I'la al-Sunan

I'la al-Sunan

Arabic cover
Editor	Taqi Usmani
Author	Zafar Ahmad Usmani
Original title	إعلاء السنن
Language	Arabic
Subject	Hanafi school
Genre	Commentary
Publication date	1922
Publication place	India
Media type	Print
ISBN	9782745185372
OCLC	224979639
Dewey Decimal	297.125
LC Class	BP174 .U86 1980z

I'la al-Sunan (Arabic: إعلاء السنن) is a work that aims to clarify the role and importance of hadiths in the Hanafi school of Islamic thought, particularly in response to criticisms from the Ahl-i Hadith movement in India.^[1] Zafar Ahmad Usmani, the author, dedicated over twenty years to crafting the book, which includes more than 6,100 hadiths and their sources, along with evaluations of their chain of transmission and text. Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Usmani's teacher, entrusted him with the task of writing the book. In addition to its scholarly value, I'la al-Sunan also addresses contemporary issues and opposes certain movements, such as the Qadiani movement and efforts to make interest halal. The book has received praise for its objective evaluation of the opinions of the schools of Islamic law.

The first eleven volumes of I'la al-Sunan were published in Thana Bhawan from 1922 onwards, with the remaining volumes published in Karachi. Organized according to the chapters of Islamic jurisprudence, the book covers a broad range of topics, from purification and prayer to ethics and spirituality. The hadiths and statements of the Companions that support Hanafi views are cited with their sources at the top of the page, and weak narrations are included to support authentic narrations. The bottom of the page contains critiques of the narrations and their legal aspects, along with quotations from the reliable books of the Hanafi school where there are differences of opinion.