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2/25/2025, 11:15:06 PM

AHKAM AL-NISAʾ FIQH INTENSIVE Last weekend I was blessed to be able to complete the teaching of Amthalun Husna fi Tartib Ahkam al-Untha, a reordering and extended gloss on Ibn Nujaym’s (d. 970) section on women’s fiqh from his al-Ashbah wa al-Nazaʾir. The course was offered over multiple months and was attended by some thirty or so capable ʿalimat; we benefitted from studying the words of the fuqaha on various pertinent issues and then from the ensuing, nuanced discussions. I’m pleased to hear that the class reviews were very positive–the biggest criticism was that the text’s font was too small! Many thanks to the organisers for facilitating the course. And Allah alone is the giver of success.

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2/26/2025, 7:28:53 PM

[RASAʾIL READINGS:] EPISODE 12 — THE CORRECT RULING IN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE OF LOOKING (al-Qawl al-Muʿtabar fi Bayan Hukm al-Nazar) Join us for a reading of Nabulsi’s (d. 1143) risala on some issues surrounding looking at other individuals according to the Hanafi school. Author: ʿAbd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi (d. 1143) Place: Online Date: Friday 18th April 2025 Time: 12.30pm EST | 5.30pm BST

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2/7/2025, 8:55:30 PM

[THE SCHOLARS OF HANAFISM: 24A] HASAN KAFI AQHISARI The accomplished shaykh and established faqih who was born and raised in his native Bosnia, and then studied with great scholars in Istanbul. He was appointed as a judge in various cities, he authored numerous texts, and he participated in multiple military campaigns. In his later years, he was appointed as the permanent judge in Akhisar, and he devoted his time to writing and teaching. #Hanafi #Hanafism #HanafiSchool #HanafiMadhhab #HanafiSanad #Fuqaha #Fiqh #ImamAbuHanifa

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2/16/2025, 11:07:45 PM

A BLESSED RAMADAN — A SEMINAR ON THE FIQH OF THE SACRED MONTH Join us on Friday 21st February 2025 at 6pm GMT for a special, open, online seminar on the fiqh of worship and devotion in the sacred month of #Ramadan. Free registration here: http://tiny.cc/ramadan25

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2/14/2025, 9:24:54 PM

THE #HANAFI LEGAL CODE PROGRAM 2025 – LEVEL ONE NOW OPEN! Alhamdulillah, we’re grateful once again to be able to announce the opening of registration for Level One of our flagship course on the Hanafi Tradition at the Irshad Centre for Hanafi Studies! Classes will begin after Ramadan on Friday 18th April 2025. We are now welcoming our fifth cohort of students to this level of the program which will comprise a study of full primers in #Hanafi law (fiqh), legal theory (usul), theology (ʿaqida), as well as texts on legal traditions (ahadith al-ahkam) and ethics (adab). This course is delivered through a combination of live classes and recordings. Given the current cohort of Foundations Level students, the spaces are likely to get filled quickly. New students will need to apply for the course by filling in the application form here: https://forms.gle/J3FW13E8ZyVsQFtx8 REGISTER HERE: https://irshad.org.uk/course/the-hanafi-legal-code-level-one/

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2/6/2025, 8:33:11 PM

LAST DAY TO REGISTER: BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED! An intensive course in Arabic on the principles of iftaa, understanding the multifaceted reasons for the chosen positions within the Hanafi school, and the method of issuing sound, coherent fatawa with Shaykh Dr Salah Abu’l Haj–Dean of the Hanafi Fiqh College at WISE University in Amman (Jordan). On-site participants only. Segregated facilities available for sisters. Registration will end at the end of the day on Friday. Register: https://courses.irshad.org.uk/product/sharh-uqud-rasm-al-mufti/

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2/3/2025, 11:02:08 PM

THE HEADGEAR OF IMAM ABU HANIFA, COLOURS, AND SUNNA VS CUSTOM In both reports regarding the headgear of Imam Abu Hanifa, as recorded by Ibn Abi al-ʿAwam (d. 335) in his Fadaʾil Abi Hanifa, he is seen wearing a tall black hat. Such reports are useful because they help us to recognise how the fuqaha understood sunna, and also how context played a part in determining the right type of dress. Elsewhere in the fiqh [see: Multaqa al-Abhur], we also learn generally about the praiseworthy nature of black clothing. Interestingly, Haskafi (d. 1088) expresses that black is encouraged because it was the mark of the Abbasids, and thus the colour of power, conquest, and authority. What is fascinating is that the praiseworthy nature of white is established through the texts (nass), but the jurists still deemed both colours to be equivalent in terms of what is recommended. There is much to learn here from the engagement with tradition vis-à-vis society. May Allah Most High grant us a deep understanding of fiqh, amin!

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1/31/2025, 1:39:46 PM

[THE SCHOLARS OF HANAFISM: 23A] HAJI EFFENDI The righteous ustadh and noble ʿalim who studied in Istanbul and eventually became the official reviewer (muʿid) of the lessons of Kemalpaşazâde (d. 940)–his most important instructor and guide–and the one chosen by him to be responsible for collating and preserving his legal edicts. He would pray and fast frequently, and he was known for his piety and gracious character. He became sick later in life, but he would persevere with his teaching, and he lived to over 100. #Hanafi #Hanafism #HanafiSchool #HanafiMadhhab #HanafiSanad #Fuqaha #Fiqh #ImamAbuHanifa

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2/5/2025, 11:17:49 PM

IBN AL-HUMAM’S ZAD AL-FAQIR I was very honoured to recently complete the teaching of Zad al-Faqir with the dedicated students in Level 2 of the HLCP. The text is very useful and it covers a wide range of issues; you can see Ibn al-Humam (d. 861) making various riwaya choices at different points, and you also see something of his spiritual state manifesting! The text has an important, published commentary by Shams al-Din al-Tumurtashi (d. 1004)—author of the Tanwir al-Absar—as well as others. May Allah allow us to benefit from the works of the righteous, amin!

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2/15/2025, 9:58:32 PM

[RASAʾIL READINGS: EPISODE 11] THE MANIFESTATION OF LIGHTS ON THE LAWS OF FASTING The Rasaʾil Readings are periodic, brief readings of short treatises on law, legal theory, and the like, from across the Hanafi scholarly tradition.   In the eleventh session, we covered Sindi’s (d. 1174) risala-matn on the details of the laws of fasting according to the Hanafi school. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/giHG4RHz15c