Abdullah Bin Hamid Ali

What is the ‘negro’? Who qualifies? What is its Arabic equivalent? And, what did pre-modern writers mean by it? There is a common belief that the ‘negro’ refers to any “black” person of sub-Saharan African heritage....

A bilingual rendition of Muhammad Muhi al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Hamid's (d. 1393 H) renowned commentary on Ibn Ajurum's (d. 723 H) primer entitled al-tuhfat al-saniyyah bi sharh al-Muqaddimat Al-Ajrumiyyah. 'Umar bin a...