Imam Abu Hanifa's Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained

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By Abu ’l-Muntaha al-Maghnisawi, with Selections from 'Ali al-Qari’s Commentary Including Abu Hanifa’s Kitab al-Wasiyya

Compiled and Translated with Introduction by Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf

Al-Fiqh al-Akbar is one of the earliest texts written on central Islamic theology, and one of the surviving works of Abu Hanifa, the Great Imam of jurisprudence and theology. Studied for centuries in the Muslim world, Al-Fiqh al-Akbar offers a layered understanding of divine oneness (tawhid), the underpinning of Islamic belief. It helps to refine one’s understanding of the Creator, messengers, and divine communication, and enables one, moreover, to gain insight into the realities of this life and the events of the life hereafter.

Al-Fiqh al-Akbar adds nuance to one’s understanding of ‘aqida and deepens one’s appreciation of his or her beliefs, and addresses head-on questions that, if unanswered, could leave invidious doubt and cause communal division: “Where is Allah?” “Does Allah evolve?” “What constitutes true Islamic belief?” “Are prophets capable of sinning?” “Is there creation beyond what we see?” “What comes after death?”

This translation of Al-Fiqh al-Akbar is an unprecedented contribution to a subject in English. A lucid rendering, unhampered by sterile literalism, it draws on a number of commentaries to unlock for the general English-speaking readership a subject that has been largely inaccessible to them, both because of the subject’s complexity and the lack of reliable works in English. This definitive edition, combining Maghnisawi’s basic commentary with numerous notes carefully selected from ‘Ali al-Qari’s super-commentary and the entire Kitab al-Wasiyya of Abu Hanifa, is the English reader’s essential guide on the intellectual and rewarding journey through Islamic creed.

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Salaam Alaikum
Brother, I presume we can get this book from IISNA/ISCA. Also I also remember that you were going to start a service for marriages....What happened to that, I might need to use that service soon. PM me....
Jazaak Allah Khair..

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Salaam Alaikum
Brother, I presume we can get this book from IISNA/ISCA. Also I also remember that you were going to start a service for marriages....What happened to that, I might need to use that service soon. PM me....
Jazaak Allah Khair..

Wasalam, not yet, not sure if they would stock it when it does become available. You can pre-order it online. You can get it from http://www.al-rashad.com/Imam-Abu-Ha...bar-Explained/ and from http://www.rumibookstore.com/

In relation to the marriage service, its all ready to go. What is lacking however is a group of volunteers to assist in running the events. I need both brothers and sisters. There have been a couple of brothers who have shown interest, but it really needs the sisters to be involved too. It would make things easier with the overall running of it.

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Prepublication Reviews


“Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar (The Greater Science), authored by the Most Esteemed Imam (al-Imam al-‘Azam), Abu Hanifa Nu’man ibn Thabit al-Kufi (may Allah show him mercy) is one of history’s oldest manuals on orthodox Islamic doctrine. Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf, as is customary, does an excellent job in translating the text along with contributions from the famous commentaries of Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari and Shaykh Maghnisawi into highly readable English. The introduction presents a strong argument, supported by the research of critical experts, for the valid ascription of this work to the Imam (Abu Hanifa), something many have disputed over time. The translation borrows from the more voluminous commentaries on the text while sparing readers from burdensome technical details that usually interest only those who are specialized in the religious sciences. The book also presents the reader a look at the methodology of Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Imam of the Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jam’a, in matters of creed, and acquaints the reader with the matters that distinguish the Sunni orthodoxy from the aberrant historical Islamic factions. This represents one of the most comprehensive works written in the English language representing the traditional, true, and authentic teachings of the early predecessors (Salaf) in matters of doctrine and tawhid (Islamic monotheism).”

—Shaykh Abdullah Ali, Lamppost Productions, USA

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This arrived in the mail today