Aqida Nasafiyyah

Dates & Time

Dates: Sunday 16th, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 30th of June 2013

Time: 2pm - 7pm

Course Format

Approximately 4 hours of learning per session

Segregated facilities for brothers and sisters (Video Projection and Audio will be available for sisters)

Live online audio stream available for Distance Learners **

Course Materials

A course handbook will be provided

Ijaza

A Ijaza will be granted to those who request it at the registration stage and attend all the sessions ensuring strict punctuality.

Refreshments

Light refreshments will be available through the duration of the course

Fee

£30 (Concessions available for brothers/sisters less financially-able, please contact us)

£20 - Distance Learners

Please note we operate a no refund policy on all courses offered.

** For all the brothers and sisters who live far away and cannot attend in person, we have made online provision so you can take benefit from this course interactively. Live audio will be streamed via a online virtual classroom (WizIQ). Learners can ask questions to Shaykh directly via a built-in chat function and also have the same privilage in requesting Ijaza for the course with condition of full attendance and strict punctuality.

Distance Learners fee: £20

Venue and Directions

Darul Ummah Centre
56 Bigland Street
London
E1 2ND

Journey Planner Station or stop Postcode Address Place of interest Station or stop Postcode Address Place of interest More options

View Larger Map  |  Get Directions  |  View Bird's Eye

The work

The treatise on Islamic belief by the famous 6th century Imam Abu Hafs Umar bin Muhammad an-Nasafi (d. 537 AH) is a masterpiece which deals with clarifying and defending the beliefs of the Ahlus Sunnah wa'l Jama'ah. Although a short work, the points covered therein place obligations upon all righteous Muslims to adhere to and believe inwardly and outwardly. Relevant explanation from the 8th century Imam al Taftazani's well-known commentary will also be discussed in light of the text.

The author

"Allama Abu Hafs was born in Nasaf, in the year 461 after the Hijra, he is Umar bin Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Ismail bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Luqman. His kunya is Abu Hafs, and his Laqab is Najmud-din Din, he is knows as (geographically) Nasafi or Samarqandi. He passed away in 12 of Jumad al- Ula in the year 537 after the Hijra in Samarqand

He narrated from Ismail bin Muhammed al-Nuhi, Al-Hasan bin Abdil Malik al-Qadi, Mehdi bin Muhammed al-'Alawi, Abdullah bin Ali bin 'Isa an-Nasafi, Abi al-Yusr Muhammed bin Muhammed al-Nasafi, Husayn al-Kashghari, Abi Muhammed al-Hasan bin Ahmed as-Samarqandi, and Ali bin al-Hasan al-Maturidi. Muhammed bin Ibrahim at-Tawrishti, his son Abu al-Layth Ahmed bin Umar and others narrated from him."

His works

He has over 100 books; some of them have been lost. Mawlana Imtiyaz Ali Urshi Rampuri gives the names of the following books of Abu Hafs in his research:

Tafsir and Qira'at (recitation):

1. At-Taysir fi At-Tafsir-Tafsir - Four volumes Tafsir in Arabic, the fourth volume is present in the library of Ridaiya in Rampur.
2. Al-Akmal Wa Al-Atwal Fi At-Tafsir- another Tafsir written by him.
3. Risala fi al-Khata'a (mistakes) Fi qiratil Quran (printed).

Hadith

1. Kitabul Yawaqiit fi al-Mawaqiit - Ahadith on the merits of different times (Waqt).
2. Tatwiilul Asfar Li-Tahsiil al Akhbar.

Fiqh

1. Al-Manthuuma fi al-Fiqh - The book Al-Jami' As-Saghir by Imam Muhammed bin Hasan As-Shaybani composed into poetry.
2. Al-Manthuma an-Nasafiya fi al-Khilafiyat.
3. Kitabul Masarih fi al-Fiqh
4. Kitab ad-Da'ir fi al-Fiqh
5. Kitab Tilabtul Talaba
6. Qaydul Awabid lima fihi min ta' liiful Shawarid
7. Al-Khisal fi al-Masa'il

Tasawwuf and Akhlaq

1. Risala fi Bayani Madhahib al-Mutasawwifa
2. al-Munbihaat - In Manuscript

Tarikh wa tadhkira

1. Ta'dad as-Shuyukh li Umar - Biographies of the scholars of hadith whom Abu Hafs studies under.
2. Kitabul Kind bi Ma'rifati Ulema' Samarqand
3. Tarikh Bukhara

Adab

1. Al-Ash'aar bi al-Mukhtar min al-Ash'aar - 10 Volumes
2. Ujalatul Nakhshabi li Dayfil Maghrabi

Da'iratul Ma'arif

1. Matla'in Nujum wa Majma' ul Uloom - Encyclopedic work on different sciences, its manuscript is found in the library mentioned in number 1.

Aqa'id (Islamic beliefs)

1. Aqida An-Nasafiyya (Kitabul Tawhid wal 'Aqaid)

Many commentaries have been written on this work of his, some of them are commentaries and others are notes (Hashiya) on the commentaries. Some of them are the following:

1. Sharh al-Aqa'id An-Nasafiyya - Sa'dud Din al- Taftazani (d. 793 Hijri)
2. Hashiya al-Khayali 'ala Sharh 'Aqaid - Shaykh Ahmed bin Musa Khayali
3. Al-Fawaid an-Nasafiya - A Hashiya on Taftazani's Sharh by al-'Isam (d. 951 Hijri)
4. Hashiya Bahishti - A Hashiya on the Khayali's Hashiya by Shaykh Ramadan Ali'.
5. Hashiya Siyalkoti - Hashiya on Khayali's Hashiya written by Abdul Hakim Siyalkoti (d. 1047 Hijri), and known as Maulwi Khayali.
6. Hashiya 'ala Hashiya Siyalkoti - Hashiya Siyalkoti's Hashiya by Siyalkoti's student Diya' ud Din Khalid al-Baghdadi.
7. Hashiya al-Iskandari - Hashiya on the Khayali's Hashiya written by Abu AbdulAllah al-Iskandari (d. 1300 Hijri).
8. Hashiya Muslihud Din - Hashiya on Khayali's Hashiya.
9. Hashiya Maulwi Khadim Husayn Adhim Aabadi." (Source Tadhkira Musannifin Darsi Nidhami by Akhtar Rahi)

Praise on the rank of al-Nasafi:

Shaykh Abdal Qadir al Qurashi al-Hanafi (d. 775 AH) said the following with regard to Imam al-Nasafi in his al-Jawahiral-Mudiyya fi Tabaqat al-Hanafiyya:

"Umar bin Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Ismail bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Luqman An-Nasafi, al-Imam Az-Zahid Najmuddin Abu Hafs (461-537).

As-Sam'ani said, "(He was a) outstanding jurist, a master in the Hanafi school and in adab. He wrote many books on fiqh, hadith. He composed the book Al-Jami' As-Saghir into poetry"

Ibn An-Najjar said about him, "He was an excellent jurist, an exegete, a Muhaddith, Adiib, a Mufti, and he authored books on Tafsir, hadith, and Shurut."

He was the Shaykh of Allama Marghinani (author of al-Hidaya). Allama Marghinani said, "I heard Najmuddin say, I narrate ahadith from 550 shuyukhs (teachers)."

Taken with reorganization of the quotes from - Khadim ul Ulema

The teacher

Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed is a resident of the UK who initially studied the Islamic Sciences for more than 5 years under the late Muhaddith and Hanafi Faqih, Shaykh Abdal Haleem (d. 2004).

He studied Arabic with the Egyptian linguist, Dr Muhammad Fathy.

He has also received various forms of classical warrants of authorisation known as Ijaza from more than 100 learned scholars of various Muslim lands:

From Syria:

The Hanafi faqih and aqida specialist, Shaykh Wahbi ibn Sulayman Ghawiji al-Albani (died on February 21st 2013 aged 90), The Aqida specialist, Shaykh Adib Kallas (d.2009 aged 89), The Hanafi faqih and Qari, Shaykh Abdar Razzaq al-Halabi (d. 2012 aged 87), The Mufti of Halab, Dr Ibrahim al-Salkini (died in 2011), Shaykh Ahmed al-Habbal (d. 2009 aged over 100) and Shaykh Muhammad Darwish al-Khatib (d. 2011 aged over 100). Amongst his living Shuyukh are the Muhaddith of Syria, Dr. Nurud-Din Itr and Shaykh Muhammad Fu’ad Taha (aged over 100).

From Lebanon:

The late Shafi' Muhaddith, Shaykh Hussain Usayran (d. 2005 aged 94) of Beirut and the latters pupil, the Muhaddith, Dr Yusuf al-Mar'ashali.

From Morocco: Shaykh Tihami ibn Muhammad al-Wazzani (d. 2009, aged 138 Hijri years), the late female Muhadditha, Sharifa Nafisa al-Kattaniyya (d. 2006), Shaykh Hasan al-Isma'ili (d. 1430 AH, aged 125), Shaykh Abdar Rahman al-Kattani who is the son of the Hafiz of his age, Abdal Hayy al-Kattani. Shaykh Hasan al-Ghumari and Dr Muhammad Hamza al-Kattani.

From the Hijaz (Makka and Madina)

Shaykh Malik ibn Umar ibn Hamdan al-Mahrasi, Shaykh Muhammad Nadir al-Arkani al-Makki (died aged over 130 in 2011), the late Burmese Musnid in Hadith, Shaykh Salih al-Arkani, the foremost Muhaddith of Madina, Muhammad Awwama.

From Jerusalem:

Shaykh Dr. Ali al-Abbasi - Imam of Masjid al-Aqsa who leads Fajr & Isha Salah.

From Yemen:

Shaykh Abdar Rahman al-Hibshi (b. 1314 AH and still alive in 1434 AH, aged around 120) and al-Qadi Mustafa Bounmi (b. 1338 AH).

From Jordan:

Shaykh Yusuf Utum (born in 1890/1307 AH, currently aged 123) and Shaykh Shuayb al-Arna’ut (b. 1928 )

From Egypt:

Shaykh Usama al-Taydi al-Hanafi and Shaykh Awad Ibrahim al-Azhari aged over 100

From Tunisia: The late grand Mufti of Tunisia, Shaykh Kamal Ju'ayt (d. 2012 aged 90)

From India: Shaykh Nasir Ahmed (b. 1335 AH), Sayyid Salman al-Hussaini and the late Shaykh Ahmed Ali al-Surati who lived in Leicester and died in 2011 aged around 95.

From Bangladesh: the late Shaykh and his paternal grandfathers younger brother, Muhammad Asaddar Ali (d. 2005 aged over 100), Shaykh Abdus Subhan al-Sunamgonji and Shaykh Ahmed Shafi'i.

The shortest chain he possesses back to al-Hafiz ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852 AH) is from a stupendously short 6 links (via Ijaza li ahl al-Asr) only, from the late Hanafi Shaykh, Kamil ibn Yasin al-Kalabadhi.

On the secular front he has qualified with a First Class Honours degree in Applied Chemistry attaining first position in his class with a subsequent Doctorate in the same field. He has also worked as a Researcher in the Chemical industry. In his spare time he compiles various Islamic articles for mainly internet distribution. Of the largest two works he has written are one in defence of 20 rak’ats of Taraweeh exceeding 300 pages and his latest piece is regarding the authenticity of a narration from Malik al-Dar describing a certain event that occurred during a drought in the time of the second caliph, Umar ibn al Khattab (ra) in more than 200 pages.

Currently, he is working on writing a bulky work on the matter of where the hands should be placed in Salah with an analysis of practically all known narrations on this specific matter. This work will by Allah’s decree also show some rare narrations that have not been quoted by most of the Muhaddithin of the past and have been discovered by means of painstakingly collecting rare Arabic manuscripts from some Muslim lands. In this regard, he is also a collector of Arabic manuscripts and to date holds more than 5000 from all over the world.

Many of his articles and books are due to be published for free distribution on a new website known as darultahqiq.com

Manuscript

'Aqida Nasafiyyah Manuscript

Frequently Asked Questions

Register

» I am a brother - Registration Closed, please sign up to our mailing list to be notified of future courses.

» I am a sister - Registration Closed, please sign up to our mailing list to be notified of future courses.

» I am a Distance Learner - Registration Closed, please sign up to our mailing list to be notified of future courses.

Registration Process

Payment (Via PayPal - Account Not Required) » Registration » Confirmation

** For all the brothers and sisters who live far away and cannot attend in person, we have made online provision so you can take benefit from this course interactively. Live audio will be streamed via a online virtual classroom (WizIQ). Learners can ask questions to Shaykh directly via a built-in chat function and also have the same privilage in requesting Ijaza for the course with condition of full attendance and strict punctuality.

Distance Learners fee: £20

Spaces Remaining Last Updated 15 June 00:00
Brothers	Sisters	Distance Learners
-	-	-