| Book | Author | Verification | |------|--------|--------------| | The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam | Yusuf al-Qaradawi (d. 2022) | PhD from Al-Azhar. Reviewed by the International Union of Muslim Scholars. Some Gulf scholars criticize his methodology; cross-check fatwas with a local scholar. | | Islamic Etiquettes | Muhammad b. ‘Alawi al-Maliki (d. 2004) | Verified Maliki scholar with ijazah from over 200 teachers. Taught at Masjid al-Haram, Mecca. |
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| Book | Author | Verification Status | |------|--------|---------------------| | Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran | Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505) | Shafi’i polymath; taught at Al-Azhar. Endorsed by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. | | An Introduction to the Sciences of the Quran | Dr. Yasir Qadhi | PhD from Yale; ijazah in Quranic recitations; peer-reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah. | islamic books and their authors verified
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