About The Books:

Hadith is one of the main sources of religion in Islamic tradition. There are many hadiths, but are they all accepted? If not, then which ones are rejected? The principles of what to do with hadith (Mustalah) were set up by two of the four major orthodox schools of thought, the Hanafis and Shafis.

During the last eight hundred years, the Shafi principles of hadith (Mustalah) have become much more famous, to the point that it was adopted by prevalent Hanafis. In recent times nearly all institutes are teaching the Shafi principles of hadith. This has resulted in confusion for the Hanafis as the principles of hadith they were learning, were not matching the resultant jurisprudence of the Hanafis.

This book “Hanafi Principles of Testing Hadith” is recommended for all readers who interact with hadith. If you are one of those who have read the many hadith and are left confused due to the content because the hadith defies logic or it clashes with the setup principles of the religion then this is a “must-read” for you.

It is the first book, which contains the Hanafi principles of Hadith, with its English translation and a brief commentary all contained in one manual.

The founders of Avicenna Academy: Shaykh Atabek Nasafi and Shaykh Sulaiman Ahmed have written a book, but more specifically we could say a manual, targeting the very important questions in the minds of many students of knowledge and average Muslims on the topic of Hadith.

About Shaykh Atabek Shukurov An-Nasafi:

He was born in Uzbekistan, completed his studies at the age of 21 in various subjects including Arabic Language, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul-ul-Fiqh, Qawaid-ul-Fiqh, Tafsir, and Tajweed at Madrasa Abul Qasim and Jamia Islamia in Uzbekistan.

He graduated as a scholar but he furthered his studies in Syria under the Al-Ijaza Al-Alimiyya program, the studies included: Sharh Ibn Aqeel with Shaykh Atiyya, Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar with Shaykh Adeeb Al-Kallas, Lubab fi Sharh Al-Kitab (also known as Quduri) with Shaykh Abdullah Rabiah, Aqeeda with Shaykh Saeed Ramadan al-Buti, Risala Qushariyyah with Shaykh Abdul Fatah Bizm, Hadith with Shaykh Sadiq Darwish, Da’wa with Shaykh Tawfiq al-Buti. He graduated in 2003 after spending his final year at Al-Azhar University.

In 2006 the Shaykh moved to the United Kingdom. He has taught in many Masjids across numerous towns and cities including Bradford, Rochdale, Oldham, Liverpool, Huddersfield, Birmingham, and London.

In 2012 Shaykh Atabek with Sulaiman Ahmed established the Avicenna Academy formally teaching Islamic Scholarship and Herbal Medicine.