Where to begin at the Irshad Centre for Hanafi Studies? When initiating one’s journey in seeking sacred knowledge, it can be overwhelming to see so many different course options–where do I even begin?! This post seeks to resolve the question …
The Journal of Hanafi Studies invites papers that explore any aspect of the Hanafi tradition. By way of example, and certainly not an exhaustive list, submissions may be made in any of the following areas: scholarly figures or legal texts, …
The Hanafi-Iraqi Fiqh Tradition The Hanafi-Iraqi Fiqh Tradition was a special event which was streamed live in September 2022 with the goal of shedding light on the special characteristics of the Iraqi, Hanafi sub-school (madrasa) which produced the likes of Karkhi, …
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 …
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Hanafism: Journal of 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 Hanafi Legal Code Program (HLCP) This is a five-level program which will take students through a formal, holistic study of the Hanafi school via a pedagogically sound and structured curriculum. The specific levels begin after an introductory, foundational level …
Muhammad ‘Ala’ al-Din b. Muhammad Amin b. ‘Umar ‘Abidin al-Husayni al-Hanafi al-Khalwati (1244 – 1306 AH) By: Shaykh ‘Abd al-Latif al-Farfur (A‘lam Dimashq — edited with slight additions) Muhammad ‘Ala’ al-Din ‘Abidin, son of al-Sayyid Muhammad Amin, author of the …