Book Release: Minhaji Fata Morgana

Great job, as usual. May Allah (azza wajal) reward brother abu Hasan for his efforts.

I don't think there's any need to tinker with the arrangement. As in any paper (academic or otherwise), you can't have the table/synopsis in the main section. Note 5 in author's preface anyway can lead the reader to appendices, if he is so needs.

I do think that the meaning of the title "fata morgana" will elude the comprehension grasp of 99% of readers (I being one of them). A footnote in the preface explaining why the title has been chosen will help. Can't expect everyone to reach for google or dictionary to check what it means.

 

I agree with NJ (blue moon? )

The book is a piece of art ma sha Allah. Just that minor re-arrangement for a version 2 would be super.

The thing is ordinary people don't have big attention spans like Abu Hasan or other students of knowledge and are terribly fidgety.

So that table right in the beginning would give an immediate & comprehensive snapshot of the case; and then if it caught the reader's attention, he would understand the subject matter much better.

If he doesn't have the patience to read through it all, then he still walks away with an excellent summary and idea on the padri's modus operandi, and specifically on how he has befuddled the explanations of these narrations/incidents.

 

Having just finished it I have to say it was most impressive -- I loved the two appendices, the Accuracy Checklist and the Contextual Accuracy. These are so powerful that I think, and it is only my opinion, that instead of having these as appendices it would have been better to have them in the beginning and then provide all the evidence for them (as you did).

Amazing job. If I had a minor criticism it was that instead of using the term "Alahazrat" in the text you should have used Imam Ahmad Rida as this book maybe (should be!)
read by non-Muslims and non-Sunnis who might not be familiar with the title Alahazrat (even though clarified it in a footnote.)

 

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I just saw this new booklet by Sidi Abu Hasan and I am reading it
and it is excellent and a very academic refutation. It is now up to the devotees of the
Professor to reply if they are able.

Allah reward you!

 

This paper is very detailed. ma sha Allah, gives full historic context. please read, you will enjoy. its in simple english

 

Absolutely fabulous piece of work mashaAllah! May Allah Ta'ala reward all those who have contributed to this much needed paper. Aameen.

 

Ma sha Allah. Excellent work by the brother. May Allah give him capability for more.

Also it should also be handed out to the ignorant people like from the "Muslim-christian forum" and the "a common word" team.