Schools of Thought in Islam
By M. Cherif Bassiouni , Professor of Law | Jan 24, 2012 Islamic jurisprudence has developed over fourteen centuries. Over that span of time, various schools of jurisprudence have […]
The Five Schools of Islamic Thought
Schools of Islamic thought (madhahib) are the paths people follow to the Noble Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad. Obviously, these schools of thought were founded considerably after the death of the Prophet; in fact, they never took shape until the time of the Umayyid Caliphate. The common phrase ahl al-sunnah wal-jama΄ah, […]
ihya al-hanaabilah
The Hanbali Revival The Hanbali Madhab After the death of Imam Ahmad, his students traveled across the Muslim world along with the responsa (Masa’il) of Ahmad concerning theology, jurisprudence and traditions. From the foremost of his students are: his two sons, Salih and Abdullah, Hanbal ibn Ishaq, al-Marrudhi, al-Kawsaj, Ibn […]
Should Pakistan now Declare Ahmadis to be Muslims in the Light of the Amman Message?
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet. Is it high time for Pakistan to correct her political and religious mistake of declaring the Ahamdi Muslims as […]