The Way of the Prophet
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Way of the Prophet pbuh (Islamic Foundation, 2009) is Usama Hasan's translation of his grandfather Abdul Ghaffar Hasan of Delhi (1913-2006)'s hadith text written in the 1950's at the request of Mawlana Mawdudi, and still taught as part of the Jamat-e-Islami curriculum in Pakistan today. The author left Jamat-e-Islami in the early 1960s after differences with Mawdudi.
The book contains an uninterrupted isnad (chain of transmission) from our time to the Prophet pbuh, via such luminaries as Shawkani, Shah Waliullah of Delhi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani & Imam Bukhari.
The talk will include discussion of the role of Hadith and Sunnah and their relation to the Qur'an, authentic and weak hadiths, what happens if a hadith appears to contradict the Qur'an and/or common sense or logic?
Dr. Usama Hasan is a lecturer in science, engineering and astronomy at Middlesex University and at the Cambridge Muslim College. He has ijaza in Qur'an & Hadith, and holds degrees in Physics and Artificial Intelligence from the universities of Cambridge and London. He has served as a part-time imam at Tawhid Mosque in London for over 20 years. After graduating, Usama worked for five years in industry before returning to academia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and was formerly Planetarium Lecturer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. He has translated a number of texts on Islam from Arabic and Urdu into English, including "The Prophet's Prayer Described," "The Character of the People of the Qur'an," "Hajj - The Journey of Love," and his latest publication, "Way of the Prophet" (Islamic Foundation, 2009). He is a regular commentator on national media, including the Guardian's Comment Is Free. Usama served as Director of the City Circle, 2008-9. He lives in London with his wife and four children. Dr. Usama is a trustee of the City Circle.
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