Sunni Scholars

31/07/2025

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📚 Did you know? Nearly 2,000 definitions have been used to describe Sufism throughout history.
Yet, as Sidi Ahmad Zarruq beautifully said in his Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf, they all point to one core:
Turning to God Most High with a sincere heart.
So many words, but one reality.
✨ “But God knows best!”

📘 English translation available here: https://www.meccabooks.com/products/fundamental-principles-of-tasawwuf-mukhtasar-qawaid-al-tasawwuf?rs_ref=bTVfQY4X

24/07/2025

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🕋 Can you pray inside or on top of the Kaʿba?
Yes — according to the Ḥanafī school, both fard (obligatory) and nafl (voluntary) prayers are valid inside the Kaʿba — and even on top of it.

This ruling is found in Ascent to Felicity (Maraqī al-Saʿādāt) by Imām Shurunbulālī, translated by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan (Zaytuna College ).

🔍 A fascinating glimpse into the depth of Sunni legal tradition.

18/07/2025

📿 Sayyid Hamid bin Umar bin Hafiz — the son of the renowned scholar and caller to Allah, Habib Umar bin Hafiz . Following in the footsteps of his father, Sayyid Hamid is actively engaged in the path of knowledge, da'wah, and spiritual refinement. A young torchbearer of the prophetic legacy in our time. 🌙📖

May Allah preserve him and his family 🤲

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16/07/2025

🕊️ In Honor of Bosnia’s Legacy – 30 Years After Srebrenica
As we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide of Srebrenica, we honor Bosnia’s enduring faith, resilience, and scholarly heritage by spotlighting one of its greatest scholars: Imam Hasan Kafi Pruščak — a Hanafi-Maturidi jurist, philosopher, and reformer whose wisdom continues to inspire generations across the Muslim world.

Read the full biography here:
https://sunnischolars.com/hasankafi/

Early Life and Education Hasan Kafi Pruščak was born in 1544 in the town of Prusac, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was then a flourishing region of the Ottoman Empire. From a young age, he showed a remarkable aptitude for knowledge. He began his studies locally before traveling to ma...

15/07/2025

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Imam al-Akhdari, the famous Maliki scholar from Algeria, said:

“The first obligation upon the responsible one is to correct his faith.” Translated by Shaykh Rami Nsour - Tayba Foundation

🧠 Before prayer, purification, or fasting — the foundation is sound belief (ʿaqīdah).
📖 Then learn what you need to fulfill your farḍ ʿayn: how to pray, purify yourself, fast, and live by Allah’s limits.
💔 And most importantly — repent before Allah becomes angry.

Let’s start our journey back to Allah from the core of the religion.

✨ There are many reliable online classes in English, like SeekersGuidance: The Global Islamic Academy , Safina Society or WISE English Academy

Start your journey of learning this beautiful religion today — it’s never too late.

10/07/2025

Who said the Hanafis don’t have poetry? 🧐
Check out Kifayat al-Ghulam — a full poem on Hanafi fiqh by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi 🖋
📚 Looking for Hanafi fiqh books in English? Click here: 👉 https://sunnischolars.com/english-books-hanafi-fiqh/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXegFvVP2to

📚 Looking for Hanafi fiqh books in English? Click here:👉 https://sunnischolars.com/english-books-hanafi-fiqh/📜 Kifāyat al-Ghulām (منظومة كفاية الغلام | لل...

07/07/2025

NEW BIOGRAPHY!
📚 Imām Aḥmad al-Dardīr (1201 AH)

🌟 A shining star of Sunni scholarship — Maliki jurist, Ashʿarī theologian, and Sufi guide.
✍️ Author of al-Kharīda al-Bahiyya & ash-Sharḥ al-Kabīr, his works continue to illuminate al-Azhar and the Muslim world.

🕊️ ⚖️ 🕌

Transform your relationship with the Qur’an with Fawakih’s highly-acclaimed Qur’anic Arabic program His Birth and Upbringing: He is Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Hamid al-‘Adawi al-Maliki al-Azhari al-Khalwati, famously known as Ahmad al-Dardir. He was born in the village of Bani ‘Adi, in...

04/07/2025

📿✨ Shaykh ʿAbdul ʿAziz al-Shahawi ✨📿

One of the senior scholars of the Shafiʿi school in Egypt and a guide in the Shadhili Sufi path. He is known for his deep knowledge, humility, and lifelong dedication to the preservation of traditional Islamic scholarship.

May Allah preserve him and benefit us through his legacy. 🤲

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01/07/2025

📚 Two major sources were used in writing the biography of Shaykh al-Islām Mustafa Sabri (rahimahullāh) we recently published here:
https://sunnischolars.com/mustafa-sabri/

📘 1. Views on Womanhood: A Translation and Reading of Mustafa Sabri Efendi’s Qawlī fī al-Marʾa – A published book translated and analyzed by Muzzammil Ahmad Al-Nadwi and Junayd Greer, offering critical insights into the Shaykh’s thought on women and society. Book available here: https://amzn.to/40yva6H

📄 2. A Torch in the Ottoman Twilight: The Life and Struggles of Şeyhülislam Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1286–1374 / 1869–1954) – A scholarly article by Amin Gharad, published in the Journal of Hanafi Studies (JHS), providing the most comprehensive biographical account of the Shaykh’s life, scholarship, and political struggles.
Journal of Hanafi Studies is available here:
https://johas.org/
Irshad Centre for Hanafi Studies

29/06/2025

📖 A Journey of Knowledge Begins...
Shaykh al Islam Mustafa Sabri began his basic education in his village, learning under respected scholars like Shaykh Ahmet Efendi Zülbeyzade (d. 1322/1904), and memorized the Qur’an by the age of ten. 🕋✨

His remarkable intelligence caught the attention of his teachers, who urged his father to send him to the city of Kayseri — a center of scholarship and Islamic learning. There, he immersed himself in Arabic, the Islamic sciences, logic (Mantiq), debate (ʿIlm al-Jadal wa al-Munāẓara), and preaching (Daʿwah). 📚🕌

May Allah have mercy on him 🤲

Click the link below to learn more about Shaykh Mustafa Sabri!! ✨️
https://sunnischolars.com/mustafa-sabri/

27/06/2025

📜 Shaykh Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1869–1954)
✨ The Last Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire

A scholar.
A statesman.
A defender of tradition in an age of upheaval.

Born in Tokat, Anatolia, Shaykh Mustafa Sabri rose to become one of the most prominent voices of Sunni Islam in the late Ottoman period. He stood firm against secularism, nationalism, and the Westernization of Muslim lands.

Exiled for refusing to compromise, he continued writing powerful works in defense of Islam, the Caliphate, and traditional scholarship—until his passing in Cairo.

📚 New detailed biography now live on SunniScholars.com
🔗 Click the link below to read more:
https://sunnischolars.com/mustafa-sabri/

🕯️ “Let the scholars speak the truth—even when it’s unpopular.”

Mustafa Sabri Efendi (1869–1954) was the last Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire, a scholar, theologian, and fierce critic of secularism and Westernization.

07/01/2025

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Confirmation of the death of Sheikh Khaldoun al-Hassani al-Jazairi (grandson of Emir Abdelkader al-Jaza'iri) in Saidnaya prison.

Imprisoned since 2012, records reveal he died in 2015.

A dentist, Maliki jurist, memorizer of the 10 Quranic readings, and expert in genealogy & Sufi heritage.

May Allah have mercy on him!