Have you ever asked yourself, was my prayer valid or not?
Have you ever wondered when to shorten your prayers?
Have you ever doubted whether your wudu was intact or not?
“Nor have I created jinn and Man, but to worship Me.” [Qur’an, 51:56]
Nur al-Idah of Imam Shurunbulali (d. 1069) is an intermediate work in Hanafi fiqh of worship.
This class will be taught by Zain Ali, online, free of charge on Tuesday nights at 9PM EST 2AM GMT. Zain has covered this text several times with teachers and has spent several years reading and reviewing it. To know more about Zain, see here.
The Importance of this Class
Nur al-Idah details the fiqh of purification, prayer and fasting at a high level, thus a previous study of the fiqh of worship from the Hanafi school is highly recommended—but not a condition.
This work was written to give the most relied-upon positions in the sections of worship without confusing the student with excessive details or differences of opinion. This work has been widely accepted across the world from the time of the author himself to today and is part of most syllabuses that include Hanafi law.
This class will take place once a week, possibly increasing to twice a week, each class an hour long.
The Arabic text will be read and translated into English in class. Additional issues and clarifications will be brought forth through the marginal notes of ibn ‘Abidin (d.1252)—Radd al-Muhtar (Hashiya ibn ‘Abidin), Hadiyya ‘ala ‘Iyya of the son of ibn ‘Abidin, ‘Ala al-Din ‘Abidin (d.1306), and the marginal notes of imam Tahtawi (d.1231), Hashiya al-Tahtawi on Maraqi al-Falah.
The Book
The name of the erudite shaykh is Hasan ibn Ammar bin Ali Abu Ikhlas al-Shurunbulali, often referred to as Faqih al-Nafs.
His work, Nur al-Idah wa Najat al-Arwah, contains the answer to most questions that arise in one’s worship, either directly, or through its many great commentaries.
A great book is known to be accepted (qabul) through the number of commentaries written on it. Nur al-Idah has two commentaries written on it by the author himself, Imdad al-Fattah, and Maraqi al-Falah, as well as Daw’ al-Misbah by Abu Sa‘ud (d.1172), Sallam al-Falah by Kamakhi(d.1171), Hashiya Shakir by Shakir (d.1377), Mi‘raj al-Najah by the son of Ibn A‘bidin—Ala’ al-Din (although incomplete) and others. Imam Tahtawi wrote his marginalia on Maraqi al-Falah and it is widely known as Hashiya al-Tahtawi.
Nur al-Idah, with its commentary Imdad al-Fattah, is also often quoted in the marginalia of Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar—which is the reference work for fatwa in the Hanafi school.
Take this class to:
Learn the pertinent rulings surrounding the fiqh of purification, prayer and fasting at a high level
Learn relevant rulings that relate to your day to day life
Be introduced to a basic understanding of the whys of our worship
Understand the basic terminologies of the Hanafi’s
This course begins January 2, 2024
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