On Friday 29th of January 2010, around 50 brothers attended the first Maqra’ah (intensive reading) to complete the entire text of Sahih Al Bukhari, under the supervision of Moulana Ahmad Ali Diwan Lajpuri Surati, who currently holds the highest ‘sanad’ (chain of transmission) to Imam Bukhari (ra) amongst the scholars of hadith. Other Scholars that attended and took part in the recitation of Sahih Al Bukhari included Sheikh Haitham Al Haddad, Sheikh Muhammed Akram An-Nadwi, Sheikh Anas Ibn Aqil and Sheikh Ahmad Ayoob Surti. Due to the presence of so many scholars at the Maqra’ah, it was decided that during the periods where the text of Saheeh Al Bukhari was not being read, other classical books should be covered. These additional books were:

• Usool At Thalatha by Imam Abdul Wahhab (ra)
• al-Faqeeh Wal Mutafiqqih by al-Khateeb al-Bagdadi (ra)
• Umdahtul Ahkaam by Imam Abdul Ghani al-Maqdisi (ra)

The reading of Saheeh Al Bukhari progressed until the end of the chapter ‘Kitab az-Zakat’. It is hoped that the rest of the book will be completed in the second part of this Maqra’ah programme.