LAST REMAINING SPACES: HLCP LEVEL TWO

There are only a handful of spaces left for new students in the next opening of the flagship HLCP Level Two course–a two-year intensive study of Hanafism through a reading of primers in law, legal theory, creed, ethics, and more!

We are now accepting applications at the link below. Unfortunately, there are no openings for Levels 0, 1 or 3 at the present time. This is a call for applicants for Level 2. If you are unsure whether the course is for you, you can submit an application and it will be reviewed.

Please note that if you have expressed an interest in being part of the cohort and you have been accepted on to the program, you have made it to the final list and you will be contacted when registration opens. This call is for new applicants only—the application deadline is September 1st 2025.

Full course details are available here: https://irshad.org.uk/course/the-hanafi-legal-code-level-two/

Applications are being accepted here: https://forms.gle/2k4VhSQJs8MthtW6A

من بركات قراءة سيرة سيدنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على شيخ الإسلام تقي الدين السبكي رحمه الله:

قال شيخ الإسلام: كنت أقرأ سيرة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لابن هشام في سنة ست وسبع مئة، فعرضت لي حُمّى في بعض الأيام، وجاء وقت الميعاد، فأتى كاتب الأسماء وقال -وأنا محموم-: قد اجتمعتِ الناسُ، فكدتُ أبطل ثم قلت: «لا والله، لا بطلت مجلسًا تذكر فيه سيرة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم» فتحاملتُ وأنا محمومٌ، وقرأتُ الميعادَ، ووقع في نفسي أني لا أحَمُّ أبدًا، فما حصَلَت لي حُمّى بعدها!

قلت: ونحن في شهر المولد، شهر قراءة وإقراء السيرة النبوية، فلتحسن النيات لتقضى الحاجات.

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قيل:ابذل العلم لأهله ولغير أهله ؛فالعلم أمنع جانبا من أن يصل إلى غير أهله.

أمنع جانبا أي:أرفع مقاما وأعلى مراما.

ملا علي القاري

IZMIRI’S HANAFI-MATURIDI CREED: AL-ʿAQAʾID AL-JADIDA

Muhammad b. Wali al-Izmiri’s (d. 1165) al-ʿAqaʾid al-Jadida is a beautiful presentation of creed in accordance with the way of the Hanafi-Maturidi masters. It is different to other plain text creeds in the sense that he begins with some of the foundational investigations (mabadiʾ al-ʿashara) of the science, and then he introduces some foundational discussions in logic before presenting the creed. The shaykh is the author of numerous authoritative texts such as the famous gloss on the Mirʾat al-Usul and a lengthy commentary on the Multaqa al-Abhur, and he also wrote a commentary on this short primer.

There are only a handful of spaces left for new students in the next opening of the flagship HLCP Level Two course–a two-year intensive study of Hanafism through a reading of primers in law, legal theory, creed, ethics, and more!

We are now accepting applications at the link below. Unfortunately, there are no openings for Levels 0, 1 or 3 at the present time. This is a call for applicants for Level 2. If you are unsure whether the course is for you, you can submit an application and it will be reviewed.

This call is for new applicants only—the application deadline is tonight!

Applications are being accepted here: https://forms.gle/2k4VhSQJs8MthtW6A

THE MAWLID IS ONLY A MEANS

Commemorating the mawlid in the month of Rabiʿ al-Awwal is only meaningful when it is sincere and religiously fruitful. The sign of genuine love and faithful following is correspondence to the shariʿa in one’s life and commitment to the sunna. If it’s just vibes, it’s time to hit the dars.

A SHORT COMPREHENSIVE WORK ON THE SIRA

This relatively short work by the Hanafi hadith scholar, Mughlatay b. Qalij al-Bakjari (d. 762), is a beautiful, chronological record of the sira which he abridged from his lengthier compendium titled, al-Zahr al-Basim (also in print). They used almost a dozen manuscripts and printed it with useful footnotes and along with the gloss of Sibt b. al-ʿAjami (d. 841). He ends the work with a section on the shamaʾil and a brief history of the caliphs.

«كان سيدي إبراهيم المتبولي -رحمه الله- يقول: العوامُّ وإن نقصوا من حيث عدم تحقيقهم مراتب العلم.. فقد أكرمهم اللّٰه تعالىٰ بأمورٍ تكمِّلُهم:

[1] منها: صحة اعتقادهم في اللّٰه ورسوله،
وكثرة اعتقادهم في العلماء والصالحين.

[2] ومنها: سلامة عقائدهم من الشُّبَه الكلامية والاعتقادات الفلسفية التي تطرق غالب المتكلمين.

[3] ومنها: عدم ادعاء أحدهم العلم والتكبر به علىٰ الناس.

[4] ومنها: إذا وقعوا في ذنبٍ لا يزال أحدهم في خجلٍ وحياءٍ من اللّٰه -عزَّ وجلَّ- حتىٰ يلقاه، لا يرى أنَّ ذلك الذنب مُحي عنه بطاعةٍ من الطاعات، بخلاف الفقيه مثلًا؛ فربَّما عمل طاعةً وظنَّ أنَّ ذنبه قد مُحي بها».

سيدي/ عبد الوهاب الشعراني -قدس الله سره-

THE PASSING OF SHAYKH MUHAMMAD AMIN AL-FARUQI (1935–2025)

Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Faruqi was a scholar of Kurdish heritage born in the south-eastern region of Turkey. He was dedicated to spreading knowledge and he helped build many mosques and even opened Islamic schools for boys and girls; he had hoped to open a college for further studies but it didn’t pan out. He was a student of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qadir ʿIsa (d. 1991) and he received a license from him, and subsequently a license from Shaykh ʿAbd al-Rahman al-Shaghuri (d. 2004) too. The shaykh worked on numerous titles including the relatively unknown abridgement to Ghazali’s Ihyaʾ titled, ʿAyn al-ʿIlm wa Zayn al-Hilm by the Hanafi scholar, Muhammad b. ʿUthman al-Balkhi (d. 830). This work has a famous published commentary by Mulla ʿAli al-Qari (d. 1014). May Allah benefit us through the lives and works of the righteous, and may He have mercy on Shaykh Amin and grant him the highest stations of closeness, amin!

عندما سئل العلَّامة الكوثري عن سبب عدم استقراره في الشام أجاب:
رأيتُ في عُلماء الشام الحرص على العمل والعبادة، والميل إلى الصلاح والتقوى، أما في عُلماء مصر فكان الاهتمام بالعلم، والتَّعمُّق فيه، والتَّبحُّر في مسائله أوضح وأجلى.
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د. صلاح الدين الشامي

قلت: هذا الكلام في مطلع القرن العشرين أيام العلامة البدر وطبقة تلاميذه 🙂

BOOKS ON THE SMILING & LAUGHTER OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ

One of the incredibly beautiful character traits of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is that none was given to smiling more than him ﷺ. Many hadith similarly encourage being of good cheer and generally bringing joy to the heart of a believer. It is also reported that Imam Abu Hanifa would often jest and make people smile, as was the case with others amongst the salaf. And even Muhammad Amin b. ʿAbidin, a late Ottoman-Damascene Hanafi faqih, was described as always being smily and cheerful. Attached in the photo are two contemporary efforts to describe some of the occasions of the noble smiling and laughter of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), and even occasions of jest. As we are well into the month of Rabiʿ al-Awwal, we pray that Allah Most High inspires us to live prophetically, amin!

قالت الصديقة بنت الصديق عائشة رضي الله تعالى عنها وعن أبيها: (كان خلقه صلى الله عليه وسلم القرآن) / مسلم .

قال الإمام عبد الرسول الكجراتي الحنفي:

فكما أن معاني القرآن لا تتناها . . فكذلك أوصافه الجميلة الدالة على خلقه العظيم لا تنتهي، إذ في كل حال من أحواله تتجدد له من مكارم الأخلاق ومحاسن الشيم، وما يفيضه الله تعالى عليه من معارفه وعلومه ما لا يعلمه إلا الله تعالى، فإذن التعرض لحصر جزئيات أخلاقه الحميدة تعرُّض لما ليس من مقدور الإنسان، ولا من ممكنات عادته . اھ .

[الشمائل المحمدية (١٧٣)] .

أغلب العناوين التي وضعت من طرف المحققين في طبعاتهم لشرح العقائد النسفية (بدون استثناء) هي محاولة لإلباس المتن وهو ماتريدي لباس المتون الأشعرية المتأخرة من السنوسيات والجوهرة وغيرها.

A DAMASCENE LICENSE TO TRANSMIT SACRED KNOWLEDGE

In the attached image you can see part of ʿAbd al-Ghani al-Ghunaymi al-Maydani’s (d. 1298) license (ijaza) to his student–and the scribe of the manuscript in question–Hasan b. Sulayman al-Jaza’iri (d. ?), may Allah Most High have mercy upon both teacher and student! It is amazing to see how he describes him as being like a son to him as this is exactly the kind of language used by Imam Abu Hanifa when he addresses his student, Yusuf b. Khalid al-Samti, in his wasiyya to him. ʿIlmi relationships are important, and although teachers might open the door to lasting benefit, the onus is on students to walk through. Maydani himself is recorded as being a student of great adab and loyalty to his teachers, and it is thus only fitting that he received students of the same merit. May Allah Most High inspire us to the everlasting good, amin!