Abd Allah al-Sawalma
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Abd Allah al-Sawalma (in full Abd Allah ibn Marhul al-Sawalma) is a contemporary Islamic scholar, researcher, and academic editor . He is best known for his critical edition of Ibn Abd al-Barr's biographical work on hadith transmitters known by their patronymics (kuna), titled al-Istighna fi Ma'rifat al-Mashhurin min Hamalat al-'Ilm bi-l-Kuna .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Sawalma produced an extensive three-volume critical edition and verification of Ibn Abd al-Barr's al-Istighna fi Ma'rifat al-Mashhurin min Hamalat al-'Ilm bi-l-Kuna, published by Dar Ibn Taymiyya in Riyadh (first edition 1405 AH / 1984–1985 CE; second edition 1412 AH) . His edition incorporates textual study, hadith verification (takhrij), and source attribution across classical biographical dictionaries .
In addition to his manuscript editing, al-Sawalma has authored academic research papers published in scholarly periodicals. Among them is his treatise al-Baraka fi al-Rizq wa al-Asbab al-Jaliba laha fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna ("Blessing in Sustenance and the Causes that Bring It in Light of the Book and the Sunnah"), published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Madinah in 1423 AH / 2002 CE . He also authored a study on initiative and competing in righteous deeds among the early generations of Muslims, published in Majallat al-Buhuth al-Islamiyya in 1413 AH .
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al-Baraka fi al-Rizq wa al-Asbab al-Jaliba laha fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna (Blessing in Sustenance and the Causes that Bring It in Light of the Book and the Sunnah) is a treatise examining the Islamic concept of divine blessing (baraka) in livelihood and wealth, alongside the scriptural means through which it is attained.