Bashar Awad Marouf (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 61 pages in Arabic. In his lecture, Dr Bashar Awwad Marouf explains the concept of critical edition of texts as a discipline, aimed at the production of a text as left by the author, and of which he approved at the end of his life. He then explored the view that the aim of critical edition is the production of a correct text without the need for any commentary, only emendation. He then addressed the contrasting view that considers commentary as essential, and indeed, some workers went to the extreme by saying: [the editor must] comment on everything. Our lecturer explained the error of both views, and summed up with the correct intermediate way, where the editor compares and grades the text copies, records the key reading variants, highlights the resources used by the author, and documents the quotes from the respective sources. In this lecture, Dr Bashar also debated the view postulating that critical edition is exclusively when there are several copies to allow collation, which in his view is not correct. He highlighted those books that had been critically edited - based on one copy - by eminent scholars and editors, such as Shaykh Aḥmad Shākir and his brother, Maḥmūd Shākir, where no researcher has ever claimed that such works are not critical editions. Furthermore, he explained in detail the difference between critical editing and commentary; critical editing being text emendation, and employing the means towards achieving that, while commentary describes how the editor may actually emend the text. He also drew attention to matters that must be taken into consideration in edition: Text uniformity: the editor follows the rules of modern writing, in the division of text into paragraphs and sections, and introduces numbering, and other elements of text organisation. Indicating the author s resources: if the author s sources can be identified, the editor must compare them with what the author presents. Verifying challenging names and genealogies: by referring back to the authoritative books, such as Al-Ikmālby Ibn Mākūwlā, and Tawđīħ al-Mushtabih by Ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn, which are among the most important books of this art.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 10042 pages in Arabic : 27 cm. The book, al-Istidhkar li madhahib 'ulama' al-amsar fi ma tadamanahu al-Muwatta' min ma'ani al-ra 'yy wa al-athar , is an extensively detailed text, in which Imam Ibn 'Abd al-Barr may Allah bestow His Mercy upon him provided an explication of al-Muwatta , so as to draw attention to the meanings and corresponding jurisprudence (fiqh) of the Prophetic traditions (hadith). The book s importance lies in that it has few peers in the treatment of legal theory (usyul al-fiqh) and comparative jurisprudence, especially in those first three centuries when Islamic jurisprudence emerged and took shape, and its maxims (qawa'id) became well-established. Moreover, given the author s exceptional prowess in its instruments: possessing a sound understanding of the Noble Qur an, and profound knowledge of Prophetic tradition, well-versed in its sciences, effective causes ( ilal) and distinction between the authentically sound (sahih) and the flawed; further, extensive grasp of the sayings (athar) of the Companions (sahabah), the Successors (tabi'un), and subsequent generations, and their methods of evidenced argumentation (istidlal). In addition to his signature brilliant, inspired thinking, independent mind, integrity freeing him from loathsome partisanship, forceful stance in stating the truth, even if it was contrary to his espoused school of jurisprudential thought (madhhab). Above all, he did not neglect any jurist (faqih) from the pious predecessors (al-salaf) or schools of thought; citing them in evidencing his argument in the issue being examined.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 3rd Edition. 10 volume set. 6808 pages in Arabic.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 9971 pages in Arabic. 17 volume set. This book is regarded as one of the most renowned explanatory texts of al-Muwatta' magna opus of Malik b. Anas al-Asbahi al-Madani, the pre-eminent Imam of Madinah. Indeed, this elucidation is regarded as offering the broadest treatment to the highest standard with the richest detail, and as such is the most acclaimed commentary on the text. The author unveiled complex gems hitherto neglected by jurists, having unlocked and unravelled their mysteries, through insightful thought and incisive mind. Not only is al-Tamhid one of the greatest texts on comparative jurisprudence (fiqh) in all its doctrinal schools, but also a book on Prophetic traditions (hadith), the science of grading narrators (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil), history and biographies. Indeed, it sheds light on narrators, with successful forays into language, literature, and other disciplines. The reader of al-Tamhid will no doubt find an indispensable scientific encyclopaedia, and attest to its premier place among texts on Islam. Its author, al-Imam al-Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Barr al-Andalusi, requires no introduction. He spent a large part of his life gathering the content for al-Tamhid, preparing its chapters and studies, and referring to hundreds of sources in the areas of jurisprudence, prophetic tradition, language, history, and biographies.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 9971 pages in Arabic, in 17 Volumes. This book is regarded as one of the most renowned explanatory texts of al-Muwatta'magna opus of Malik b. Anas al-Asbahi al-Madani, the pre-eminent Imam of Madinah. Indeed, this elucidation is regarded as offering the broadest treatment to the highest standard with the richest detail, and as such is the most acclaimed commentary on the text. The author unveiled complex gems hitherto neglected by jurists, having unlocked and unravelled their mysteries, through insightful thought and incisive mind. Not only is al-Tamhid one of the greatest texts on comparative jurisprudence (fiqh) in all its doctrinal schools, but also a book on Prophetic traditions (hadith), the science of grading narrators (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil), history and biographies. Indeed, it sheds light on narrators, with successful forays into language, literature, and other disciplines. The reader of al-Tamhid will no doubt find an indispensable scientific encyclopaedia, and attest to its premier place among texts on Islam. Indeed, the erudite Imam al-Hafiz Abu Muhammad Ibn Hazm al-Zahiri quite accurately noted: "I know no equal in its treatment of understanding Prophetic tradition, let alone any that surpass it". Al-Qadi 'Iyad said: "Abu 'Umar authored the book, al-Tamhid and it is a book that none have bested in its approach". Its author, al-Imam al-Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Barr al-Andalusi, requires no introduction. He spent a large part of his life gathering the content for al-Tamhid, preparing its chapters and studies, and referring to hundreds of sources in the areas of jurisprudence, prophetic tradition, language, history, and biographies. Professor Bashar Awwad Marouf has critically edited this seminal text, applying the latest scientific approaches. In this pursuit, he gathered many scattered manuscript copies from Morocco, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ireland, and other countries.