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A centre for female ḥadīth scholarship; a vision of revival.


Women Travelling in Pursuit of ʿIlm…
In the early and later periods, the Hajj served as an opportunity to meet scholars and learn from them. One example is Maryam bint Nūr...


Female Transmitters
Female Narrators of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī It is well known that Karīmah al-Marwaziyyah (d.463) was considered the best female authority of...


Musnad Imām Aḥmad
Written by: Rahima Akbari ('Alimah) The Author: Imām Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad The author’s name is Imām Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal...


Righteous Women of Our Pious Predecessors
Ghandaka Ghandaka was a pious lady who would pray for the majority of the night, she would then say: "I seek refuge in Allāh from the...


Ma’rifatu ‘Ulūm Al-Ḥadīth Wa Kammiyyati Ajnāsihi
One of the earliest systematic works authored with the explicit intention of codifying the principles of ḥadīth sciences is Maʿrifat...


al-Muḥaddith al-Fāṣil bayna al-Rāwī wa al-Wāʿī
Among the earliest known works dedicated specifically to the discipline of ḥadīth nomenclature ( muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth ) is al-Muḥaddith...


Muqaddimah Ibn Aṣ-Ṣalāḥ
The renowned work commonly referred to as Muqaddimat Ibn aṣ-Ṣalāḥ is formally titled Maʿrifat Anwāʾ ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth (معرفة أنواع علم...


Overview of the Six Canonical Collections
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī Al-Jāmi’ al-Musnad aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥ al-Mukhtaṣar min umūri Rasulillah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam wa sunanihi wa ayyāmihi , the...


Unique Nicknames (Alqāb) of the Narrators of Ḥadīth
OVERVIEW When reading the collections of ḥadīth, seeing names like ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān, Sālim ibn ʿAbdillāh, and Saʿīd ibn...


Types of Ḥadīth Collections
Ṣaḥīfah This is a collection of the sayings of the Prophet ﷺ which were written down by one of his Companions during his lifetime or by...


Wearing the Ḥijāb/Niqāb & the Concept of Tabarruj
Wearing the Ḥijāb/Niqāb… shows one's submission to the laws of Allāh Taʿālā, awakens the fear of Allāh Taʿālā in the hearts of men and women and saves them from falling into evil (affairs, flirting, adultery etc.), teaches men to respect the veiled woman, provides her protection from the curious people and ensures the uplift of the high morals and social values in the society, is an identity of a Muslim woman that distinguishes her; it teaches her that she is in control of he


Essential Points for a Student of 'Ilm to Remember
Have ikhlāṣ when seeking ʿilm. Ikhlāṣ will make your efforts a means of reward. Abstain from sins, as it is a barrier for the one who...
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