With great sorrow, we announce the passing of our esteemed Shaykh Walī al-Ḥaqq al-Ṣiddīqī on Wednesday, the 6th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, 1445, corresponding to 12th June 2024, at the age of ninety-nine. To Allāh we belong and to Him we shall return. May Allāh Taʿālā envelop him in His vast mercy and pleasure, illuminate his grave with light, and admit him into the highest ranks of Jannah.
In recent years, the samāʿ tradition and interest in ʿIlm al-Riwāyah have surged, aided by various communication methods for Ḥadīth studies. This article explores Ijāzah bi-l Wakālah and the challenge of distinguishing it from other transmission methods.
Learn about Riwāyah al-Ḥadīth, the science of transmitting the sayings and actions of the Prophet ﷺ, its definition, and its historical stages. Explore the early scholars who contributed to the formulation of al-riwāyah and the subsequent evolution of narration practices. From extreme accuracy in the early stage to the relaxation of conditions in later periods, understand the significance of reliable manuscripts and the modified requirements for narrators.
Following years of anticipation, our patience was rewarded with the blessing of a live ḥadīth majlis and maqra’ah of al-Muwaṭṭa’, with its four riwāyāt [i.e. transmissions] in an event organised by Cordoba Academy with the assistance of Al-Nujum Institute in London. The following article is a brief account of this inspirational event that recollects some of the benefits gained throughout.
He is Abū ʿUmar and Abū Ayyūb, Jalāl al-Dīn ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Dawst ʿAli al-Jamālī from Sindh, Pakistan. He was born in Sher Khan Jamali; a village in Nawabshah, Sindh. He was born in the year 1916 (1334 A.H) according to his passport. Even at this age the Shaykh would write, read without glasses.
A ḥadīth musalasal is that narration in which the chain follows a certain pattern, irrespective of what the text contains. There are various types of musalsalāt.
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