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Unfortunately, he did not finish that work and others have finished the work based on his methodology. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi lbn Jamaah, Badr al-Deen [¿4 01 l.J:l.l!l .J.li]: lbn Jamaah (d. 733), one of al-Nawawi's students, was a leading Shafi'ee jurist and scholar of hadith. He was also a judge for many years. Ibn al-Jauzi ((,>jDŽl 011]: Abdul Rahmaan ibn Ali ibn al-Jauzi (508/1 1 14-597/1201) was from Baghdad. He was a great scholar experienced in Hanbali fiqh, hadith, tafseer, Arabic grammar and history. His tafseer, 'Zaad al-Maseer, is excellent for recording and discussing the different interpretations of each verse. He also compiled one of the largest collections of fabricated hadith (recently published in four volumes), although he was very harsh in that area and included many hadith in that collection that other scholars do not consider fabricated. Ibn Katheer [fo 011]: Imad al-Din ibn Katheer (700/1301-774/1372) was a scholar of tafseer, language, fiqh, history and hadith. He was a student of ibn Taimiya and the introduction to his tafseer was actually taken directly from one of ibn Taimiya's works. Ibn Katheer was born in Janda! in the province ofBasrah and then moved to Damascus where he died. His works include the famous commentary of the Quran, entitled Tafseer al-Quran al- 'Azim, a voluminous work on history, al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah, a summary of ibn Salah's Uloom al-Hadith, and Kutub al-Huda fl Ahaadeeth al-Masaaneed wa al­ Sunan and al-Takmeelfi Ma'rifat al-Thiqaat wa-l-Dhuafaa wa-1-Majaheel. lbn Khuzaima [Ɲft 011]: Muhammad ibn Ishaaq ibn Khuzaima (223/838-31 1/924) was from Persia and traveled widely in search of knowledge, to Iraq, Syria, Arabia and Egypt. He made a hadith collection, Mukhtasar al-Mukhtasar, that is known as sahih ibn Khuzaimah. Ibn Maajah [ÀL. 011] - see pp. 1 132-1 1 33. lbn Masood, Abdullah [ ..i୑ 01 ..11 ¥-]: see pp. 392-393. Ibn al-Mubaarak [ƞj..Jl 011]: Abu Abdul Rahmaan Abdullah ibn al-Mubaarak (1 1 8/736-1 8 1/797) was a famous scholar of hadith. He traveled a great deal and collected hadith. He lived off of trade, participated in jihad and gave generously for the sake of Allah. He made a collection of hadith on jihad and another on al-riqaq ("words that soften the heart"). He was born in Marwa and died in Hit near al-Raqqah in Iraq. lbn al-Qayyim [Ɵ1 011]: Shams al-Deen Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn al-Qayyim, commonly known as ibn al-Qayyim or ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, was an eminent scholar of the Quran, hadith, fiqh and principles of jurisprudence. He was known for his inspiring and moving writings. He was born in Damascus where he studied with his teacher ibn Taimiya for sixteen years and became his most distinguished disciple. His writings include 'Zaad al-Ma 'ad (a work on the life and practice of the Prophet), I'laam al-Muwaqi'een in jurisprudence, and Madaarij al-Saalikeen (a commentary on the Sufi text Manaazi/ al­ Saa'ireen by Abdullah al-Ansaari al-Haruwi covering tazkiyah). Ibn Qudaamah [Ơ1..i! 011]: Muwaffaq al-Deen Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Qudaamah (541/1 146-620/1233) was from Palestine. He came from a family that is known for its great scholarship in the Hanbali school of fiqh. Muwaffaq al-Deen wrote one of the greatest works in fiqh, al-Mughni, which goes well beyond the confines of the Hanbali opinions. Ibo Rajah [Á.J 011]: Abu al-Faraj Abdul Rahmaan ibn Shihaab al-Deen ibn Rajah (736-795) was born in Baghdad. He came from a family well-known for its Biographical Data religious learning and scholarship. He traveled to Damascus, Egypt and other places to attain knowledge. In fact, he has an impressive list of teachers which includes Khaleel al-Alaai. He was a great Hanbali jurist and wrote a large number of books covering a large range of topics. Among his most useful works is Jaami al-Uloom wa al-Hikm, which is an in depth commentary on fifty hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the forty-two hadith from al­ Nawawi 's Forty Hadith and an additional eight hadith added by ibn Rajah. He also has a very important commentary on Sahih al-Bukhaari, entitled Fath al­ Baari; unfortunately, he was not able to complete that work. Ibo Rushd [Â.J U:>ll: Abu al-Waleed Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd, the great Spanish jurist, judge and philosopher, was born in Cordoba in 520/1 126 and died in Morocco in 595/1 1 99. His writings include a very popular work on comparative fiqh, Bidaayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihaayat al-Muqtasid, a refutation of al-Ghazzaali's refutation of philosophy, Tahafut al-Tahafut, and an exposition of his own method in theology, al-Kash! an Manahif al-Adillah fi 'Aqaa'id al-Millah. Ibo al-Salaah [cÃ' U:>ll: Uthmaan ibn Abdul Rahmaan ibn Uthmaan ibn al-Salaah (d. 643) was the mufti and scholar of hadith for al-Shaam region. He traveled in search of knowledge to many different countries, settled in Jerusalem and then later moved to Damascus. He was known for his piety and fear of Allah. He wrote many important books, especially in the field of hadith. His "Introduction" to the field (Muqaddimah) became the standard work in the field for many years afterwards.