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Uhud : New.
'The Battle, Martyrs & Lessons'
*[A5] Paperback - 50 pages,
by Dr Hafiz Ather Hussain al-Azhari,
by Abu 'al-Noor Publishers.

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Description :

Uhud – the Battle, the Martyrs, the Lessons.

Uhud is the name of a famous mountain in al-Madina, about five kilometres from the Prophet's, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, Blessed Mosque. The mountain is sacred and dear to Muslims, for the Messenger, peace be upon him, said : " This is a mountain which loves us, and we love it. "

Uhud was also the site of a historic battle that happened in Shawwal 3 After Hijri, which is the subject of this short publication.

This work comprises of :

--- *A detailed section on the story of the Battle, carefully referenced from authentic sources.

---*Six additional sections at the end on (I) the superiority of Mount Uhud (ii) the martyrs of Uhud (iii) the sunna of Urs (iv) Lessons from the battle of Uhud (v) a selection of ahadith where Uhud is used as a simile.

---*The book concludes with a section with 25 assessment questions for madrassa students to tackle, thus making the book ideal for madrassas etc.

---*12,000 words (50 pages)

About the Author:

Dr. Hafiz Ather Hussain al-Azhari is a lecturer in the Islamic Sciences at Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust, Birmingham.

Ather Hussain began his Islamic education by completing the memorisation of the Holy Qur'an at the age of thirteen. After completing his GCSE's he moved to Jamia al-Karam, where he studied Arabic Grammar under the guardianship of M.I.H. Pirzada and Mawlana Abdul-Bari Sahib. In 1995, he travelled to Bhera Sharif, Pakistan, and completed the traditional seminary course with First Class Honours. Here he had an opportunity to be taught directly by Pir Karam Shah al-Azhari, may Allah shower His mercy upon him.

Between 1996 and 1999, he studied at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, the oldest seat of Islamic learning in the world. He specialised in Hadith studies, and graduated in BA Principles of Theology in 1999.

Upon returning to England, he joined the University of Birmingham, to study BA Political Science. He graduated with First Class Honours in 2003. In 2006, he completed his Mphil in Theology at the University of Birmingham on the al-Jami of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, and he has completed his PhD (Theology) at the same institution.