Imdad al-Fatawa

Imdad al-Fatawa
Cover
Urdu Cover
EditorMuhammad Shafi Deobandi
AuthorAshraf Ali Thanwi
Original titleامداد الفتاوى
LanguageUrdu
SubjectFiqh
GenreFatwa
Publication placeBritish India
Media typePrint

Imdad al-Fatawa (Urdu: امداد الفتاوى), also known as Fatawa Ashrafia, is a collection of fatwas in the Hanafi fiqh compiled by Ashraf Ali Thanwi, a scholar from India who addressed new issues and challenges.[1] The book was refined and arranged by his successor and disciple, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, and it contains topics ranging from purification and prayer to issues related to the interpretation of the Quran, Hadith, Sufism, and theology. The six-volume book covers various topics such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, prohibited and permissible activities, and more.[2][3]

  1. ^ Ziauddin (1996). A Study Of Fiqh Literature In Urdu Since 1857 A.D. (PDF) (PhD). India: Aligarh Muslim University. p. 146.
  2. ^ Hameed, Abdul (2019). Fatwas approach in the Indian subcontinent through books: "Imdad Fatwas" by Mufti Ashraf Ali Al-Thanawy (PhD) (in Arabic). Pakistan: International Islamic University, Islamabad.
  3. ^ Wasaya, Allah; Dr. Wahid Bakhsh (30 December 2022). "The methodology of inference from "Al-Aadat al-Muhkamat" in "Imdad ul Fatawa"". Al-Sharq (Journal of Religious Studies). 3 (2): 110–121. ISSN 2710-3692.