Adab: The Art of Doing Things Right In the Name of Allah Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. Zakariyya al Ansari, the great polymath, shaykh al Islam of his time, and teacher and guide to generations of scholars, wrote in his masterful …
Discovering Hanafi Law Discovering Hanafi Law was a special event which was streamed live in June 2022 with the goal of understanding the early transmission of the madhhab, and the concept of the manifest transmissions (zahir al-riwaya). You can subscribe …
The Ottoman Hanafi Tafsir Tradition This event was streamed live on February 23rd 2022 The exegesis of the Qur’an is one of the most important of the islamic disciplines, and the Hanafis in Ottoman lands were strategic in how they …
An Overview of the Hanafi Legal Code Program (HLCP) This event was streamed live on December 5th 2021 The Hanafi Legal Code Program (HLCP) is a five-level course which seeks to take students through a formal, holistic study of the …
Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani Series It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce the Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani series (IMSS). This series of courses seeks to provide students with an opportunity to study and critically analyse the works of …
Hadith, Sunna and Hanafis Hadith, Sunna & Hanafis was a one-day, free event on understanding Hanafi Legal Theory and its relationship with the traditions (ahadith) of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). We were honoured by …
Istihsan of the Early Iraqi Hanafis Join us on March 28th 2021 4pm EST | 9pm BST for the second event on understanding the Hanafi School organised by Irshad Classes! ABOUT Istihsan of the Early Iraqi Hanafis is a …
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Hanafism: Journal for Hanafi Studies It gives us great pleasure to announce the formation of a new, academic journal for Hanafi Studies titled “Hanafism.” This is a significant step for Irshad …
The Conditions of Propriety by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi The Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) informed us that the imam is responsible for the prayer of his congregation before Allah Most High (Abu Dawud) — so …
Shafi‘is as Ahl al-Ra’y & Hanafis as Textual Muhib Allah al-Bihari al-Hanafi (d. 1119 AH) has a fascinating epistle explaining how the Shafi‘is actually employed more analogical reason (ra’y) in their legal positions than the Hanafis, despite the latter being …