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Is there any english translation of Al Tarikh Al Kabir available?
Imam al-Bukhari was among the greatest hadith scholars and had a big knowledge in all the hadith sciences.
He was 18 when he started writing his famous book on hadith narrators which he called at-...
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Is there any english translation of Al Tarikh Al Kabir available?
It is a book on Ilm ar-rijal and Jarh Wa at-Ta'dil. It is very specialized book meant for use by scholars so it is no surprise if you can't find an english translation. Translating is a very laborious ...
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Is there an english translation of Ibn al Jawzi's Minhaj al qaṣidin
There is no English translation of Minhaj al-Qasidin wa Mufid al-Sadiqin (Arabic: منهاج القاصدين ومفيد الصادقين) as the Arabic version is not available in the first place. This book was lost long time ...
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What does Islam say about reading the Quran in a language other than Arabic?
Briefly, yes, it's permissible to read (not talking about salat) the Quran in english, while not reading the Arabic part.
I think that even if a person reads in Arabic, that person will understand ...
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Why does ALLAH say that you "may be" successful in 22:77? Why there is not a guarantee?
The Arabic verb form is an imperative.
It doesn't express uncertainty but rather a good wish for a blessing.
German translations write "auf daß es euch wohl ergehe" which is close to the ...
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Questions about 33:56
Whoever said this shows a lack of even basic Arabic.
The words يصلى and صلى are the same verbs except that the first is in present tense and the second is in past tense. Anyone who knows even a bit of ...
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Why does ALLAH say that you "may be" successful in 22:77? Why there is not a guarantee?
May(verb) also means can, will, be-allowed, be-able or to-have-permission.
Etymology of may (verb)
From Middle English mowen, mayen, moȝen, maȝen.
From Old English magan, *mugan.
From Proto-West ...
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مَنَازِلَ, What does „manazil“ mean, in this verse?
The word "مَنَازِل" in its simplest form means "a place of descending" referring to a dwelling where travelers got off their rides and stayed for a rest. It can also mean house or ...
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Translate Arabic?
1: It's not Arabic it's Urdu. It says "ساخت لاہور 1778" which can be translated as "Made in Lahore 1778". I know this because I speak Urdu.
2: Islam Stack Exchange is site for questions and answers ...
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Is this hadith authentic: "Everything has a polish, which takes away rust. The polish of the heart is dhikr."
This hadith has been quoted in sho'ab al-Imaan of imam al-Bayhaqi as a marfo' hadith on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Omar and it is qualified as da'if by sheikh al-Albani in his a-Da'if al-Jami' (...
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Would it be permissible for me to translate a hadeeth, from English to Bosnian?
All perfect praise be to Allah
As you said, you don't have access to the authentic translations, and it sounds like there are some authentic translations.
So, you should try to have access to them ...
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