for others (if not that fine)
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