Minah al-Rawd al-Azhar fi sharh al-Fiqh al-Akbar

by Ali bin Sultan Muhammad al-Qari, Imam Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man bin Thabit

This is Mulla 'Ali al-Qari's (d. 1014 h)commentary on Imam A'zam Abu Hanifa's (d. 150 h) short work on Islamic Doctrine ('aqida).

Imam Abu Hanifa, widely known as Imam A'zam (the greatest imam), is one of the most brilliant scholars of Islam, after the time of the Blessed Prophet (Eternal peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions. His authority is beyond doubt and as he was a true master of both jurisprudence (fiqh) as well as doctrine ('aqida) this work is of immense importance.

Though some people (Orientalists) have claimed that the attribution of this work to Imam Abu Hanifa is weak, Mulla 'Ali al-Qari established a reliable chain of narration (isnad) back to the Imam. Other scholars have mentioned other reliable chains of narration as well.

In short, this work is one of the earliest and most authoritative works on doctrine ever written.

Hardback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Imran bin Munir Husayn · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sabir Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

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